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March 1, 2010

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Serial Philanderer: He's Sorry

 

"I'm sorry for the things I've done.
I know that I'm the foolish one.
Now that I see who's to blame.
I'm so ashamed, I'm sorry." (The Platters, 1957)

If Tiger Woods confesses to private acts after they became public -- and takes three months to do so -- should the public accept his confession and forgive him?

Some media critics think last Friday's staged event with a friendly audience that included Woods' mother, his friends and selected journalists was too perfect, too scripted and too much. Others want to wait and see if he can put his family back together and get his golf game back on track. Read On
   
   

 

As if Tiger Woods’s apology last week for his serial philandering wasn’t enough of a public humiliation, several of his former mistresses have agreed to take part in a beauty pageant in which they will compete for a $100,000 (£65,000) prize.

The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant, organized by the US shock jock Howard Stern, will be held on March 10.

So far, only four of the golfer’s former mistresses —Read On
 
 
   

TEXT BOOKS IN TEXAS Gail Lowe"History is written by the victors," Winston Churchill famously said. In Texas, that may mean removing mention of Ted Kennedy and Cesar Chavez from textbooks in favor of new entries on the National Rifle Association and Phyllis Schlafly.

For much of the past year, the Texas State Board of Education has been considering changes to its social studies curriculum, hearing from community members and debating alterations to the way the state will teach history.


Jack Plunkett, AP "I don't see any evidence that people are pursuing any political or personal agendas," Gail Lowe, the chair of the Texas State Board of Education, told The Daily Texan newspaper. Read On
   
   
   
 
Bristol Palin attends the Candies Foundation Host Town Meeting On The Prevention Of Teenage Pregnancy in New York, 2009. BRISTLE'S ACTING DEBUT Bristol Palin knows plenty about being a teenage mom. And she'll use that experience when she makes her television acting debut.

Sarah Palin's 19-year-old daughter, whose unplanned pregnancy became an issue in the 2008 presidential election, will make a guest appearance on the ABC Family drama "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."
jpistudios.com Bristol Palin, pictured in New York last year, will make her acting debut on ABC's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" in an episode that will be filmed this summer in Los Angeles.
"Bristol is the most famous teenage mother in America," Brenda Hampton, the show's executive producer, said in a statement. "We're thrilled to have her join us, and I think she will bring additional attention of the issues facing teen parents that we've been exploring for a couple of seasons now."

Bristol's pregnancy became public when her mother, then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was chosen as the running mate for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Bristol gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston in December 2008. She had been engaged to the baby's father, Levi Johnston, but the couple broke up. Read On
 

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