Who's Sorry Now? October 2, 2007

Principal Forces Teens to Apologize on Hands And KneesA mother says she is furious after a high school principal allegedly made her son and another boy apologize to each other on their hands and knees.

Political Absurdity Hits the Iowa PrimariesDemocratic Underground - Washington,DC,USA
We journalists seem to be in a state of half-apology for having overstepped our traditional role as ideologically promiscuous ass-kissers and briefly gone ...

BJP holds protests to seek apology from KarunanidhiCNN-IBN - New Delhi,IndiaThe party will hold mass demonstrations on Gandhi Jayanti seeking an apology from DMK supremo M Karunanidhi for his statements against Ram. ...

As Philadelphia parties, Mets offer apologyTheNewsTribune.com (subscription) - Tacoma,WA,USA
The New York Mets sent a message to their fans apologizing for the September collapse that caused them to miss the playoffs for the sixth time in seven ...

Exclusive: Ideological Standards Needed to Confront Militant Islam ...Family Security Matters - Ridgewood,NJ,USAWhile these organizations may at times "condemn terrorism," they often offer apologies (if not justifications) for terrorism and seek the establishment of ...

US hunters forced to dump birds at borderPioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA"It's a bunch of political BS," he said. "I'm sure we won't get any apologies from our government, either." Chris Niskanen can be reached at ...

Bill Maher: 'Men Are tired of having to apologize for being men ...By Glenn Sacks I'm tempted to quote from this eight minute Bill Maher comedy routine but it's so funny (and true) that it's best to just watch it. Of particular note are his comments on marriage, the way men are protrayed on television, PC manbashing, ...

Apologize thisDuke Chronicle - Durham,NC,USAMoreover, given that Brodhead says he regrets his failure to "reach out" to lacrosse families in Spring 2006, the decision to apologize before an audience ...

7:30 am: County To Apologize To Till FamilyWAPT - Jackson,MS,USATALLAHATCHIE Co., Miss. -- Tallahatchie County officials are scheduled to make a formal apology to the family of Emmett Till Tuesday, according to the ...

Mets Apologize to Fans for Missing Playoffs With Late CollapseBloomberg - USA
By Erik Matuszewski Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Mets sent a message to their fans apologizing for the team's September collapse that caused them to ...

Tallahatchie County to formally apologize to Till's familyJackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USABy Jerry Mitchell Tallahatchie County officials will apologize today to the Emmett Till family for the county's failure to bring justice in his 1955 killing ...

Information blackout: IHS wrong to withhold but right to apologizeIthaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USAIt is understandable for parents of Ithaca High School students to be upset with Principal Joe Wilson, who withheld critical information about a student who ...

Inside PoliticsWashington Times - Washington,DC,USA"I want to apologize to all of the members of the United States military, both in uniform and out, active duty and retired, for Media Matters for America," ...

Who's Sorry Now? June 21, 2007

Cooling Down Angry CustomersCRM Buyer - USA"I apologize that you have been passed on to so many people within our company. Although I do not have the answer to your question, I will find the answer ...

Jerry does some hive talkin'New York Daily News - New York,NY,USADid Seinfeld think that Obama was right to apologize? "When you're a married guy, one thing you learn is it's no big deal to apologize," said Jerry, ...

Will Tenn. eventually apologize for slavery?The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USABy JENNIFER BROOKS It started with Virginia, where the legislature voted in March to apologize for the wrongs of slavery, followed by Alabama, Maryland, ...

Britain refuses to apologize for Rushdie awardMSNBC - USAShakil Adil / AP NEW YORK - Britain will not apologize for its decision to bestow a knighthood on writer Salman Rushdie, the home secretary said Wednesday, ..

Rotrand offers an apology for 'ugly anglos' remarkThe Chronicle West End Edition - Montreal,QC,CanadaAt the latest city council meeting, three residents took to the microphone during the evening's public question period to demand an apology from Rotrand. ...

State lawmakers work on apology for slaveryElmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA
Wright's bill would amend the 1817 law to add the apology and, if it passed, the state would join several others that have enacted slavery apologies this ...

