Apologies in the News, March 17, 2007

Apologies for slavery fall short of SC goalsMyrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USAAt least two states, Georgia and Missouri, are discussing apologies for their states' involvement in slavery. Virginia passed a resolution expressing regret ...

The perilous world of online datingBaltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USAWomen who see perceived slights in every word or gesture and demand apologies, free dinners and pedicures, but have no problems dropping atom bomb-sized ...

Hannity and Pace:Spero News - USA“If apologies are the order of the day, then the repentance I would like to hear out of Sean Hannity's mouth is for his shameless—even scandalous—promotion ...

Judge issues apology for swearing in courtVancouver Sun (subscription) - Vancouver,British Columbia,CanadaBC Supreme Court Justice Peter Leask gave a heartfelt apology Friday for profanity he used earlier in the week during the Crown's closing arguments in a ...

Senator: Slavery apology in worksMacon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USAATLANTA - An official Georgia apology for slavery may be in the offing, now that a top Senate Republican is behind it. State Senate President Pro Tem Eric ...

Tokyo reiterates Abe's sex slave denialTaipei Times - Taipei,TaiwanIt said, however, that the Cabinet would not change a landmark 1993 apology that the Japanese government issued to former sex slaves. ...

Black lawmakers aren't pushing for slavery apologyock Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USAUnlike legislators elsewhere in the South, black lawmakers in South Carolina say they have no plans to ask the state for an apology for slavery. ...

Moves toward slavery apology in Md., Ga.Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA Maryland's Senate approved an apology resolution, and a Georgia Senate leader he expects a similar measure will be approved in the coming weeks. ...

Supreme Court Justice apology acceptedNews1130 - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - An apology from a judge who cursed in court seems to have been accepted. People who showed up at BC Supreme Court to hear from ...

Md. Senate Approves Slavery Apology
WJZ - Baltimore,MD,USA
If it passes there, Maryland would be the second state to issue such an apology. Virginia's legislature passed a resolution last month also expressing ...

MD may follow VA with slavery apologyWSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USAANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's Senate is looking to follow Virginia's lead and make a formal apology for slavery today. ...

Musharraf apology over TV attackNDTV.com - New Delhi,India Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has apologised after police ransacked the offices of the popular GEO TV in Islamabad. The television channel on Friday ...

The young king of 'hardcore sitting'Hamilton Spectator - Hamilton,Ontario,CanadaFotheringham spent almost a week working up to it last summer at Woodward West, an action sports summer camp in Tehachapi, Calif. He practised crashing into ...