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...cultural stereotypes, was insensitive, hurtful, and in poor taste,” Peres said in a written statement. “There’s a line that should never be crossed in any satirical humor, and Details crossed it. I, on behalf of the magazine, deeply regret this misstep, and apologize to those who were offended...
With only days left, Edwards, looking for any opportunity, eagerly jumped on Dean's dredged-up caucus misstep--the latest in a litany of gaffes by the front runner. "It's wrong for outsiders to come in and make disparaging remarks about things they don't understand," Edwards said...
...this case, that somebody was Jay Garner, a retired three star Rumsfeld knew since the two had worked together studying U.S. space policy three years before. This was probably Rumsfeld's first misstep: giving a retired general the job of organizing postwar Iraq--a job in which Garner would have to compete for money and manpower with a dozen other active-duty four-star generals. Rumsfeld didn't have a lot of great options. The Pentagon doesn't have an agency for peacekeeping or nation building or anything in between, and neither the military nor the White House regarded those...
Jantzen—wrestling up for the last time at 157 lbs.—had just one loss as he went 4-1 over the weekend. The one misstep came at the hands of Illinois’ No. 2 Alex Tirapelle, who decisioned Jantzen 11-4 in the semifinal bout. The drop pitted Jantzen against Missouri’s No. 10 Kenny Burleson in the consolation match, which Jantzen won 6-4, turning in his second straight third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational...
...access to certain drugs that Medicare does not cover, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Universal health care is a tremendously worthwhile goal, and prescription drug benefits are a step in that direction, but by threatening to make medicine less affordable, this bill is a dangerous misstep...