THIS IS not the 1980s.- Tánaiste Mary Coughlan says the economy is not in meltdown.
Many families are now faced with the very real prospect of negative equity.- Labour finance spokeswoman Joan Burton as interest rates rise and property values continue to decline.
He sees this as a sporting competition.- White House spokeswoman Dana Perino says US president George Bush will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
Don't be afraid to ask questions if you see something alarming. Don't be afraid to report it. Be vigilant.- Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist whose life story was turned into an Oscar- winning film, gives her support to residents of Cork's lower harbour who are fearful of the presence of a carcinogenic material, chromium six, at the former Irish Steel site.
If waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture.- Writer Christopher Hitchens undergoes waterboarding to determine if it should qualify as torture.