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March 25, 2006

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Who's Carl This Time?

Quote 1

CARL: "[He] will only believe it's a civil war when Ken Burns starts filming."

That was the Hotline political newsletter, summing up somebody's weeklong campaign to cheer people up about things in Iraq. Who?

• Answer 1

Quote 2

CARL: "I'm going to sell flowers! This is fantastic. I can't wait to get out!"

That's a man named Willie Jenkins, sharing with The Detroit Free Press his surprisingly cheerful reaction to the prospect of losing his job. What company offered buy-outs to more than 100,000 employees?

• Answer 2

Quote 3

Carl: "Unfortunately it came open at the wrong time."

Hint: Who has time for planning Super Bowls when you're trying to keep Iran from going nuclear?

That's someone, with regret, saying she could not accept the offer to replace Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner. Who just had too much on her plate to change jobs right now?

• Answer 3

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