It was hard for those players to sit back and watch. They were ready to get back on the court read more

It was hard for those players to sit back and watch. They were ready to get back on the court by the time Saturday came around.

There is a vibrancy in Africa. We are offering that gift back to America.

There is a vibrancy in Africa. We are offering that gift back to America.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

Momentum is building for smoke-free measures around the region. It's just a matter of time before there is statewide legislation read more

Momentum is building for smoke-free measures around the region. It's just a matter of time before there is statewide legislation to ban smoking in restaurants and bars.

If we have this agreement, everybody is going to gain, including Poland. And if we don't have this agreement, everybody read more

If we have this agreement, everybody is going to gain, including Poland. And if we don't have this agreement, everybody will lose including Poland.

Real Madrid is in a mess because it's suffering really high pressure and demands. We must take the initiative because read more

Real Madrid is in a mess because it's suffering really high pressure and demands. We must take the initiative because we're at home, we're only a point behind and we can make history.

It was not the result of any information we received but was an unannounced locker search.

It was not the result of any information we received but was an unannounced locker search.

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

Nobody is being allowed to enter the area. People are being stopped in a 10- kilometer radius.

Nobody is being allowed to enter the area. People are being stopped in a 10- kilometer radius.