"I'm sorry. I want to return to Japan again."

"I'm sorry. I want to return to Japan again."
Unidentified Japanese captive
Held by a militant group in Iraq and threatened with beheading unless Japan pulls its troops from that nation.
"I have pretty much lost faith in any of the politicians."
Samuel Oaks, 63
Of Harborcreek Township in Pennsylvania, whose grandson died in Iraq, on the prospect of voting this year.
"I believe we can make some changes to this aircraft to make it even safer."
Mark Rosenker
Vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, on the Airbus A300-600, following an investigation of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash.