Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.