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'There goes billions of dollars, just burning.' HU JING, one of hundreds of onlookers who watched Beijing's Mandarin Oriental hotel burn after an illegal fireworks display

'Eluana did not die a natural death. She was killed!' SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian Prime Minister, reacting to the removal of Eluana Englaro's feeding tube. The 38-year-old woman had been on life support for 17 years

'Don't give me the wine-and-dine baloney, young lady.' ARLEN SPECTER, Republican Senator, reprimanding radio host Laura Ingraham for suggesting that he supported the stimulus package because he attended a White House cocktail hour

'GM is not a career anymore.' TOM...

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