"Just as the nation knew that we had to create economic greatness in New York City after 9-11, the

"Just as the nation knew that we had to create economic greatness in New York City after 9-11, the nation and the world needs south Louisiana."
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco
Seeking federal tax breaks, incentives and grants to rebound from Hurricane Katrina.
"The future looks even grimmer."
Charles Moskos
A military sociologist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., regarding the U.S. Army's leanest recruiting year since 1979.
"You stood up and said no to corporate greed. "
Dick Schneider
Aerospace coordinator with Machinists at Boeing Co., where the labor union approved a new contract and ended a strike that shut down Boeing's commercial airplane plants.