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U.S. Official: Probe Didn't Clear Annan

UNITED NATIONS – A U.S. State Department official said Thursday that an interim report on bribery and other wrongdoing in the U.N. Oil-for-Food program didn’t exonerate Kofi Annan (search) as the secretary-general had proclaimed. The statement from Mark Lagon (search), the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, …

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E-Casino to Name New Monkey Species

NEW YORK – An infinite number of newly discovered monkeys trying to name themselves could have pounded on their keyboards a long time before coming up with this one: GoldenPalace.com (search). The Internet casino paid $650,000 for the right to name the foot-high primate, online auction house CharityFolks.com (search) announced …

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Timberland Beats Expectations, Posts Record Earnings

WASHINGTON – Timberland Co. (TBL) posted record first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, exceeding analysts’ estimates by about 20 percent. Solid sales for its trademark boots in the United States and abroad were boosted by favorable exchange rates, and its stock price hit an all-time high. The shoemaker also said it saw …

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