"This is a historical day."

"This is a historical day."
Iyad Allawi
Iraq's interim prime minister. The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government Monday, speeding up the move by two days in an apparent bid to surprise insurgents who may have tried to sabotage the step toward self rule.
"The issues are the same all over the country: It has to do with low rates for the drivers and higher fuel prices and the inability to get more money from shipping lines and trucking companies for the amount of work they do."
David Wagner
The chief operating officer of the Port of New Orleans. Officials at the nation's ports are bracing for a threatened strike by truckers upset over high costs, low wages and laws that prohibit them from unionizing.