Quotes of note
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"It is privatizing the gains and profits, and socializing the losses as usual. This is socialism for Wall Street and the rich."-- NOURIEL ROUBINI, New York University professor of economics, on the federal government bailout of major financial firms
"Part of the code was families were off-limits, but that part of the code does not exist anymore." -- REV. BRUCE H. WALL, senior pastor of Global Ministries Christian Church in Dorchester, on youth victims of Boston gun violence
"In what respect, Charlie?"-- Governor SARAH PALIN of Alaska, when asked in an interview with ABC's Charles Gibson whether she agreed with the Bush doctrine
"We were partners. We had committed a lot of crimes together. I felt he was a stand-up guy."-- JOHN MARTORANO, hit man-turned-government witness, on teaming up with James "Whitey" Bulger on killings and other crimes
"This is great. I'm going to get my cart and get things for dinner now."-- DIANNE MANN, on voting in a Worcester supermarket
"I believe it's just God hugging us closer."-- TINA FEY as Sarah Palin in a Saturday Night Live skit, on the cause of global warming
"Joining a Kadima coalition is like joining
"If America doesn't stop attacks in tribal areas, we will prepare a lashkar [army] to attack US forces in Afghanistan."-- MALIK NASRULLAH, tribal chief of Pakistani Waziristan, threatening to collaborate with Taliban forces after US missile attacks that killed 12 last week
