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WASHINGTON: So the Pentagon has finally come clean. The Army secretary and chief of staff stood up Thursday and said their mea culpas ? there has been a problem of sexual harassment in the U.S. Army, they admitted, and "passive leadership" allowed it to persist...
...suspension that Nevada imposes. "Whatever punishment they give him will show what kind of commission we have," wounded champ Evander Holyfield told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "It has to be something to make a statement." Holyfield also said he would be willing to listen to a personal Tyson mea culpa, from a distance. "I'll let him know that his apology is accepted ? and I'll probably ask him a few questions," Holyfield said, "but they'd be personal...
...suspension that Nevada imposes. "Whatever punishment they give him will show what kind of commission we have," wounded champ Evander Holyfield told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "It has to be something to make a statement." Holyfield also said he would be willing to listen to a personal Tyson mea culpa, from a distance. "I'll let him know that his apology is accepted ? and I'll probably ask him a few questions," Holyfield said, "but they'd be personal...
...paper's mea culpa likely to change the minds of those who want to believe that the U.S. government was behind the introduction of crack into the inner city. Los Angeles Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who was among the first to take up Webb's reporting as a political cause, has reaffirmed her belief that the basic story is sound and has vowed to continue pressing for congressional hearings. Says Los Angeles city councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas: "There is a lot of suspicion that there was some truth associated with the claims in the story. Frankly, those suspicions will...
Will smokers take Liggett's mea culpas to heart and light up less often? After declining for years, smoking has leveled off, and teens seem to be increasing their intake. Older smokers may pay more heed than younger ones to warnings about addiction on Liggett cigarette labels. That's because the young are more apt to look upon smoking as cool and the consequences a distant threat. And they may cling to that view even when a major manufacturer admits that with regard to the truth about cigarettes and health, it has been blowing smoke for years...