“I don’t know what the future holds for us. A lot of options, hopefully, will be

“I don’t know what the future holds for us. A lot of options, hopefully, will be available.”

Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott

Speaking on behalf of himself and his wife, Tricia, during a new conference in which he announced he was retiring from the U.S. Senate.

“We’ve come together this week because we share a common goal: two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security. Achieving this goal requires difficult compromises, and the Israelis and Palestinians have elected leaders committed to making them.”

President Bush

On this week’s Mideast peace summit.