It's the biggest single distribution of territory ever. This magnitude of territory is usually only gained by nations through the process of war.

The deep ocean floor is a new world, and it contains microbes and minerals and plant organisms that are quite extraordinary. Micro-organisms in particular can be used to provide new pharmaceutical treatments for a variety of human ailments.

We believe that even if we take the bottom line case, the territorial claim will be significant.

Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.

The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy.

at a moment when the international situation and the United Nations are in a stage of extraordinary transition.