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  • September 2008

    • Gates Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

      Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 08 12:43 PM CDT

      Gates Apologizes for Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Afghanistan today, apologized for recent civilian casualties from military operations, the AP reports. While the US strives for precision in airstrikes against Taliban insurgents, “it is clear that we have to work even harder,” Gates said—even as the coalition commander said the reliance on air power was due to an inadequate force on the ground. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Robert Gates  • Hamid Karzai  • civilian casualties  • airstrike  • apology

    • Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

      (Newser) - When Charles Darwin came out with his theory of evolution by natural selection nearly 150 years ago, the Church of England opposed it. But now, 200 years after the celebrated scientist's birth, the church has launched a website exploring its history with Darwin, and the church's head of public affairs has issued a posthumous apology, the Guardian reports. More »

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      science  • evolution  • apology  • Charles Darwin  • Church of England  • natural selection

  • July 2008

    • Pope Vows Abuse Apology in Australia

      Reuters  |  Jul 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Pope Vows Abuse Apology in Australia

      (Newser) - Traveling to Sydney today, Pope Benedict promised to apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked Australia's Catholic Church, Reuters reports. He also vowed to ensure it never recurs, and to help Australian victims heal—but one victims' group still accuses the Church of covering up abuse by priests and ensuring they never go to trial. More »

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      Australia  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • apology  • priest sex abuse

    • AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT

      AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

      (Newser) - The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial discrimination. More »

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      doctor  • racism  • African Americans  • civil rights  • discrimination  • apology  • American Medical Association

    • Jesse Jr. Scolds Dad for 'Ugly Rhetoric'

      Washington Post  |  Jul 9, 08 6:45 PM CDT

      Jesse Jr. Scolds Dad for 'Ugly Rhetoric'

      (Newser) - Jesse Jackson is taking heat for his admittedly "crude and hurtful" comments about Barack Obama, and his own son is leading the charge. "I'm deeply outraged and disappointed," said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Jackson called his father's remarks—in which he said he wanted to cut Obama's "n*** out" for "talking down to black people"—"divisive and demeaning" and said they undercut the elder Jackson's long fight for civil rights, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jesse Jackson  • apology  • black culture  • Jesse Jackson Jr.

    • Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Unknown Obama Slur

      CNN  |  Jul 9, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Unknown Obama Slur

      (Newser) - Jesse Jackson apologized profusely to Barack Obama for a comment to be aired later tonight on Fox, saying that a microphone caught a “crude and hurtful” quip that he meant to make in private. CNN did not reveal what the comment was, but Jackson said he had been criticizing the Dem for moralizing in front of black audiences. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Fox  • Jesse Jackson  • apology  • Sean Hannity

  • June 2008

    • Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 10, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Actor Who Called Soldiers 'Wimps' Apologizes

      (Newser) - Rupert Everett apologized "without reserve" for calling soldiers “wimps” who join the army to torture prisoners, the Telegraph reports. In a recent interview, the actor said, "The whole point of being in the Army is going to war and getting yourself blown up.” He now says his “flippant and irresponsible behavior arises from a deep frustration” with war. More »

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      celebrity  • Great Britain  • soldier  • apology  • Rupert Everett

    • YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      Florida Today  |  Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered two teens to create and post an apology video on YouTube as punishment for a vicious prank, Florida Today reports. The boys were convicted of battery and criminal mischief after posting video of one of them throwing a soda back at a drive-thru fast-food server after yelling, “Fire in the hole.” More »

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      Internet  • crime  • Florida  • YouTube  • apology  • prank  • sentence

    • Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      WXYZ.com  |  Jun 3, 08 4:36 PM CDT

      Obama Makes Nice With 'Sweetie' Reporter

      (Newser) - Barack Obama again did penance for calling a Michigan TV reporter “sweetie,” giving an eight-minute interview yesterday to Peggy Agar, three weeks after causing an uproar by using that term of endearment in brushing off a question she asked. At the time, the candidate apologized for his “bad habit” in a voicemail message, WXYZ-TV reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • auto industry  • Michigan  • apology

    • Campaign Apologizes for Bill's 'Scumbag' Jab

      MSNBC  |  Jun 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Campaign Apologizes for Bill's 'Scumbag' Jab

      (Newser) - The Clinton campaign apologized last night for Bill’s description of a Vanity Fair reporter as “sleazy,” “slimy,” “a dishonest guy” and a “scumbag” in response to  a recent story about him in the magazine. "President Clinton was understandably upset about an outrageously unfair article," a Hillary rep said of Todd Purdum's piece, "but the language today was inappropriate and he wishes he had not used it." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Vanity Fair  • apology

  • May 2008