Monday, February 25, 2013 3:02 am
Quotations of the day
By The Associated Press
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"I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it." - Raul Castro, in 35-minute speech announcing that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term.
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"I'm a very lucky man to have won it twice. I'm very honored to be on that trophy with all the greats that have ever been in our sport." - Jimmie Johnson, who raced past defending NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski on the final restart to win the Daytona 500.