Akal Takht decision on dera apology will be final: MakkarPunjabNewsline.com - Mohali-Chandigarh,Punjab,India... Makkar said on Thursday that the decision of Akal Takht Jathedar would be final on the revised apology letter sent by the Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda. ...

Anti-Badal DSGMC chief claims credit for Dera's 'apology'Times of India - IndiaSarna, who had demanded arrest of the Dera head ahead of a key Akal Takht meeting to decide on his first letter of apology that was rejected by the top ...

Boy makes public apology for graffitiGazette & Herald - UKThey watched as he made a full and frank apology after being invited to speak by chairman Alex Carder. The boy said: "I am very sorry and it will not happen ...

Apology & Discipline Over Lesbian Teen Kiss On Bus365Gay.com - USAThe mother of one of the girls, Ronnda Zezula, welcomed the apology. "The only thing I had a problem with is they didn't really address why the driver broke ...

Apology: inadvertent e-mail sent to CommsUpdate subscribers yesterdayTeleGeography - Washington,DC,USADue to an internal human error, an unintended spam e-mail was sent to subscribers of CommsUpdate yesterday. I would like to apologise unreservedly for this ...

Apologies to Austin Powers, Romney introduces Mini-MittBoston Herald - United StatesBy AP BOSTON - Dr. Evil, Austin Powers' archrival, had a sidekick named "Mini-Me." The Romney campaign has "Mini-Mitt." A thumb-sized Romney walks onto the ...

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Wolf ParadeSan Diego Union Tribune - United StatesMusically, the Brock-produced "Apologies to the Queen Mary" has the same kind of rough-around-the-edges feel as the Arcade Fire's "Funeral"; ...

Sony apologies to cathedral over violent video game iT News - AustraliaBy Jeremy Lovell, Reuters 18 June 2007 12:12 AEST Government/Law LONDON - Japanese Entertainment giant Sony apologised on Friday to a northern English ...

Nigeria: We're Protesting Bad Policies, Says LabourAllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
He said the organised labour and civil society groups owe nobody apologies for organising the strike action and insisted that Nigerians must be treated ...

Bubba's back in town\Capitol Hill Blue - VA,USA Bill Clinton is, always has been, and always will be, the epitome of Arkansas trailer trash (with apologies to trailer trash). ...

Who's Sorry Now? April 22, 2007

Celebrity apologies - chicagotribune.comA public apology was hastily scheduled. “I really didn’t mean anything,” she said, standing next to the mayor. “I’ve had a great time here.”

Lindsay Lohan’s “Georgia Rule” Apology… Sort OfThe Gossip Girls - USALindsay Lohan has admitted her “irresponsible” behavior on the set of her new movie ’Georgia Rule,’ yet the actress stopped just short of making any ...

Alec Baldwin Voicemail Tape Message Leak: Daughter Gets ApologyNational Ledger - Apache Junction,AZ,USABy Jon Shanks. Alec Baldwin was highly criticized when an incendiary voicemail tape message hit the airwaves after a copy was leaked to the AOL Celebrity ...

The boys done well, but...Pontypridd Rugby - UKApologies to regular readers of the Club News and Match Reports, but you will have to wait for a fuller report until your correspondent's head clears a ...

Cheers, boos greet Oilers' apologyEdmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,CanadaEDMONTON - A letter from Edmonton Oilers hockey club president Patrick LaForge apologizing for the team's dreadful season has drawn both condemnation and ..

Virginia killer's family apologyic Wales - Cardiff,UKTHE family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho have said they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of ...

James Franco's Apology To Tyrese Gibson And Miller Blast.FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UKJames Franco's Apology To Tyrese Gibson And Miller Blast.... Spider-Man villain James Franco is blaming the extreme lengths he goes to to tackle a role on ...

Don Kornreich Maryland's apology for slavery does much more than ...Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USAHowever, the resolution does a great deal more than express an apology for slavery. What concerns me is what else the resolution does. ...

Korean grief, not an apologySt. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USAPaull Shin issued an emotional apology for Cho's actions, citing American sacrifices for South Korea during the Korean War. And news reports indicate that ...

