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“I hope to defeat Ahmadinejad today.”

Mahnaz Mottaghi, 23

After casting her ballot during the Iranian presidential election at a mosque in central Tehran.

“When you’re alone like me, that’s my partner.”

Patricia Bruchalski, 82

About her TV, as some one million homes are affected by the nation’s switch from analog to digital television.

“What is wrong in a priest’s friendship with a woman? Isn’t a priest a human being?”

Wanda Poltawska

About her friendship with the late pontiff, John Paul II. The Vatican has criticized her book, claiming she has “exaggerated” her friendship and could delay his beatification.