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Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

Church's essay series aims to repair evolutionist's reputation

Sep 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Pope Vows Abuse
 Apology in Australia 

He vows to help sex abuse victims, who say cover-ups continue

Jul 13, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

Group long barred black docs, kept mum on civil rights

Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

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Jesse Jr.
Scolds Dad for 'Ugly Rhetoric'

Jackson's son rejects his father's 'divisive' Obama comments

Jul 9, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Jesse Jackson Apologizes
for Unknown Obama Slur

Mic caught stray insult; Hannity to air it tonight

Jul 9, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Actor Who Called
 Soldiers 'Wimps'
 Apologizes 

Everett backtracks after outburst about 'all this whining'

Jun 10, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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celebrity • soldier • apology • Britain • Rupert Everett

YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

Footage of fast-food prank gets teens suitable sentence

Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama Makes Nice
 With 'Sweetie' Reporter 

Back in Michigan, Dem apologizes again, answers her original question

Jun 3, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(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 “... More »

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Barack Obama • Michigan • apology • auto industry

Campaign Apologizes for Bill's 'Scumbag' Jab

Former president slams VF article as hit piece; wife's campaign apologizes

Jun 3, 08 2:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Opinion

Hillary's Killer RFK Quote Stuns Pundits

She shouldn't 'be elected dog catcher,' one gripes

May 24, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary’s RFK gaffe certainly has people talking—and most aren’t being too kind.
  • Michael Goodwin of the New York Daily News calls it “an X-ray of a very dark soul” that considers murder just another strategic possibility. Hillary has shot her chance at being vice
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • apology • Democratic nomination • Robert F. Kennedy • opinion

OPINION

On RFK, Clinton Should Have Known Better

Invoking opponent's killing 'sounds almost like wishful thinking'

May 24, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton used history to make a point, but her RFK gaffe provides a valuable lesson for those studying it: “There are taboos in presidential politics, and this is one of the biggest,” Libby Copeland writes in the Washington Post. Clinton has apologized for referring to the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • apology • Democratic nomination • Robert F. Kennedy

Clinton's RFK Remark Sparks Fear, Outrage

Hillary defends her prolonged bid by recalling '68 murder

May 23, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton whipped up a storm of anger today by invoking Bobby Kennedy's murder as grounds for staying in the Democratic race, the New York Times reports. Recalling the surprise outcomes of past contests, including her husband’s in 1992, the senator told editors at a South Dakota newspaper... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • press conference • apology • Democratic nomination • Election 2008 • Robert F. Kennedy

US Commander Apologizes for Koran Target Practice

Calls shooting 'criminal behavior'; soldier sent back to US

May 18, 08 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US commander has apologized to Iraqi tribal leaders after an American soldier used a Koran for target practice in Iraq, CNN reports. “The actions of one soldier were nothing more than criminal behavior,” said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Hammond, head of US troops in Baghdad. "Please forgive... More »

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Iraq • US military • Koran • apology

 Obama Apologizes for
 Calling Reporter 'Sweetie' 

'I've been called worse,' says TV reporter

May 15, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has apologized to a reporter for an off-the-cuff term of endearment, reports the Detroit News. While the candidate was stumping in Detroit, the TV journalist called out a question, and he responded: "Hold on one second, sweetie.” He later left her a phone message, calling... More »

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Barack Obama • Detroit • reporter • apology • Election 2008

Lawmaker Who Called Obama 'Boy' Apologizes

GOP congressman owns up to 'poor
choice of words'

Apr 14, 08 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Republican congressman apologized to Barack Obama today for calling him “that boy” at a fundraiser on Saturday. Geoff Davis of Kentucky spoke of sharing “highly classified national security situations" with Obama and said, “I'm going to tell you something: That boy’s finger does not need... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • apology • Geoff Davis

LA Times Apologizes
for Diddy-Tupac Story

Paper admits it was based on fake FBI documents from con man

Mar 27, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today admitted the paper was duped in its story alleging that Sean "Diddy" Combs was connected to the 1994 murder of fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The reporter and editor responsible for the story apologized and said parts of it were based on FBI records that... More »

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fraud • Diddy • Los Angeles Times • apology • rap music • Tupac Shakur • East Coast-West Coast rap feud • hoaxes

Maddy Parents Win Apology— and $1.1M

Two newspapers run front-page mea culpa after losing libel suits

Mar 19, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two downmarket British tabloids ran front-page apologies to the parents of Madeleine McCann today. The Daily Express and the Daily Star apologized for carrying articles that suggested that Kate and Gerry McCann killed their missing daughter in Portugal last year. The company that owns the two newspapers also paid the... More »

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Madeleine McCann • libel • tabloids • lawsuit • Gerry McCann • Kate McCann • apology • Daily Express • Daily Star

Bush Aide Resigns Over Plagiarism

Point person on faith-based initiatives stole for his columns

Mar 1, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A White House aide who helped establish President Bush’s faith-based community initiative resigned yesterday after admitting he plagiarized portions of columns he submitted to an Indiana newspaper, the Indianaopolis Star reports. The News-Sentinel of Fort Wayne found that 20 columns by Tim Goeglein, who had served in... More »

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ethics • newspaper • plagiarism • White House • resignation • apology • Tim Goeglein • George W. Bush

Clinton Hostage Suspect Very, Very, Very Sorry

Deeply self-critical
open letter says he'll 'never forgive myself'

Dec 16, 07 7:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The "crazy man with the bomb" charged with holding hostage workers at Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire headquarters released a passionately worded apology, reports the AP. A keenly remorseful Leeland Eisenberg wrote that "I want to fully and sincerely acknowledge the fear, pains, and lasting effects my senseless actions... More »

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Hillary Clinton • New Hampshire • kidnapping • letters • apology • Leeland Eisenberg • hostage

California Rep Sorry for White House War Jibe

Stark apologizes for saying Bush 'amused'
by 'heads blown off'

Oct 24, 07 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic Rep. Pete Stark apologized on the floor of the House yesterday for accusing Republicans of sending soldiers to Iraq "to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement." The 75-year-old lawmaker issued his regrets in a somber statement "to my colleagues, the president, his family,... More »

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Iraq • House of Representatives • censure motion • Dana Perino • apology • Pete Stark • George W. Bush

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