No. 446: "Equipped, He Quipped"
"We have made a profound and dramatic shift in focus from supporting a police force in a friendly country to supporting an army engaged in a civil war," said Sen. Slade Gorton. "I wonder how long it will be until we read the first news story of some of this equipment showing up in the hands of the rebels." What equipment does he fear will be used by whom to do what?
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Wednesday's Question (No. 445)—"We're No. … Er … 37!":
The USA came in a disappointing 37th in Tuesday's report by the World Health Organization rating the health systems of 191 nations. To determine our dismal ranking, The WHO used five factors: Name one.
"Infant mortality. Ha, ha."—Evan Cornog
"Bob Hope. Couldn't he just die already?"—Adam Bonin
"Percentage of doctors who play the 'kill a patient, take a drink' game."—Francis Heaney
"I, for one, think the fourth-grade reading scores are being way overemphasized."—Peter Lerangis
"As far as I'm concerned there has not been one innocent person executed since I've been governor."—G.W. Bush (Not actually an answer to the question, not actually submitted to the quiz, but the man just killed No. 135 without an error: Attention must be paid.—Ed.)
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