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Rape Victim Forgave Attacker, Then Pressed Charges

Liz Seccuro says forgiveness is one thing, justice another. So when the man who raped her when she was a college freshman at the University of Virginia wrote her a letter of apology nearly 20 years later, Seccuro heard him out. And then, she pressed charges. "Forgiveness is a journey you must take," Seccuro, 43, said in...

Bloomberg Apologizes for Crack About 'Inebriated' Irish

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has apologized for remarks he made to an Irish-American group stereotyping drunken celebrations on St. Patrick's Day. The mayor, addressing the American Irish Historical Society on Wednesday, quipped that he lives nearby the society offices and is used to seeing inebriated people...

John Fox Maintains Precarious Position

Jerry Richardson, the Carolina Panthers' owner, apologized this week to the fans most responsible for building the franchise, the permanent seat license owners. In the midst of a 1-11 season, he said in a letter that the Panthers would continue with a master plan of building with the draft, among other things. John Fox,...

Roger Ailes Apologizes to ADL, but Not to NPR for 'Nazi' Comments

(Nov. 19) -- Did I say Nazi? I meant nasty, inflexible bigot. Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes may have apologized for calling NPR executives a bunch of "Nazis" during an interview with the Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz, but he certainly isn't backing down. In a letter to the Anti-Defamation League, Ailes said that he...

Canadian Legion Apologizes for Halloween KKK Costume

(Nov. 4) -- The national president of the Royal Canadian Legion has apologized for racist costumes sported at a weekend Halloween contest in an Ontario hall, which has been closed pending an investigation. Partygoers said they were outraged by two men -- one dressed as a white-robed Ku Klux Klan member, the other wearing...