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  • Newspaper apologizes to those offended

    (Pic of cover below) We made a news decision on Friday that offended many readers and we sincerely apologize for it. Many saw Saturday's front-page story and photo regarding the local observance of the end of Ramadan as offensive, particularly on the day, Sept. 11, when our nation and the world were paying tribute to those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks nine years ago. We have acknowledged that we erred by at least not offering balance to the story and its prominent position on the front page. What you are reading today was the planned coverage of the...
  • Freep this polls (Roberts for SC?)

    07/21/2005 5:07:19 AM PDT · by Fido969 · 8 replies · 394+ views
    Portland Press Herald ^ | 07/20/05 | TREVOR MAXWELL
    See right side of page, about half-way down: ---------------------- President Bush has nominated John Roberts, a 50-year-old federal appeals court judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Do you favor Roberts as a Supreme Court justice?
  • WSJSinclair and Double Standards:

    10/13/2004 5:26:49 AM PDT · by OESY · 4 replies · 794+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | October 13, 2004 | Editorial
    ...Terry McAuliffe called the program "an illegal in-kind contribution" to the Bush campaign and said the Democratic National Committee is filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. Over at the FCC, Democratic Commissioner Michael Copps interrupted his Columbus Day holiday to dub the broadcast "an abuse of the public trust." More ominously, Kerry adviser Chad Clanton told Fox News yesterday that "I think they (Sinclair) are going to regret doing this, and they better hope we don't win." ...It wasn't the intention of the Founders to give elected officials veto power over press reports.... The excuse for such broadcast...