January 13, 2003
EARNINGS LOOK GOOD, BUT COMPARED TO WHAT?
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amCorporate profits are expected to grow by low double digits this quarter, though that's no reason to start the bulls running. While earnings will likely post their highest growth in...
TIME WRITER TAPPED TO HEAD AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAG SAVOY
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amTime's Ron Stodghill has a new stomping ground. The former senior writer has been named as the new editor-in-chief of Savoy - the upstart African-American general interest magazine published by...
HUM-DINGER SALE - JPM SHOPPING HUMVEE MAKER AM GENERAL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amBuyers are lining up for the Hummer. Ira Rennert, the controversial Manhattan tycoon who owns AM General Corp. - maker of the super-trendy Hummer sport utility vehicle - is shopping...
GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE, FRASIER; 'BENEDICT ARNOLD' AND
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWHAT does a cable network do when it has very little else going on? It revs up the hype machine to hyperspeed. Take tonight's "Benedict Arnold" movie on A&E (8...
BOAL'S MASTERY OF DANCE EVIDENT IN SOLOS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amPETER BOAL SOLOS at AltogetherDifferent FestivalAt the Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave. at 19th Street, (212) 242-0800. Series runs through Jan. 19. EVERY year around this time, the Joyce Theater...
GETTING HITLER READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amADOLPH Hitler is suddenly hot. At least two major TV projects about the worst monster of modern times are underway: an HBO documentary based on a controversial book that claims...
STARR REPORT
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA tale of two Tims: Busfield, Matheson swap series Call it a cross-network, cross-country synergy between NBC's Wednesday night series "Ed" and "The West Wing." "West Wing" co-star Tim Matheson...
LEFTOVERS, AGAIN? RACKS' REMAINS SAY LOTS ABOUT FALL FAILURES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWHAT were the fashion mistakes of fall 2002? Look on the sale racks at department stores. Many of the designer pieces most hyped by magazines are now gathering dust in...
BUY IT AT RESALE: ONE WOMAN'S FALL DISCARDS ARE ANOTHER'S DREAM DESIGNER DUDS AT CONSIGNMENT SHOPS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAMONG a certain style elite, October's hot looks are ancient history come January - and that's good news for those of us who don't work for Vogue. The barely worn...
PROBED PRISONS FIRM HAS LIMO-LINK TO DISGRACED POL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00am--- EXCLUSIVE --- THE State Lobbying Commission has launched a probe of a major national firm linked to the illegal conduct of just-resigned Bronx Assemblywoman Gloria Davis, The Post has...
SAY IT AIN'T SO, HOJO
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amIT'S happy hour in Times Square. Teenagers cram the Virgin Megastore, accountants file out of the Ernst & Young Building and head back to the suburbs, and conventioneers with name...
'COURT' BATTLE - TENNIS PAIR IN RIGHTS FIGHT VS. ELITE CLUB
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA group of powerful Manhattanites who've taken control of the Pelham Country Club has sparked an uproar in the swanky Westchester suburb of Pelham Manor after firing the club's longtime...
CHUCK: CUT WAIT FOR BREAST TEST
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday said he is introducing legislation to increase mammogram reimbursements in an effort to end a backlog at metro facilities, which can have women waiting up to...
VISA-SEEKING BRIT STUNNED BY AMERICAN STAMP ACT
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA British student got her first lesson in American studies before she even set foot in the country when the U.S. Embassy in London temporarily lost her passport - sending...
EX-NYPD POLS RIP $LASHES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amTwo former NYPD cops, now city councilmen, lashed out at the Bloomberg administration yesterday for considering handing out pink slips to police officers to help close the $3 billion budget...
W. MUST 'SELL' TAX CUT: FRIST
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The Senate's top Republican yesterday said President Bush will have to "sell" his tax plan to skeptical lawmakers, as Democrats continued to deride the package as a gift...
'BLOCK'-BUSTING VISIONS - WTC DESIGNS CLASH WITH LMDC ORDER TO LET TRAFFIC THROUGH
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amSeveral of the proposed designs for rebuilding Ground Zero ignore a call to restore part of the area's old street grid - and even move toward re-establishing the World Trade...
CLASSY BIGWIGS TO DONATE BIG BUCKS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amNew York's business titans are so impressed with city education reforms that they're about to fork over big bucks to help improve the schools, The Post has learned. "I'm confident...
