Sen. Lynn Beyak apologizes for racist letters, says she'll obey ethics report

Sen. Lynn Beyak sought to stave off suspension from the upper chamber Tuesday, pledging to do more to make amends for the harm she caused by posting offensive letters online. "I would like to unreservedly apologize for my actions," she told the Senate. "After deep and careful reflection, I have come to the view that the posting of offensive and hurtful letters to a Senate public website was wrong and ill-considered and my insistence on leaving them up was also wrong." The letters were sent to Be