Our priority is the prosperity of Iraq and unity, without which there won't be security nor prosperity.

Our priority is the prosperity of Iraq and unity, without which there won't be security nor prosperity.

Whatever life throws at us, we'll be able to handle it.

Whatever life throws at us, we'll be able to handle it.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Pretty soon we're going home to a lot of bad things,

Pretty soon we're going home to a lot of bad things,

What's most tragic is that this denial of basic education leads to over 1 million unnecessary child and maternal deaths read more

What's most tragic is that this denial of basic education leads to over 1 million unnecessary child and maternal deaths a year. Moreover, children who have never seen the inside of a classroom are precisely those that face the most acute poverty, and should be the prime target of the international community if it is at all serious about realizing the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals of halving extreme poverty by 2015.

The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject

The grand style arises in poetry, when a noble nature, treats with simplicity or with severity a serious subject

One of the reasons the Council originally objected to the Landmark project was that the applicant did not provide a read more

One of the reasons the Council originally objected to the Landmark project was that the applicant did not provide a shoring plan indicating how the hillside would be stabilized during the excavation. A shoring plan is still not available. If they start excavating they could trigger a slide. With temporary shoring we could at least know how they are going to hold that hill up there.

We've kind of been in denial about this problem. Denial is no longer an option.

We've kind of been in denial about this problem. Denial is no longer an option.

I think he's the best country songwriter there ever was. My mom and dad played his music all the time read more

I think he's the best country songwriter there ever was. My mom and dad played his music all the time when I was growing up.