Pacman takes out full-page ad to apologizeWilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USANashville, Tenn. | Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones bought a full-page newspaper advertisement to print an open letter in which he ...

Our OpinionsClarke County Democrat - Grove Hill,AL,USAWe can't apologize for every wrong in history but if this specific apology makes some folks feel better and makes our state look better and be better in the ...

Equal rights?The Photo News - Monroe,NY,USANeither Sharpton nor his cohorts ever had the decency to apologize for their actions. Wasn’t it Jessie Jackson who called New York City “Hymietown” in a ...

Rural loan places surprise Net gain in cityPalm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
But CTURN President Pat Turnidge makes no apologies. "Are there some competitors out there? Sure," Turnidge said. "But there's virtually no place in America ...

Who's Sorry Now? April 19, 2007

Should Koreans Apologize for Cho?New California Media - San Francisco,CA,USAWhen governments or an individual offer apologies, a form of restitution or compensation is made to the victims or their survivors. ...

The Wolfowitz Double StandardBy jubileeusa Wolfowitz tries, with a mix of apologies and persistence, to hold onto his $400000-a-year post as head of the world's biggest anti-poverty institution. With representatives of the US and European governments at odds Thursday night over ...

Imus RevisitedForbes - NY,USAI was writing Page Six in the New York Post and doing celebrity interviews every evening on CBS' (nyse: CBS - news - people ) Channel 2 News, ...

Apologies, IncorporatedCounterPunch - Petrolia,CA,USABy CHRISTOPHER BRAUCHLI. It is a web site that many people in the Bush administration should refer to. It is called Writing Express and it comprises samples ...

Indians angered by Gere's passionate embrace with ShilpaIndependent - London,England,UK
Instead, it plunged Hollywood heartthrob Richard Gere into an unwelcome spotlight and reignited controversy surrounding the Bollywood actress and Celebrity ...

Apologies, please, to the Duke playersAtlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USALooking for sufficient sincerity, we parsed every word of his numerous apologies for using a crude slur to characterize the women of the Rutgers University ...

What we talk about when we talk about raceVermont Guardian - Winooski,VT,USASome states have taken it upon themselves to make formal apologies for slavery. Virginia and Maryland have already issued such apologies, and Delaware is ...

State lawmakers weigh apology for slaveryNews-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA... Assembly earlier this year voted to express "profound regret" for its role in slavery, and several other former slave states are considering apologies. ...

West weak, Muslims mute when it comes to Islamism and terrorismAsiaNews.it - Italy
The apologies of the West (and of the Church) reinforce Islamic violence. Importance of the Pope’s lesson at Regensburg. Fourth and final in a series of ...

Thanks Lara! Apology acceptedAntiguaSun - St' John's,Antigua and BarbudaI read the recent apology from Captain Brian Lara after the West Indies lost so painfully in Grenada last week against South Africa. ...

The New York Times issues an apology on original Voice in Conflict ...Wilton Villager - Wilton,CT,USAWILTON — The New York Times posted an apology on nytimes.com for an article on March 24 reporting a decision by Wilton High School to cancel a play about ...

Senate panel delays action on medical error billThe Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USAA state Senate committee delayed a vote on a bill sponsors hope would help avoid malpractice lawsuits by urging hospitals and nursing homes to apologize for ...

Who's Sorry Now? March 20, 2007

EVERYONE WANTS TO APOLOGIZE. Some do it very well. Some are clueless. Here's today's mix:

Britney Spears March 20, 2007 9:17 am A couple of days ago the Pop Celebrity Britney Spears has posted a message for fans on her website saying she feels more “mature” and “free” and apologies them for the negative publicity her recent partying has attracted. ...

Gamecocks coach: Banned players apologizeSportingNews.com - USAAP. COLUMBIA, SC -- Two South Carolina freshman baseball stars kicked off the team following their arrests on burglary charges apologized to teammates, ...

Lady Black Won't Apologize to Reporters for 'Vermin,' 'Slut' TiradeEditor & Publisher - USA
CHICAGO Barbara Amiel Black wouldn't admit to some harsh words she allegedly used to describe a journalist covering her husband's fraud trial, ...

