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Groupon CEO Offers Apology for Super Bowl Ads

Groupon CEO Offers Apology for Super Bowl Ads

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason offered an apology for the company's much-maligned Super Bowl ads, saying that the company will work to pull the commercials from circulation. more ›

Braun Offers Apology to Watkins (Sort Of)

Braun Offers Apology to Watkins (Sort Of)

Flanked by Congressmen Danny Davis and Bobby Rush, Carol Moseley Braun offered a public apology to Patricia Van Pelt Watkins for saying she was "strung out on crack" at Sunday's mayoral forum. Reading from a prepared statement, Braun said, “Patricia Watkins said she does not expect an apology from me. She is wrong." more ›

Subway On Salmonella: Our Bad

Subway On Salmonella: Our Bad

As the salmonella outbreak traced back to Subway restaurants has expanded to 80 cases across 26 Illinois counties, the chain has issued an apology for the illnesses. Subway corporate spokesman Kevin Kane said that all cases came from people eating at restaurants before June 3 and that lettuce, green peppers, red onion and tomatoes have been chucked and replaced. The statement: more ›

Blago Apologizes For "Blacker Than Obama" Comment (UPDATED)

Rod Blagojevich called into WLS this morning and apologized for the controversial quote in the new Esquire interview in which he claimed, "I'm blacker than Barack Obama." The White House has not commented on the statement yet. After the jump is video from WGN of Blago holding a press conference of sorts in front of his house as he continues the back-pedal. more ›

Bears Apologize For Season Via Ad

Bears Apologize For Season Via Ad

With the Bears done for the season at 7-9 and missing the playoffs for a third straight year, the team took out a full page ad in today's Tribune and Sun-Times apologizing to fans for their underachievement. Meanwhile, fans await actions, not words. And while Coach Lovie Smith didn't appear before the media today as he usually does the day after a game, he's still owed $11 million over the next two years which means it might cost the Bears a pretty penny to fire him. On the other hand, team GM Jerry Angelo promised money would not be a factor in the decision to fire or retain Smith. more ›

Ryan Apologizes For Crimes For Which He Has Maintained His Innocence

Ryan Apologizes For Crimes For Which He Has Maintained His Innocence

Can we really believe the apology of a convicted governor who appears to be desperate to have his prison sentence commutated when just two weeks ago, he was quoted by his wife as saying his conscience was clear and he’d not do anything different? Former Gov. George Ryan issued an apology yesterday -- through another former governor, friend and lawyer James Thompson, for the crimes he committed -- crimes Ryan has maintained is is innocent for. more ›

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