THE WEEK
ALL EYES WERE ON SYRIA
‘This is a whole effort by the Administration, across the board, to squelch their opponents.’
MITCH MCCONNELL, Senate minority leader, criticizing the White House amid allegations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups
‘TODAY LOVE WINS.’
TONY LOUREY, Minnesota state senator, after his state became the 12th in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage on May 13
$6 billion
Amount collected by U.S. airlines in baggage and reservation-change fees in 2012, the largest total amassed since the fees were introduced
42%
Percentage of Americans who have an unfavorable opinion of hipsters, according to a recent poll
GOOD WEEK
Commander Chris Hadfield
The astronaut returned to earth after five months in space
BAD WEEK
Richard Branson
The billionaire dressed as a female flight attendant after losing a bet
‘There’s no there there.’
BARACK OBAMA, dismissing reports of a Benghazi conspiracy as a “sideshow” that “defies logic”
78,000
People who applied for a one-way trip to Mars as part of a private venture
‘I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.’
ANGELINA JOLIE, writing about her double mastectomy, which she says dramatically lowered her risk of breast cancer
‘I hope he rots in that jail.’
ONIL CASTRO, brother of Ariel Castro, who allegedly held three women captive in his Cleveland house for about a decade
Sources: National Review; CBS; UPI; New York Times; AP
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