Saturday, January 13, 2007

Apologies in the News, January 13, 2007


The pragmatics of political apologies -- Harris et al. 17 (6): 715 ...Despite the wealth of literature generated over the past two decades on the apology as a speech act, the political apology has been relatively neglected as ...

Official e-mails full of gossip, strategyMetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USAHOLLISTON - Casella Waste Systems - and pithy gossip about each other - highlighted two months' worth of recent e-mail sent between town officials. ...

NEW: Rangers apologize to fan injured by chair tossOakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA``The Rangers organization reiterated their regret over this incident and apologize to Mrs. Bueno for the injury suffered,'' the team said in a statement. ...

Defrocked priest's victim wants apologyMuskegon Chronicle - Muskegon,MI,USABy Dave LeMieux. Rage welled up inside him when Jack Wentzlof saw the photo of the Rev. Michael McKenna sticking out of a stack of dog-eared Muskegon ...

Harris makes emotional apologyHouston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USABy RUTH RENDON. As she was escorted out a Harris County courtroom, Clara Harris tearfully apologized to her mother-in-law Friday, the second day of a civil ...

Barbara Boxer Owes Condi Rice an ApologyFOX News - USA... a black woman secretary of state in a Democratic administration I'd have a pack of libs calling for my head. All I want is an apology. Cough it up, Senator.

Barbara Boxer should apologize for nothingBy Joseph Hughes Referring to Boxer's "tasteless jibes", the paper called on her to apologize. Missing the point, the editors wrote, "The junior senator from California apparently believes that an accomplished, seasoned diplomat, a renowned scholar and ...

Russia Should Apologize for So-Called Khojalu Genocide, Baku SaysPanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan,Armenia
Net/ Russia should apologize to Azerbaijan for the so-called ‘Khojalu genocide’, Milli Majlis member Zahid Oruj said during a round table discussion. ...

Kava: KSFO response to bloggers descends into name-callingSan Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USAMorgan chided bloggers and media members for not seeing apologies she issued on her Web site. Yet, Rodgers repeatedly said they weren't apologizing for ...

A sense of loss for so many of usBelfast Telegraph - Belfast,UKHe was a man with whom you could have a political argument (and I had a few) without it becoming a personal row. He was always willing to consider other ...