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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Rep. Don Young, who used the term "wetbacks" to describe Mexican immigrants in a radio interview Thursday night, issued a full-scale apology this afternoon for using the derogatory slur after a barrage of criticism from Republicans and Democrats.

"I apologize for the insensitive term I used during an interview in Ketchikan, Alaska," Young, R-Alaska, wrote in his second statement of the past 24 hours. "There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words."

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An earlier statement from Young excused his use of the smear as "a term that was commonly used" during his days growing up on his father's ranch in central California, but the 21-term congressman's second statement leaves no ambiguity about his remorse.

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"That word [wetbacks], and the negative attitudes that come with it, should be left in the 20th century, and I'm sorry that this has shifted our focus away from comprehensive immigration reform," he stated.

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Numerous lawmakers decried Young's short-lived defense earlier today, including House Speaker John Boehner, who said the remarks "were offensive and beneath the dignity" of the House. Boehner had called on Young to issue "an immediate apology."

Mike Anderson, Young's press secretary, said that the congressman is traveling in Alaska today and is not available for further comment.

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Iraq rejects $4B Egypt request, talks ongoing

BAGHDAD (AP) ? An Iraqi official says Baghdad has rejected a request from Egypt for a $4 billion bond to be deposited in Egypt's central bank to bolster its faltering economy.

The official said on Friday that it's "too risky" to deposit such a large sum in Egypt but that talks are continuing for a smaller amount. The official didn't elaborate. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.

In Egypt, the presidency's media office confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press that discussions with Iraq are ongoing.

Egypt's planning minister, Ashraf el-Araby, visited Iraq this week.

Egypt has sought help from several oil-wealthy Arab countries to shore up reserves in its central bank, which were depleted in the aftermath of Hosni Mubarak's 2011 ouster.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-rejects-4b-egypt-request-talks-ongoing-114528018--finance.html

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Fanbase Media Debuts Its Social Marketing Platform For Instagram (And Maybe One Day, Vine)

Fanbase Media, a new social media marketing startup which has been flying under the radar for over half a year, helps companies use Instagram for connecting with their customers. Despite the company's low profile - its turnkey, self-serve solution won't launch until next week, in fact - it has already attracted the interest of some bigger-name brands, including Michael Kors, Shape Magazine, and others which the company isn't allowed to publicly name.

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Friday, March 29, 2013

Mariah Carey No Makeup Photo: Still Beautiful?

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British ex-policeman, prison officer jailed in hacking case

By Michael Holden

LONDON (Reuters) - Two former policemen and an ex-prison officer were jailed on Wednesday for selling stories to Rupert Murdoch's tabloid the Sun, Britain's top-selling newspaper.

The three men were convicted as part of a wide-ranging police investigation begun two years ago into claims journalists from Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World newspaper had hacked into mobile phone voicemail messages.

That inquiry has led to dozens of arrests of current and former staff at News International, the British newspaper arm of Murdoch's News Corp., and has been widened to examine claims of illegal payments to public officials.

The long-running scandal forced the closure of the News of the World and has called into question the judgment of Prime Minister David Cameron, who was friends with several of Murdoch's senior executives.

Richard Trunkfield, 31, who worked at a high-security prison in central England, gave information to the Sun about Jon Venables, who was aged 10 when he and another child killed a toddler in 1993 in one of the most infamous murders in Britain in recent times.

The prison officer, who had contact with a Sun journalist between 10 and 15 times, receiving 3,500 pounds in the process, was handed a 16-month jail sentence at London's Southwark Crown Court.

"It is most assuredly not for individual prison officers to take it upon themselves to contact the press to reveal information about a defendant in circumstances such as those before the court today, still less to enrich themselves in the process," said the judge, Justice Adrian Fulford.

Alan Tierney, 40, an ex-police constable based in Surrey to the south of London, was paid 1,250 pounds for details of the arrest of former England football captain John Terry's mother on suspicion of shoplifting, and the arrest of Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood, who was held on suspicion of beating up his lover.

Tierney was jailed for 10 months while a second former police officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to two years in prison. All three men had pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office.

Last month, April Casburn, 53, a senior counter-terrorism police officer, became the first person to be convicted and jailed by detectives looking into the phone-hacking claims and other related offences.

Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News International and a close confidante of Murdoch, and Cameron's former media chief Andy Coulson, are among those who have also been charged with crimes relating to the inquiries.

They are due to go on trial later this year.

(Editing by Michael Roddy)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ex-policeman-prison-officer-jailed-selling-stories-murdochs-155255029--finance.html

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