Correction: ACORN's TroublesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Correction: ACORN's TroublesWASHINGTON — In a Sept. 19 story about the community organizing group ACORN, The Associated Press, based on an account in The Washington Post, erroneously quoted a conservative journalist saying he targeted the organization for hidden-camera videos because its voter-registration drives bring minority voters to the polls.
Correction: Virginia Killings storySeptember 22nd, 2009 Correction: Virginia Killings storyFARMVILLE, Va. — In a Sept.
Correction: Mikhalkov ObituaryAugust 28th, 2009 Correction: Mikhalkov ObituaryMOSCOW — In an Aug. 27 obituary for Russian author Sergei Mikhalkov, The Associated Press misstated one of his positions.
AP Interview: Former AG Gonzales says he'd 'do some things over,' including 'quaint' memoAugust 12th, 2009 Gonzales says he would 'do some things over'LUBBOCK, Texas — Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday he wishes he could "do some things over" from his years with the Bush administration, citing a memo he wrote that human rights groups contended led to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq.
AP Interview: Former AG Gonzalez says criminal probe of CIA interrogations could be dangerousAugust 11th, 2009 Gonzales discourages possible CIA criminal probeLUBBOCK, Texas — Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says a criminal investigation into whether CIA interrogations after 9/11 crossed legal lines could have a chilling effect on U.S.
Dozens of Texas Tech faculty sign petition to oppose hiring of ex-AG Alberto GonzalesJuly 31st, 2009 Texas Tech petition opposes ex-AG Gonzales' hireLUBBOCK, Texas — A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school's hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and is trying to gather signatures for a petition that claims he has "demonstrated significant ethical failings."
But Chancellor Kent Hance said Thursday that the petition targeting the hire won't deter him from having Gonzales on campus.
Correction: Hawaii Health Insurance-GlanceJuly 30th, 2009 Correction: Hawaii Health Insurance-GlanceHONOLULU — In a July 26 sidebar glance about Hawaii Health Insurance, The Associated Press reported erroneously the figures of those who reported in 2007 not seeing a doctor because of cost. Hawaii had the lowest percentage in the nation at 6 percent, not 0.06 percent.
Correction: SC Governor-What is Love? storyJuly 13th, 2009 Correction: SC Governor-What is Love? storyCOLUMBIA, S.C. — In a July 2 story about South Carolina Gov.
Correction: Dogfighting RaidsJuly 11th, 2009 Correction: Dogfighting RaidsST. LOUIS — In a July 9 story about dogfighting raids, The Associated Press, relying on information from a defense attorney, erroneously reported that the defendant was a Little League coach.
Correction: Florida Plane Crash storyJuly 10th, 2009 Correction: Florida Plane Crash storyPORT RICHEY, Fla. — In a July 9 story about a plane that crashed with five people aboard off Florida's Gulf Coast, The Associated Press erroneously reported that family members of two Quality Powder Coating LP employees were among those on the plane.
Former US attorney general to teach political science at Texas TechJuly 7th, 2009 Former AG Gonzales to teach at Texas TechLUBBOCK, Texas — Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science.
Correction: Detained Immigrants storyJune 9th, 2009 Correction: Detained Immigrants storyMcALLEN, Texas — In a June 4 story about Amnesty International touring the Port Isabel Detention Center, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it was the largest such facility in the country. The largest is the Willacy Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas, according to U.S.
Militants behead hostage in PhilippinesMay 18th, 2009 MANILA - Muslim militants beheaded a 61-year-old farmer they abducted in the southern Philippines last month, a military spokesman said Monday. The severed head of Doroteo Gonzales was found Sunday in a remote village in Akbar town in Basilan province, 900 km south of Manila, Captain Neil Estrella said.
Big 12 coaches prefer to keep three-way tiebreakerMay 8th, 2009 Big 12 coaches vote to keep tiebreakerPHOENIX — Big 12 coaches have rejected a proposal to change the controversial tiebreaker that gave Oklahoma the nod over Texas in the three-way tie in the Big 12 South last season. Meeting at a resort on Wednesday, they voted to keep the Bowl Championship Series standings as the method to break ties between more than two teams.
Record-setting Texas Tech QB Harrell to work with Browns at minicampApril 28th, 2009 Texas Tech QB Harrell to work with BrownsCLEVELAND — After going undrafted, Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell has agreed to attend the Cleveland Browns' rookie minicamp this weekend. The record-setting passer does not have a contract with the team.