It would be a good move to endorse the first African-American presiding officer and an Italian-Irish soccer mom from Great read more

It would be a good move to endorse the first African-American presiding officer and an Italian-Irish soccer mom from Great Neck. We're poster children for the New York State Democratic primary voters.

We urge the Supreme People's Court to conduct an immediate review of this decision with a view to overturning it. read more

We urge the Supreme People's Court to conduct an immediate review of this decision with a view to overturning it. Extending the death penalty to cover more crimes goes against the international trend towards abolition.

Big time. That's all I can say about our seniors. They've been leading us all year and it showed tonight read more

Big time. That's all I can say about our seniors. They've been leading us all year and it showed tonight as both of them stepped up big.

I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they read more

I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they were young kids and they have not been here before and they tensed up a little and took those 3-pointers. But, you look at that team and they are so well coached. My guys didn't mind being on defense at the end and I think they were confident and comfortable because they had been in that situation before. The experience of being in the championship game before definitely paid off for us.

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use read more

Frank is definitely not a keeping-the-seat-warm kind of figure. I've known Frank fairly well for six years. I wouldn't use the term 'rising star,' but in the world of the Vatican he is very highly thought of ... he's someone who could be an archbishop someday.

We are already witnessing major strains in many of our developing countries,

We are already witnessing major strains in many of our developing countries,

He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, read more

He was deeply and fundamentally Irish. But we know that at one point he also became French. He loved France, he chose to live here, he wrote in French. It's why we're here, French and Irish together, to pay tribute to this great man.

[A rep for the event said a reason was not given for the stars' absence (but Garner is due in read more

[A rep for the event said a reason was not given for the stars' absence (but Garner is due in November) and added,] They're very tight-lipped about their private lives. ... next year there'll be the three of us.

They say a reasonable amount o' fleas is good for a dog--keeps him from broodin' over bein' a bog, mebbe.

They say a reasonable amount o' fleas is good for a dog--keeps him from broodin' over bein' a bog, mebbe.