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New York Times by Gwen Ifill | Apr. 10, 2007 (Opinion)

The serial apologies of Mr. Imus, who was suspended yesterday by both NBC News and CBS Radio for his remarks, have failed another test. The sincerity seems forced and suspect because he's done some version of this several times before.

I know, because he apparently did it to me.

I was covering the White House for this newspaper in 1993, when Mr. Imus's producer began calling to invite me on his radio program. I didn't return his calls. I ... Full Story »

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by Linda Raiteri - Oct. 1, 2008

Ifill shows that she has been walking the high road for quite a while and asks that others be mindful too. She does this by bringing us the reality of the young women - who they are, how they have pulled together, what they were seeking - contrasting it with Imus's ignorant disregard of all that these young women are, and by extension, the harm done to all the people of this country by similar denigrations.