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"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."

U.S. President George W. Bush, in a private joke with fellow world leaders at his final G8 summit, where he agreed to consider a 50 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2050

"Europe does not have the means to welcome with dignity all those who see it as an El Dorado."

French President and temporary European Union President Nicolas Sarkozy, on an accord passed by the EU last week. The pact pledges to crack down on illegal immigration.

"One of the most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for governmental corruption and vice -- [he] gained his high office only through use of his considerable influence on the national media."

A press-kit description of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, distributed by the White House for last week's G8 summit. The administration later apologized for insulting Berlusconi, and ...