Kahn wants to apologize to UEFA doping doctorMalaysia Star - Petaling Jaya,MalaysiaIt was not OK and I would like to apologize to the doping doctor,'' Kahn said Tuesday. Neither Bayern nor the players involved have given details of the ...

Do you think states should apologize for their role in slavery?Sioux City Journal - Sioux City,IA,USAGeorgia lawmakers on Monday planned to unveil a resolution that would acknowledge and apologize for the state's role in the slave trade. ...

White People Walk In Yokes and Chains to Apologize For Slavery Journal Chrétien - Paris,France
... understand that the Gospel translated into some of those communities and some of those hurts and pains will not be understood unless we first apologize. ...

Details of Kimveer Gill's apology note revealedCTV.ca - Scarborough,ON,CanadaMontreal police confiscated an apology note and five boxes containing 242 bullets from Kimveer Gill's bedroom just hours after he went on a shooting rampage ...

On Dixie, be honest; on apology, save breathAtlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USAOne is the call for a state apology for slavery. Civil rights leaders and Democratic state lawmakers have asked for one. The other is a request for a ...

RULING NNP CALLS FOR APOLOGY FROM OPPOSITION NDC.Grenada Broadcasting Network - St. George,GrenadaThe ruling New National Party is calling for an apology from the main opposition National Democratic Congress, but its political leader Tillman Thomas says

Meet Mr. ApologyNBC5.com - Chicago,IL,USAMeet Mr. Apology March 20, 2007 One airline wants disgruntled customers to know they are being heard. URL:. Do you want us to remember your personal ...

Who's Sorry Now? March 19, 2007

EVERYONE WANTS TO APOLOGIZE. Some do it very well. Some are clueless. Here's today's mix:

The Rise of the Apology Industrial Complex?By thor Now the New York Times reports that the airlines are increasingly institutionalizing the apology, led by the lead innovator of the airline industry, Southwest Airlines. We all watched recently as JetBlue turned a shocking PR debacle ...

Black SC lawmakers not interested in slavery apologyWilmington Morning Star - Wilmington,NC,USA"I'm not the kind to get caught up on a verbal apology," said Rep. Leon Howard, D-Columbia and head of the Legislative Black Caucus. ...

News Analysis: Hot Trend: The Contrite Chief Executive OfficerBrandweek Magazine - New York,NY,USAAs with some other situations, the long lack of apologies by the Top Dog can be blamed on lawyers. The old thinking was that acknowledging a problem would

Apology to viewers over Eurovision results confusionThe Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
The BBC was forced to issue an apology for the gaffe, which was watched live by millions of viewers. A spokesman said: "We would like to sincerely apologise ..

Flintoff makes apology after drunken binge at team hotelIndependent - London,England,UKBy Angus Fraser in St Lucia. England took the sensational step of stripping Andrew Flintoff of the team's vice-captaincy and dropping the champion ...

This Week in Angelina Jolie News: Meet Pax Thien JolieGay Socialites - New York,NY,USAMy apologies to anyone who I may have offended. I love the Jolie-Pitt's. I mean, after all, they are the most beautiful family on earth! ...

Ga. gov. skeptical of slavery apologyHouston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USAATLANTA — Georgia's governor sounded skeptical Monday about issuing a public apology for slavery, an idea that got a boost last week with the support of a ...

Va. Could be Role Model for Slavery ApologyWRIC - Richmond,VA,USAAccording an article in the Times-Dispatch, a lawmaker from Tenneessee is proposing a national

Timothy L. Vocke: Editorial unfair, AG deserves apologyThe Capital Times - Madison,WI,USAIt is Attorney General JB Van Hollen who deserves the apology. Those ads from Kathleen Falk attacking him for a case that he did not initiate were examples ...

Who's Sorry Now? March 18, 2007

AIRLINES LEARN TO FLY ON A WING AND AN APOLOGYAmherst Times.com - Amherst,NY,USAWere you or someone you know a victim of the Feb. storm that snarled air travel for days? Some airlines are actually addressing passenger complaints head on ...

