The attacks of September 11th could have been prevented if the right combination of skill, cooperation, creativity and some good luck had been brought to the task.

It is, for all intents and purposes, a rest-of-your-life decision, ... I have loved public service, and I have loved being in the United States Senate serving the people of Florida. The question is: is this what I wish to do for the rest of my life or are there other things I want to accomplish.

[The administration] never offered the states any assistance while they were pursuing their own cases, ... Johnny-come-lately attempt to share in the spoils of their victories puts these initiatives at risk.

An error on the part of poll workers pressing the wrong button to activate voting machines prevented many from voting in the Democratic primaries.

To the best of my recollection, there is nothing inconsistent or contradictory in that testimony and what Mr. Clarke has said this week,

It is not always easy for a Cuban-American to be a vocal Democrat in Miami-Dade County,