Apologies

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Art of Attention: Apology as Your Art, and The Way to Your Heart

Elena Brower | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Art of Attention, Tara Stiles, Yoga, Elena Brower, Parenting, Apologies, 3 Centers, Office Yoga, Breathing, Living News

The take-home here a concept I've been studying for almost ten years. We have three centers in our bodies. When the activity of these three centers is balanced, we are living in our hearts.

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What!? Racism Still in America?

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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I see racial sub-texts in the intensity of the attacks on Obama -- not in the disagreements per se, but in the viciousness of the rhetoric.

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White Guys Can't Apologize

Michael Wolff | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Apologizing has become some formal social, political, and media condition. It's a ritual and nicety like a thank you; it's part of a political process, like a campaign; it's a media event like a season finale.

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Michael Vick in the Theater of Redemption

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 08.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Crisis Management, Apologies, Michael Vick Dogfighting, Kobe Bryant, Nfl, Martha Stewart, Michael Vick Roger Goodel, Ron Artest, Roger Goodell, Michael Vick Prison, Michael Vick, Entertainment News

Vick's comeback will be tied to three variables: His athletic skill, his ability to keep his nose clean, and the passage of time, which tends to be surprisingly merciful.

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Alice Hoffman Should Have Hired me to Write her Apology

Samara O'Shea | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media

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Last week, author Alice Hoffman issued an apology to a reviewer she attacked via Twitter. But an apology, by its nature, should focus on what you did wrong and not place blame on the other.

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America's Sorry Policy

John Feffer | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Obama, Apologies, Cairo, Afghanistan, Farah, Bush Administration, Obama Mideast Trip, World News

Don't hold your breath waiting for a mea culpa from the 43rd president. Instead, it's left to Barack Obama to come to terms with the Bush legacy.

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Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

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Big Hurts, Little Hurts and Apologies: How to Save a Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

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If your friend is unwilling or unable to forgive you, don't lash out in anger. Step back and learn from the experience.

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All Together Now: We're All Very, Very Sorry (The Remix)

Keith Blanchard | Posted 04.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Funny, Lies, Lifestyle, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Apology, Apologies, Humor, Public Figures, Media News

Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired. I let my family down, and I let this country down.

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Dear Miley Cyrus: Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry in a Half-Assed Way

Disgrasian | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

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You were giving us the chink-eye, an internationally-recognized symbol of unwelcome, like the reverse pineapple.

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Would It Kill Us to Apologize to Iran for the Coup?

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Guatemala, Apologies, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Stephen Kinzer, World News

If Clinton could "near-apologize" for the U.S. role in Guatemala, is it beyond the realm of imagination that Obama could "near-apologize" for the U.S. overthrow of democracy in Iran?

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Michael Phelps Apologizes to Bong For Hitting It So Hard

Rip Empson | Posted 03.05.2009 | Comedy

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"We should really be congratulating the bong. I really hit that thing hard, and it responded," Mr. Phelps said in subsequent statements.

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Alastair Sim's Scrooge, and Apologies

Chris Durang | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment

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It's easier to find nice apologies and resolution of differences in literature and movies than in life. But blessed are the peacemakers, eh? If only we can figure out how to make peace.

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Explain? How Do You Explain Saying

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.16.2008 | Media

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I am sorry anyone thought I wanted a real person dead -- I did not. But John McCain, Sarah Palin and all the zealot conservatives meant the dangerous things they said about Obama. They still mean it, and they've never apologized for it.

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The 7 Signs Of A Bad Apology

Times Of London | Matthew Parris | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living

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There are many of ways of not quite apologising, and they all take longer than the real thing. The real thing needs only one word. "Sorry." Or if you ...

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Sign The Big Apology To George W. Bush!

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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If we had known 8 years ago that you would nationalize many of the US's largest banks (Right on Comrade!), galvanize the nation to vote for a liberal Democrat to replace you ...

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Presidential Pardon

Michael E. McCullough | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Apologies, Conflict, Forgiveness, War, Revenge, Campaign, President, Reconciliation, Politics News

The ability to control revenge and broker forgiveness among groups in conflict is a crucial, though underappreciated, element of statecraft. We need a president who can rebuild our reserves of this resource.

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I'm Sorry But I'm Not Linking To You

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business

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There are networks reserved for grownups, the ones with serious business purposes, like LinkedIn, which does a really good job networking people. I have nothing against them.

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On The Inadvisability Of Apologizing

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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I have given this a lot of thought over the last several years and come to the conclusion that it is almost never a good idea for anybody in our culture to apologize about anything, even when they are in the wrong

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BeckWatch: 'Time' Has Come Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Romney, who apparently got the news of Time's decision from Beck, just wasn't having it, calling the choice, "disgusting...to suggest that someone like that is the man of the year is really disgusting. I'm just appalled."

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How Silicon Valley Says "I'm Sorry"

Forbes | Andy Greenberg | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Apologies, Andy Grove, Jerry Yang, Hector Ruiz, Business News

Forget about gleaning leadership lessons from the likes of Attila the Hun or Alexander the Great. These days, great chief executives have to know when...

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