QUOTATIONS OF THE DAY

"... an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against women and politicians with whom he disagrees."

-- Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, describing Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown.

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"The justices have affirmed a core principle of Republican government: one dollar, one vote."

-- Stephen Bowles, letter to the editor, The New York Times, on the Supreme Court's easing of restrictions on corporate political contributions.

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"It's tough, but when you have sex at an early age, it can become addictive."

-- 16-year-old Jeiel Ballard, with his girlfriend at a Seventh-day Adventist "purity ball" in Nashville.

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