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'Fidel is irreplaceable.' RAUL CASTRO, Cuba's new President, paying homage to his older brother, who stepped down on Feb. 19 after 49 years in power

'I'm like a man with no country.' MOHAMMAD BARIKBIN, Iranian immigrant who has waited more than three years for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to process his citizenship application. He has joined others in suing the agency over the delay

'Then get out of here, you total jerk.' NICOLAS SARKOZY, President of France, to a man who accused the increasingly unpopular leader of "dirtying" him while greeting constituents at a Paris trade fair. A video...

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