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Competition blurs top El Al profits By SHARON WROBEL El Al Airlines Ltd. said Thursday it earned record profits in 2005.

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Financial Tables Current to Apr, 2 9:55 Stock Market   Pts. % TA-25 813.82 -1.0 FTSE 6045.2 +0.9 Nikkei 17045 +0.+ TASE Ticker Currencies   NIS % USD 4.6730 Euro 5.6511 Pound Sterling 8.1345 Japanese Yen (100) 3.9801 Basket 5.1963 An embarrassment of politicians Peretz is not the only leader to have temporarily lost his principles Further reading Peretz's day-after syndrome Kissing the president's hand Yitzhak Levy: Metzger should quit Comments: 59 Column One: 'Let's ignore Hamas' Comments: 35 Sharon skull operation delayed Comments: 28 Real Estate A French twist Gardening: For sale Hungarian rhapsody The Crazy House Health Thin is not a mitzvah for religious girls Keep Pessah cleaners away from kids Health Scan: New vaccine could put infant darrhea on the run Rx for Readers