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'He deserves my silence.' GEORGE W. BUSH, refusing to criticize President Barack Obama during his first public speech since leaving office

'Even trash has become worthless.' TIAN WENGUI, a Beijing resident who recycles garbage for cash, on the global economic downturn

'The ICRC is the guardian of the Geneva Conventions, and when it uses those words, they have the force of law.' MARK DANNER, a U.S. journalism professor who published leaked copies of an International Committee of the Red Cross report that described "torture" at secret CIA prisons

'Go ask the gringo Fourth Fleet for help to defend your port.' HUGO...

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