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	<title><![CDATA[Bill O'Reilly Apologizes For Michelle Obama "Lynching" Remark]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/22/bill-oreilly-apologizes-f_n_87949.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>First, there was the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/20/bill-oreilly-i-dont-w_n_87616.html">offensive remark</a>. Then, the <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2008/02/20/oreilly-producer-defends-lynching-remark">producer's defense</a> of the comment, followed by the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/21/olbermann-slams-oreilly-_n_87821.html">requisite Olbermann weigh-in</a>. And, finally, the apology: on his show last night, Bill O'Reilly apologized for saying, "I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence." O'Reilly's exact words:</p>

<blockquote>"While talking to a radio caller, I said there should be no lynching in the case, that comment off Clarence Thomas saying he was the victim of...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:46:00-04:00</date_published>
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