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After O.J. Simpson was found guilty of charges--13 years to the day he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman-- related to a Las Vegas robbery last year, the tabloids put the new verdict on their covers today. The Post recalled its 1995 "Not Guilty" cover, and offered this quote from lawyer Gloria Allred, who represented the Brown family, "O.J. Simpson is finally being held accountable for his crime. O.J. Simpson's favorite song appeared to be 'If I Only Had a Brain.' If he only had a brain, he would never have committed the crime he did in Las Vegas. And if he only had a heart, he would never have killed Nicole and Ron Goldman."

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canceled by the News Corporation! Apparently being criticized nonstop since last week, with threats from all parts - even its own Fox News ranks - finally knocked some sense into Rupert Murdoch and friends. Murdoch's statement:

I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project. We are sorry for any pain this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown-Simpson.
No word on the fallout for publisher Judith Regan, who got the rights to publish the book and conducted the interview, or what will happen to copies of the book and TV special (to be destroyed or put on the Internet?).

Poo tangent: After Comedy Central aired uncensored South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut two nights in a row, we have been singing, "Step two: instead of shit say poo, as in 'Bullpoo!', 'Poohead!' and "This poo is cold." (lyrics)

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