“[They] aren’t for protecting your home or hunting deer, they’re for hunting people,” “The Supreme Court made it crystal clear the 2nd Amendment is not an unlimited right — not everyone has a right to own whatever gun they want, wherever they want — and that includes limiting access to these weapons that serve no purpose other than to cause catastrophic harm.”
Michael Quigley, Illinois U.S. Representative (Dem.)  on increased federal gun control measures



"The U.A.E. was willing, and there were preparations, to deploy a significant number of aircraft for the no-fly zone, but a re-prioritization—specifically the European and U.S. positions on Bahrain—did not satisfy the Gulf states to this end," said Maj. General Khalid Al Buainnain.
on United Arab Emirates initial plans to participate in the Libya no-fly-zone campaign.

“It was very controversial and made its way into the law just because of the manner in which the whole law was passed to begin with. Even the American Medical Association, who has supported Obamacare for some reason, had come out and opposed the establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board.”
 Diane Cohen, attorney.  on the IPAB or so called "death panel" contained in the new Federal Healthcare Act.

March 21, 2010 Quotes:

Libya

We judge these strikes to have been very effective in significantly degrading the regime’s air defense capability,” Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff.

Source: Sudarsan Raghavan, Peter Finn and William Branigin Washington Post

In Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Vladi­mir Putin on Monday condemned the U.N. Security Council resolution that authorized military intervention in Libya, calling it “defective and flawed” and saying it “resembles medieval calls for crusades.” The Security Council adopted the resolution by a 10-0 vote Thursday. Five members abstained, including Russia and China, which have veto power.

Source: Sudarsan Raghavan, Peter Finn and William Branigin  Washington Post

Qaddafi is also particularly disliked in Egypt, whose armed forces we have been sustaining at a high level of sophistication (and expense) for several decades. Should the Obama administration not now be pressing Egypt to give point to its Arab League vote and to take a share of responsibility for local law enforcement? It would be a great baptism of the new Egyptian republic. But, again, one hears only the sound of shuffling.

Source: Christopher Hitchens  Slate. Com

Japan

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, asked whether the worst of the 10-day nuclear crisis was over, said: "Well, we believe so, but I don't want to make a blanket statement."
However, Andre-Claude Lacoste, head of France's Nuclear Safety Authority, said local contamination would be a problem "for decades and decades." He added: "Ground deposits of radioactive particles are significant. Given the weather, it is likely that contaminations have occurred up to 100km (60 miles) or so."
The World Bank said Japan may need five years to rebuild after the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which caused up to £144 billion in damage and left nearly 22,000 people dead or missing

Source: Nick Allen, The Telegraph