We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come read more

We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will then be able to provide food and water and medical help.

Know how sublime a thing is to suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing is to suffer and be strong.

It speaks to the fact that today's Democratic Party is so out of the mainstream, it has moved so far read more

It speaks to the fact that today's Democratic Party is so out of the mainstream, it has moved so far left, that a senator who just 12 years ago supported a then-centrist Democrat -- Bill Clinton -- is unable to support today's Democratic nominee. It also speaks to the strength of the president.

One doctor described it as 18th-century medicine.

One doctor described it as 18th-century medicine.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

I don't think we're going to see jobs collapse or disappear. There is a bit of fear in the air read more

I don't think we're going to see jobs collapse or disappear. There is a bit of fear in the air with what's been going on with oil prices and the hurricane that there's going to be some kind of collapse. But I think this economy is resilient.

Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right read more

Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right of way.

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general read more

There wasn't one particular thing that made us say we needed to have this drill, it's more of a general preparedness thing. We drill annually because a disaster situation stretches our resources and goes beyond our normal scope of day-to-day operations.

Americans, American troops, and American's intelligence services, must get out of Iraq now, ... For two years, the Iraqi people read more

Americans, American troops, and American's intelligence services, must get out of Iraq now, ... For two years, the Iraqi people have suffered from the aftermath of a horrific war and occupation by America. The world is beginning to speak with one voice. We want that democracy in Iraq to succeed, and we know it cannot succeed so long as she is occupied by a foreign power and that power is America.