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  • "I answered the doorbell, and there they were, right in front of my face." ZAIDAN NASIRI, Iraqi businessman and friend of Saddam Hussein's, on finding Saddam's sons Uday and Qusay standing on his doorstep asking for shelter — which he provided for 24 days

    "How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power." DICK CHENEY, Vice President, justifying the Iraq war

    "He understands what I understand, that terrorists every time, every place will thwart the desires of those who want peace and freedom." GEORGE W. BUSH, during a Rose Garden meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinians' first Prime Minister

    "It's time to go." AMY VANDERBILT, spokeswoman at Glacier National Park in Montana, where wildfires threatened the edge of the park and prompted the evacuation of thousands of campers

    "I've seen some pretty unusual conveyances used to cross from Cuba, but never a truck." CAMERON HINTZEN, U.S. Border Patrol agent, on an attempt by 12 Cubans to reach U.S. shores in a 1951 Chevy truck, before the Coast Guard sent them back to Cuba

    "Clearly, this is all part of the whole 'Oh, my God, we have an obesity epidemic' thing." HOPE WARSHAW, dietitian and author of Eat Out, Eat Right, on the Applebee's chain's deal with Weight Watchers to offer low-calorie alternatives on its menu

    "This tour took a lot out of me." LANCE ARMSTRONG, who was expected to win his fifth Tour de France title, after his closest-ever race

    "It's really a story of mistakes that were made, and action and adventure...Jessica's part of the story is probably the smallest part of the story." JEFF ZUCKER, NBC entertainment chief, on a TV movie being made about former POW Jessica Lynch without her cooperation

    Sources: Washington Post, CNN, AP (2), Los Angeles Times, USA Today, AP, Washington Post