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NEWS ABOUT: guilt

guilt stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

 We're All to Blame for Torture 

Tactics are no surprise; let's not dump our guilt on CIA

Apr 28, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Suddenly, Democrats in Congress are calling for the prosecution of CIA agents for torture. But that torture was never a secret, and when it was politically prudent, Democrats had no problem backing it—and neither did many Americans, writes Naomi Wolf in the Guardian. We’ve all got “blood... More »

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Congress • CIA • torture • guilt • scapegoat • torture memo • blame

Some Spending Hard to Trim in 'Guilt Economy'

Many shell out to ensure favorite businesses survive

Mar 19, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charitable contributions are down in a tough economy—but that may not mean people are feeling less philanthropic. Feeling too guilty to let the masseuse go under or a favorite shop die, many who can afford it are spending in an effort to help those around them, the Wall Street ... More »

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consumer spending • guilt • small business • relationship • economy • financial crisis

Belgian Daycare Suspect Admits Guilt to Lawyer

De Gelder had history
of depression; cops rule out Ledger tie

Jan 27, 09 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgian murder suspect Kim De Gelder has admitted guilt in the slaying of two infants and a daycare worker, the Telegraph reports. “He understands that he did something inhuman. I think that he feels regrets,” the 20-year-old’s lawyer said. “But it would be going too far... More »

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Belgium • depression • murder • guilt • Heath Ledger • daycare • psychiatric treatment center • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

Opinion

What's Wrong With a Little Liberal Guilt?

It's okay to vote for Obama because he's, ahem, black

May 24, 08 8:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conservatives snigger about “liberal guilt" and deride white supporters of Barack Obama as “guilty liberals"—but what’s wrong with having a conscience after America's 4 centuries of racial injustice? There’s no shame in acknowledging it, Ron Rosenbaum writes in Slate: Let's not "delegitimize sincere... More »

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Barack Obama • race relations • guilt • liberal

The Less You Suffer, the
More You Buy

A study of impulsive buyers tracks the half-life of guilt

Aug 16, 07 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone feels guilt—it's how long the guilt lasts that differentiates the impulse buyer—and the binge drinker, and the scarfer of a dozen chocolate truffles—from his or her more prudent counterparts. Time reports on a study of college students that discovered that for the former, guilt lasted half... More »

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impulse buyer • guilt • indulgence • remorse

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