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There was a perception in the country that I was some sort of aloof, remote federal judge who was arrogating a great deal of power to himself.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, in an interview with USA Today, defending his unusual candor with financial and legal journalists concerning his views on defendant Microsoft in the antitrust case over which he presided. For example, Judge Jackson, a Reagan appointee, told The Wall Street Journal that the software giant deserved no more hearings on his breakup plan: "Were the Japanese allowed to propose the terms of their surrender?"

It's okay. I'm special.

Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, quoted in The Washington Post explaining-as he autographed a fan's $20 bill during a recent party-why it's alright for him to autograph paper money. The Post's Reliable Source columnist reported the autograph seeker had expressed mild concern: "Isn't it illegal to deface U.S. currency?" Mr. Summers's legal signature on legal tender appears on 7.7 billion bills in circulation.

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