Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Apologies in the News, February 26, 2007

Coldplay apologize for ´unreasonable´ ticket pricingCCTV - Beijing,ChinaColdplay have issued an apology to fans in South America after charging a staggering $160 for tickets to their concerts in Chile. ...

"We Apologize"The Daily Titan - Fullerton,CA,USAThe New Yorker, a hifalutin magazine renowned for its uppity East Coast sophistication, is under fire after publishing a cartoon last week that made a ...

Cohen plans bill to apologize for slaverycommercialappeal.com (subscription) - Memphis,TN,USANewly elected Congressman Steve Cohen plans to introduce a bill in Washington today requiring the federal government to officially apologize for slavery and ...

TN Congressman wants government to apologize to African-AmericansWMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USACohen, of Memphis, wants the government to apologize to African-Americans for the institution of slavery and the Jim Crow Laws. ...

UW Law Students Demand Apology From ProfessorWISC - Madison,WI,USAA group of three law students said they met with the professor after that class to ask him to apologize. They said he would only apologize for hurting ...

Yates issues apologyExpress & Star - Wolverhampton,West Midlands,UKKidderminster manager Mark Yates today issued a public apology for his fiery clash with Exeter midfielder Lee Elam after Harriers’ defeat to the Grecians. ...

Zuma trust seeks SARS apologyCitizen - Johannesburg,pretoria,South AfricaJOHANNESBURG – A public apology from the SA Revenue Service (SARS) would be in order, the Friends of Jacob Zuma Trust (FJZ) in Gauteng said yesterday. ...

No apology to Muluzi—GovtThe Nation, Malawi - Chichiri,Blantyre,Malawi Government says it owes no apology to United Democratic Front (UDF) chairperson Bakili Muluzi for using the passage for ordinary passengers instead of the ...

Sky News issues apology to Middle East viewersArabianBusiness.com - Dubai,Al Garhoud,United Arab EmiratesSky News has issued an apology to Middle East viewers after it suddenly ended its agreement with Orbit and began showing exclusively as part of the Arab ...

Hmong students demand apology from Wisconsin law professorLaCrosse Tribune - LaCrosse,WI,USA
Along with the apology, students are asking for funding for Hmong cultural events and for the school to adopt a new critical race theory and law program. ...

Romney's Great ExpectationsWashington Post - Washington,DC,USAJudge Crater, Clinton does not merit apologies. In fact, he should have been convicted by the Senate and removed from office. Not for whatever he did in the ...

Insults and apologies: Clinton called a liar, oh my!The Union Leader - Manchester,NH,USAOn Wednesday, billionaire movie and music executive David Geffen was quoted by The New York Times' Maureen Dowd as saying, "Everybody in politics lies, ...

Ex-Roughrider sentenced to six yearsVancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
... for having sex with two women and failing to tell them he was HIV-positive, disgraced footballer Trevis Smith made a string of apologies on Monday. ...

Newsmakers & TV | 'Extreme sitting'Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USAHe's the one in the wheelchair, the one with the bright yellow helmet, the one who does a back flip that has made him a celebrity. ...

Ag chief resigns his postColumbia Daily Tribune - Columbia,MO,USAFerrell was suspended from his post last year but was eventually reinstated after paying a fine, undergoing sensitivity training and making an apology. ...