Um sorry ... Airlines take the apology game far more seriouslyMinneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USAAfter a spate of nightmarish service disruptions, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways and others are sending out more apologies, hoping to head off customer ...

With 3200 Flights a Day, a Few ProblemsNew York Times - New York,NY,USA... then had passengers “in the brace position on arrival.” Only the signal was bad. “Will send a heartfelt apology for the tense moment.”

Gates declines to say whether Pace should apologize for anti-gay ...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to say Sunday whether the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should apologize for his remark that homosexual acts were immoral or whether it was a slur on gay members of the armed forces.

‘Sorry’ solution: Malpractice bill frees doc to apologizeBoston Herald - Boston,MA,USA... coordinator of a consumer health quality group at Health Care for All, and backer of a proposed bill that would legally protect doctors who apologize. ...

e-pology?: What bad news is acceptable via e-mail?Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake,IL,USASo, despite all the chatter about celebrity splits that have gone down via e-mail, most of all ages polled said they’d prefer the deed be done face-to-face ...

93 prosecutors receive apology from GonzalesSan Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USAy Deb Riechmann. AP. WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has offered a mea culpa to the nation's 93 US attorneys for the way the Justice ...

Obama's revolution is all about youPortsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USAHe's as pure as driven snow when it comes to political accountability about the Iraq disaster. No votes to explain or apologies to make. ...

US AG apologies over how prosecutors were firedCTV.ca - Scarborough,ON,CanadaOn Tuesday, the White House is expected to announce whether it will let former White House counsel Harriet Miers, political strategist Karl Rove and other ...

Obama ad can be seen only on the InternetSan Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
You used to have a series of apologies for what campaign bloggers said. Now you have to have a series of apologies for what people with a video camera and ...

How Black and White Elites Benefit from SlaveryTown Hall - Washington,DC,USARecognizing the hollowness of such "apologies," Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson said, "Nobody here was in office when slavery was practiced. ...

Lots of psycho, not enough logicalThe Observer - UKCurtis claims that the freedoms implied by the idea of democracy are entirely illusory, and that the political leaders of the postwar West have used a ...

Gates Sidesteps Question On Pace ApologyCBS News - New York City,NY,USA(AP) Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to say Sunday whether the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should apologize for his remark that homosexual ...

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Condi - "Iraq is worth it". BBC US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has again defended the war in Iraq, saying the investment in US lives and dollars will be "worth it". You betcha.

Condi most likely has some sweet (crude) deals on the Oil Revenue Sharing Agreements signed early in the war and now about to be made MANDATORY in the Iraqi constitution. Never leave oil on the table..

Dolly Parton - NOT. No worries about Jessica pulling out of the show...girl can't get it right!

AOL Unhappy with her second try at paying tribute to Dolly Parton for the "Kennedy Center Honors," Jessica Simpson has pulled out of the show.

Miss Nevada - What up? Tara Conner gets a pass from her trick, er employer, the Donald; and Katie gets dumped. Good video, though.

TMZ has learned that Katie Rees, Miss Nevada USA 2007, has been stripped of her title after racy photos emerged of her kissing other women and exposing herself. Miss Nevada is in red. TMZ has exclusively obtained the entire graphic series.

Draft-aged Americans - We've posted about this a bunch...and with the current URGE to SURGE, who ya gonna call? Draft-ees, of course. If you're a draft candidate, aged 18 - 45! men and women, you may want to consider becoming a contractor or subcontractor. They apparently have more fun and make more money.

AOL President Bush's secretary for Veterans Affairs said Thursday that "society would benefit" if the country brought back the military draft, then clarified that he doesn't support such a move.

Duke Rape Case - What is up with this? Is it an idiot DA, a stupid "dancer", arrogant white student-athletes, what? This case goes on and on, harming everyone in its wake. So now the rape charges are dropped...she supposedly had a baby, and we're all left scratching our heads.

AP Prosecutors dropped rape charges Friday against three Duke University lacrosse players accused of attacking a stripper at a team party, but the three still face kidnapping and sexual offense charges, a defense attorney said.