Mark my words … I mean what I say

0 Comments | Insight on the News, March 11, 2002

"One shot and he got him. He's my little hero."

-- A South Bend, Ind., grandmother who was threatened by a man with a box cutter. Her 11-year-old grandson ran upstairs, grabbed a .45-caliber pistol and shot the assailant, who later died. Police ruled the homicide justifiable.

"I would like to reiterate our strong will to steadily expand and strengthen fraternal ties and cooperation between the peoples, parties and governments of the two countries."

-- Fidel Castro in a birthday message to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il issued shortly after President George W. Bush declared Kim's country part of an axis of evil.

"Visitability."

-- A word you will hear more about as activists seek legislation requiring that private dwellings be accessible to the disabled and offer other accommodations similar to those mandated for public buildings under the Americans With Disabilities Act. Noted in an article posted on CNSNews.com.

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