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...Albert, 56, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of assault and battery in a case brought by a longtime lover. In the bargain, which prosecutors said had been offered to Albert before the trial began, the far more serious charge of forcible sodomy was dropped. Not long after his plea, NBC announced that it had fired Albert after 20 years with the network. The Madison Square Garden Network later issued a statement saying it had accepted Albert's resignation...
...sure, there would not have been a bone marrow registration drive had it not been for the urgency of Alan's condition. Alan suffers from chronic leukemia, and his doctors have told him that he has one month to live. Flyers on campus and Alan's personal plea on his Web page detailed the accomplishments of his academic and professional career, and how much Alan means to his friends and family. Since Alan's likely tissue type match will likely be Asian, the drive pushed to register Asian donors. Promotional posters singled out the Asian community, and volunteers distributing flyers...
...YORK: So, farewell then, Marv Albert. The famed NBC sportscaster has been unceremoniously dumped by his employers, just hours after he entered a plea of guilty to assault and battery. "Mr. Albert asserted his innocence and assured NBC's senior management that there was no basis whatsoever to the charges," said the network's statement. Translation: You lied to us, so we're washing our hands of you. It was a reaction that came as a surprise to most commentators, who had been expecting Albert and his bosses would be able to work out some kind of deal, and that...
There are countless interruptions, even in the physical absence of people. The Telephone: the sceptre that lurks, both welcome and threatening, ushering presences into my home over long distances. I unfortunately have not the inner strength to ignore this purring plea for my attention. My mother, my brother, my boyfriend. Telemarketers. Almost all of whom I want to talk to-just...
...Also Thursday, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association opens their conference in San Francisco with a plea to allow HIV-positive surgeons to continue practicing medicine...