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Mary Schmich: Come on, Joe Biden, apologize to Anita Hill

Just say you're sorry, Joe.

Take a deep breath, stand up tall and say it:

I'm sorry, Anita Hill, for how I treated you.

Simple. See?

Apologies, of course, are never simple, even when the words are. They require the relinquishing of pride, the acknowledgment of harm inflicted, a humility that can feel humiliating. So far the courage of such humility has eluded Joe Biden.

On Thursday, the former vice

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