Friday, January 5, 2007

Apologies in the News, January 5, 2007


Has Britney Spears Jumped the Shark?By Kaos Last week, students nationwide voted Spears the most ill-mannered celebrity of 2006. ... “If she were to make some apologies now, it would work in her favor to redeem her persona,” says Boston-based Evangelia Souris. ...

Do Bloggers Owe the AP an Apology?By wretchard The AP reports that "Ministry spokesman Brig. Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied there was any such police employee as Capt. Jamil Hussein, said in an interview that Hussein is an officer assigned to the Khadra police station ...

Courtroom faux pas not DA staff memberCentral Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA
I would hope that Thayer would have the common decency to, at the very least, post an apology for the staff he wrongly accused.

No apology as firms are left in the lurchRoyston Mercury - UKWe will not be providing a permanent post or telephone service for non-tenants. "However, as a temporary measure we will be dealing with mail deliveries and ...

Darts: Mason apologyic Newcastle.co.uk - Newcastle,England,UK"I would like to publicly apologise to Phil Taylor for my post-match outburst," said Mason. "I make no excuses for my behaviour and the words I chose to use ...

Coincidence or Conspiracy? Obama saga continues ...By BAC Barack Obama for confusing his name with that of terrorist Osama bin Laden (see post below). What makes the Yahoo! blunder even worse is that visible in the mistaken post is a link to the CNN apology! Thanks to TPM Cafe for the tip.

Anderson police apologize for euthanizing woman’s petsAnderson Independent Mail (subscription) - Anderson,SC,USABy Heidi Cenac (Contact). ANDERSON, SC — Anderson Police have accepted responsibility for the death of two dogs that were killed within hours after they ...

Tie Up Loose Ends or Find Yourself in KnotsBeliefnet.com - New York,NY,USATell each one that you want to apologize for allowing things to get crossways between you. Even if she was the one who hurt you, tell her you want to move ...

Play looks through Riefenstahl's lensVancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
"There is even this desire in the audience where they really want her to apologize or somehow admit her complicity but she won't. ...