The New York Post has apologised for an editorial cartoon that critics said was racist because it likened US President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee.
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Apologising for the cartoon published on Wednesday,u00a0whichu00a0has drawn controversy because African Americans and others saw it as a depiction of Obama, the paper said "This most certainly was not its intent; to those who were offended by the image, we apologise."

In an editorial on its website headlined That Cartoon, the paper added, "It was meant to mock an ineptly written federal stimulus bill. Period."

It comes after angry protestors rallied outside the paper's Manhattan offices.