"We're getting ready for tsunamis. We're getting ready for earthquakes. We're getting ready for



"We're getting ready for tsunamis. We're getting ready for earthquakes. We're getting ready for forest fires. Cut all that back and I think you're left with a really troublesome situation."
Gov. Chris Gregoire
Of Washington state, in urging President Bush not to reduce National Guard troops.
"We don't accept the legitimacy of these proceedings. This is scripted, and we can't blame you because you are acting on orders of your superiors."
Romeo Capulong
Filipino defense attorney, to state prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco after his client and 15 others were arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.