Apologies in the News, February 2,2007

Bad hair day in BostonBoston Globe - Boston,MA,USASo make idiocy a crime and let them perform about a thousand hours of community service because last night's formal apology was, literally, an afterthought.

I am really really really sorry. Vote for me.Huffington Post - New York,NY,USAWhen someone runs for office, part of their campaign ought to be a list of the vices they know they will commit, complete with their heartfelt apologies in ...

Woman calls police run-in 'horrifying'South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USAWaller said she has talked to officers from the Mishawaka and St. Joseph County police departments but is still upset, despite their apologies. ...

More prosecutor than chief executive?Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USASpitzer, who ran on a vow to shake up Albany and its "status quo" cadre of special interests, makes no apologies for his run-ins with the Legislature. ...

ABC Goes to Rehab Media Research Center - USA... airwaves with cursing and sexually charged conversation and simulated sex while countless children are watching, he said, and there are no apologies.

Legislature considers apology for state's role in eugenics movementAtlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USAA public apology could raise awareness about Georgia’s troubling history and comfort the victims of the forced sterilizations, some of whom are still alive, ...

Will The Politico Foster More Horse Race Coverage?his part of the venture is smart, virtual crack for political junkies. ... given the fact that the site has snagged so many political journalists and ... every few minutes offering the latest updates on apologies and counter-apologies. ...

Miami reporter offers apology for Saban tape
Dateline Alabama - Birmingham,AL,USA
A reporter from the Miami Herald issued an apology Thursday for his part in a radio station playing a controversial recording of University of Alabama ...

UCC sends apology for abuse
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The apology came in a letter sent to the entire UCC community – including students and their parents as well as past students, known as "old boys" – earlier ...

Jackson Welcomes Slavery Apology, But Sees 'Obligation to Repair ...CNSNews.com - Alexandria,VA,USAJesse Jackson Thursday welcomed a decision by Virginia legislators to express "profound regret" for slavery, saying an apology was "owed" to the descendents ...

Apology asked for sterilizations state requiredAtlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USAA public apology could raise awareness about Georgia's troubling history and comfort victims of the forced sterilizations, some of whom might still be alive ...

Oprah aids on-air murder apologyCherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USAWe ended up doing the apology in Oprah's office. It was incredible. It was absolutely incredible," Bagdade told The Detroit News. ...

Woman seeks apology in McDonald's razor incidentBradenton Herald - Bradenton,FL,USA
BRADENTON - A Bradenton woman, who says she found a razor blade in her McDonald's breakfast sandwich, is asking the fast food giant for an apology. ...

Relations Worsen Between the Egyptian Regime and the Muslim ...Middle East Media Research Institute - Washington,DC,USAThe Muslim Brotherhood, for its part, stated that these moves by the government were a deliberate clampdown stemming from political motives, to prepare the ...

From MLK to Jay-ZChicago Reader - Chicago,USAThus, they earnestly praise the Million Man March because it was a media circus rather than an actual political movement. The march, they say, ...