Here's a roundup of last week's public apologies.

Don Imus apologised for insulting the Rutgers basketball girls. He apologised over and over again to everyone he could buttonhole. It didn't work. Imus is between jobs.

Durham North Carolina District Attorney Mike Nifong, who railroaded those three Duke Lacrosse boys on rape charges, issued an apology. He apologised "To the extant that I made judgements that were ultimately proved incorrect." Legal experts are still trying to parse exactly what it was he was apologising for.

United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apologised for the way eight attorneys general were fired. He later clarified his apology, pointing out that -- as head of the justice department -- he had nothing to do with the actual firings. Good job, Gonzo.

Paul Wolfowitz apologised for getting his employee/girlfriend that sweetheart job and a big pay raise. Wolfowitz is president of the World Bank, for now. Good job, Wolfie.

And a USC hockey boy apologised for mooning the game crowd. He's charged with a misdemeanor. USC lost the game to Brigham Young.

That's the roundup of recent apologies. If I left any out, I'm sorry.