Briefing

‘Any thinking American would have ordered exactly the same thing.’

1. MITT ROMNEY, Republican presidential candidate, responding to Obama campaign ads that argued Romney wouldn’t have authorized the successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan

‘I am a little occupied at the moment, but perhaps someday I can help you forget Sarah Marshall … again.’

2. HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State, rejecting Forgetting Sarah Marshall star Jason Segel’s request to appear in one of his upcoming projects

‘It’s like a real Chinese version of The Shawshank Redemption.’

3. HU JIA, human-rights activist, on blind former government prisoner Chen Guangcheng, who released a video exposing the abuse his family suffered under house arrest

‘The organ-donation crisis is not a medical crisis. It’s a social crisis.’

4. SHERYL SANDBERG, COO of Facebook, which is encouraging users to post their donor status to raise awareness and reduce the transplant backlog

‘You don’t really replace a guy like that. You can’t. You just try to do the best you can.’

5. ANDREW LUCK, quarterback from Stanford, after being drafted by the Indianapolis Colts to fill the supersize shoes of Peyton Manning

$81.29

Price of a 200-rocket fireworks package that explodes in the shape of the buyer’s face; it’s visible from up to 20 miles (32 km) away

15%

Ceiling on price increases that many London businesses have pledged to observe for any markups during this summer’s Olympics

30%

Percentage of U.S. workers who sleep less than six hours per night, according to recent data from the National Sleep Foundation

68,000

Guns seized by Mexican authorities from 2007 to 2011 that can be traced to the U.S., according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Sources: ESPN; Politico; the Guardian; ABC; CBS