January fifth

Ten years ago: President Bush told a news conference the United States had a %26quot;strong%26quot; case against deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, and said he was convinced Noriega would receive a fair trial in the US on drug-trafficking charges.

Five years ago: President Clinton received Republican congressional leaders at the White House, declaring that %26quot;we can do a lot of business together%26quot; on reforming the way government works.

One year ago: Four US Air Force and Navy jets fired on -- and missed -- four Iraqi MiGs testing the %26quot;no-fly%26quot; zone over southern Iraq in the first such air confrontation in more than six years.

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每日格言

%26quot;The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile, and it smiles, too.%26quot;