“They are continuing to try to again, carry out an attack against U.S. persons inside of Yemen, as well as against the homeland.”
— White House counterterrorism advisor John Brennan, as U.S. officials say al-Qaida dreams of payback for Osama bin Laden, and officials warn that, in time, it may deliver.
“In the rush to prove itself hostile to individuals who possess or distribute child pornography, Congress has obscured the real distinctions between different offenders.”
— Ex-Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, amid debate about whether federal sentences child-pornographers face have become too severe.
