Paladino Apologizes for Remarks About Gays

Carl P. Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor of New York, apologized on Tuesday for delivering comments that offended gay people, even as his campaign manager provoked a new controversy by calling the Democratic nominee, Andrew M. Cuomo, “oily.”

In a letter to the public totaling more than 400 words, Mr. Paladino said in plain language what few expected to hear: “I have made mistakes.”