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New Orleans Mayor Apologizes for Divisive Comments

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said on Tuesday that if he could, he would take back some of the comments that he made during a Martin Luther King Day rally a day earlier. “I used some analogies and probably didn’t hit the mark on my message. But …

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EBay Q4 Results Strong But Outlook Disappoints

SAN FRANCISCO – Online marketplace eBay Inc. (EBAY) posted strong quarterly results on Wednesday but disappointed Wall Street by failing to raise its 2006 outlook, and its shares fell 5 percent in after-hours trading. Fourth-quarter profit jumped 36 percent and per-share earnings beat analysts’ average forecast, but the outlook for …

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Scores of Beached Whales Shot Dead in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Wildlife officers shot 41 pilot whales that beached on New Zealand’s South Island, the Department of Conservation said. A total of 49 whales came ashore Saturday near Farewell Spit in the second major stranding in the area within two weeks. Eight died on the beaches, and …

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