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“If this was supposed to be our farm team, we’d better start looking for a new farm.”

Republican operative Todd Harris

After possible 2012 presidential candidates John Ensign and Mark Sanford both acknowledged extramarital affairs.

“They’re like the fools. The comic relief in a degrading way.”

Nicholas Govede, 18

On the portrayal of two jive-talking robots some say are racial caricatures in the summer blockbuster, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.”

“We just beat the best team in the world. Emotionally we’re on a bit of a high.”

Landon Donovan

After the United States stunned top-ranked Spain 2-0 and advanced to the final of the Confederations Cup, a World Cup test event.

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