Noted & quoted.

• Position: SOUNDBITES

'It's not just standing on sidelines with pompoms going, rah, rah, rah.'

--An orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in Rockville, Md., on the recent rise in cheerleading injuries, due to what researchers say are increasingly difficult and daring stunts. Associated Press, January 2]

(Associated Press, January 2)

'Destroying this wilderness will do very little to reduce energy costs, nor does it do very much for oil independence.'

--Senator Dianne Feinstein [D-Calif.],

defending the Senate's rejection of a proposal to arrow oil drilling in an Alaska wildlife refuge. [Associated Press...