05/07/2002
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"She's great. Thanks."
"I was deeply saddened to hear of Sergio Vieira de Mello's death at the hand of terrorists in Iraq."
"A free Iraq will make the Middle East a more peaceful place, and a peaceful Middle East is important to the security of the United States."
"My deepest condolences go to his family and to the people of Brazil, who have lost one of their finest public servants."