''Fujimori has taken off his mask and killed democracy in Peru!''- Presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo, who boycotted Peru's presidential election - won by President Alberto Fujimori - after voicing concern of election fraud.
''I hope that national security will not become politicized, because it's too important to have a Republican or Democratic label on it.''- Defense Secretary William Cohen, offering George W. Bush access to the same Pentagon information Vice President Al Gore is privy to, saying that would keep politics out of national security and produce a more informed debate in the presidential campaign.
''I know it's bad hours for the arrival, but we are certainly glad to be back home.'' Atlantis commander James Halsell Jr., after the space shuttle arrived on Earth early today after a successful 10-day mission to fix the international space station.