“It’s shocking. It’s unreal. We had been praying that it would not come to this.

Opinion: October 28, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

“It’s shocking. It’s unreal. We had been praying that it would not come to this. We know it’s a reality now, but it’s still shocking.”

Rev. Krista Alston

A cousin of Jennifer Hudson’s, after a child found shot to death in a car on Chicago’s West Side was said to be the nephew of the Oscar-winning singer and actress. The 7-year-old boy had been missing since the shooting deaths of his grandmother and uncle.

“I’m back to wearing my old clothes from my favorite consignment shop in Anchorage, Alaska.”

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

The Republican vice president candidate, on the $150,000 in clothes and accessories bought for her by the RNC.