European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes thursday april 12 2007 in the states Rutgers women to meet with Imus by Rebecca Santana the associated press Piscataway the Rutgers women basketball team will meet with embattled radio Host Don Imus and their coach on tuesday called his com ments racist and sexist remarks that Are deplorable despicable and players stopped Short of saying whether they thought Imus should be fired effective Mon Day Imus has been suspended for two weeks for calling the rut Gers female basketball players Nappy headed we All agreed the meeting with or Imus will essence Carson a member of the team that lost the Mcaa women championship game to Tennes see last week said we do Hope to get something accomplished during this teammate Matee Ajavon said i could say that we honestly dont know what to expect from Don Imus and what we will plan on asking him is his reasons and How you could just say things that you have not put any thought to right now i cant really say if we have come to a conclusion of whether we will accept the apology what i can say i think this meeting will be crucial for us the state of new Jersey and every body representing head coach c Vivian Stringer said her players Are the Best this nation has to offer and we Are so very fortunate to have them at Rutgers University they Are Young ladies of class distinction they Are articulate they Are gifted they Are gods representatives in every sense of the she said its not about the play ers As Black or Nappy headed its about us As a people when there is not Equality for All or when there has been denied Equality for one there has been denied Equality for Mike Rutgers University women basketball coach c Vivian Stringer addresses the comments directed at her team made on air by radio personality Don Imus she further said while they worked hard in the classroom and accomplished so much and used their gifts and talents you know to bring the smiles and the Pride within this state in so Many people we had to experience racist and sexist remarks that Are deplorable despicable and abominable and unconscionable it hurts Imus comments about the rut Gers players struck a chord in part because it was aimed at a group of Young women at the pin Nacle of athletic Success it also came in a different pub Lic atmosphere following the Michael Richards and Mel Gib son incidents said Eric Deggans columnist for the St Petersburg times and chairman of the Media monitoring committee of the National association of Black journalists the nabs governing Board which Doest include Deg Gans wants Imus canned what i did was make a stupid idiotic mistake in a comedy con Imus said on his show tues Day morning the final week be fore his suspension starts asked by Abc today Host Matt Lauer if he could clean up his act As he promised on Mon Day he said Well perhaps i but he added i have a history of keeping my Bush to meet on War Bill by Deb Riechmann the associated press Washington president Bush on tuesday invited democrats to discuss their standoff Over a War spending Bill but he made Clear he would not change his position opposing troop withdrawals the White House bluntly said the meeting would not be a negotiation its time for them to get the Job done so in inviting congressional leaders from both parties both political parties to meet with me at the White House next Bush said in a speech to an american legion audience in Fairfax a at this meeting the leaders in Congress can report on Progress on getting an emergency spend ing Bill to my Bush said we can discuss the Way Forward on a Bill that is a clean Bill a Bill that funds our troops without artificial timetables for withdrawal and without handcuffing our generals on the ground in hopeful Well see some results soon from the democratic leaders said there ready to sit Down and talk with Bush but Senate majority Leader Harry Reid said tuesday that Bush must agree to take a seat at the table of negotiation of Compromise of direction iraqi leaders Are not willing to take the political risk of govern ing their own country that must Reid said that what Congress is de manding that is what the Ameri can people by a Large majority demand and the president should be leading us in that direction not threatening to veto fund ing for our troops unless we rub ber stamp his flawed in essence Bush invited the democratic leaders of Congress to come hear the stance he has offered for weeks he again accused them of shirk ing their responsibilities were at Bush said it is irresponsible for the democratic leadership in Congress to delay for months on end while our troops in combat Are waiting for the funds they need to judge rejects an Appeal for dismissal in Padilla Case the associated press Miami a Federal judge re fused to dismiss terrorism charges against Jose Padilla Over claims that the alleged Al Aida operative was tortured in Mil itary custody removing one of the last major obstacles to the Start of his trial next week District judge Marcia Cooke stressed in a 12page order filed late monday that she was not passing judgment on the Tor Ture allegations rather she said the Effort to dismiss the Case for outrageous government con duct was faulty on Legal grounds padillas lawyers claim that during the years Padilla was held As an enemy combatant at a Navy Brig he was routinely subjected to harsh treatment and Tor Ture the Pentagon and Justice department have repeatedly denied those claims Gonzales documents subpoenaed by House Washington the House judiciary committee subpoenaed new documents tuesday from attorney general Alberto Gonzales As part of its investigation into the firings of Federal prosecutors with the panel chair Man saying he had run out of patience we have been patient in allow ing the department to work through its concerns regarding the sensitive nature of some of these rep John Conyers wrote Gonzales in a letter accompanying the subpoena from the associated press Public apology rarely holds individuals accountable the associated press new York its a familiar dance that plays out Ever More frequently in our popular culture a Public figure transgresses and we wait to dissect the apology was it sincere enough contrite enough specific enough did he feel our pain Don Imus critics dont really care for them its time to dispense with the ritual and move on to a world where actions have consequences not that the radio Host want working hard to save his Job on monday seeking to atone for his Nappy headed hos comment in a testy appearance on the Rev Al Sharp tons radio program but for Many the Public apology used so often in the past year was seeming like a tired vehicle even a meaningless Infanta in the words of ethics columnist Randy Cohen i dont care about an said Angela Bur Murray editor in chief of essence Magazine who been one of the stronger voices speaking out against Imus 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