BROOKLYN'S FESTERING 'GHOST TOWN'
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA sprawling apartment complex in central Brooklyn, built as a safe haven for middle-income tenants, is crumbling and half-empty, despite millions of dollars in state and federal subsidies, The Post...
11 KILLED IN NEW ATTACKS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA surge of violence swept the Mideast yesterday as at least nine Palestinians and two Israelis were killed during a series of attacks. "We have watched another peak in the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOfficials at Washington's National Zoo are investigating whether rat poison is to blame for the deaths of two red pandas and the illnesses of three workers who stepped into the...
CASE CLOSED : AOL TIME WARNER CHIEF TO EXIT AMID INVESTORS' WRATH
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amDisgruntled AOL Time Warner shareholders have gotten their wish: Steve Case announced yesterday that he will step down in May as chairman of the embattled media giant. Case's departure had...
EMPLOYEES READY TO CELEBRATE NO MATTER WHO'S NEXT
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amThere will likely be cheers in many of the halls of AOL Time Warner's offices today. Steve Case's decision to step down as chairman couldn't come soon enough for employees,...
MODEL TEEN CHEATS DEATH
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA teen model, who lay in a coma after a tragic accident, is ready to strut her way to stardom after completing her last round of rehab this week. Friends...
CHEATIN' HUBBY WEAVES TANGLED WEB
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amDoug Mitchell is married with two kids, holds down a job, has a girlfriend on the side - and runs a Web site offering helpful hints for philanderers. Philanderers.com was...
EX-FIANCÉ SUING OVER 'I DO NOT'
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAn Iowa stockbroker can do without the "for richer or poorer" routine - and is suing his ex-girlfriend to get back more than $300,000 in gifts, loans and expenses after...
N. KOREA'S HOT-AIR BAGS WARN U.S. OF 'SEA OF FIRE'
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amNever at a loss for words, North Korea fired off a new threat at the United States yesterday, saying America could disappear in "a sea of fire" if the communist...
ENCORE PERFORMANCE - BELOVED STARS ONCE AGAIN TAKE TOP PRIZES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amIt was out with the old - and in with the old - at the People's Choice Awards last night. The 29th annual show was dominated by repeat winners in...
3 NABBED IN KIDNAP OF CONN. TYCOON
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAuthorities last night busted three men in the bizarre kidnapping of a megarich investor who had surfaced unharmed in Connecticut hours earlier, cops said. Edward Lampert, 40 - who has...
ILLINOIS MAN SLAIN ON VISIT TO N.Y. SISTER
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAn Illinois man visiting his sister was shot dead early yesterday morning outside the Lower East Side apartment where he was staying, cops said. Burke O'Brien, 24, had been out...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amMANHATTAN * An 18-year-old youth was punched and slashed yesterday in a confrontation with a group of thugs on a downtown subway platform. Miguel Vargas, of Brooklyn, was standing on...
9/11 WIDOW WON'T LET BRAVEST GET AXED
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amTHERE was a time when I thought Osama bin Laden was the name of a trendy Upper East Side restaurant. That was on Feb. 26, 1993, when as a reporter...
QUIET 9/11 RESCUER IS HERO IN HIS HOMELAND
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amSheik Saleh considers himself a true-blue, everyday American - but in Bangladesh, he's a national hero. "Everyone knew eight Bangladeshis were killed in the Twin Towers. What people didn't know...
GOPER PUSHES PARDON BILL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Angry that Democrats killed his bill to prevent another Clinton-style pardon scandal, Sen. Arlen Specter says he'll reintroduce it this year in hopes the new Republican-led Congress can...
GOTTI BRO ON TRIAL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amPeter Gotti, a decidedly undapper don when compared to his flashy younger brother, heads to trial this week for allegedly succeeding John Gotti as Gambino crime boss and overseeing the...
HOSPITAL SNATCHED BODY PARTS: WIDOW
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA HEARTBROKEN Ecuadorean woman is accusing two area medical agencies of manipulating her emotional breakdown to snatch body parts from her brain-dead husband. Maria Nieves Cajamarca, 31, says she was...
READIN, 'RITIN & RIP-OFFS - SCHOOL STAFFERS ACCUSED OF SCAMS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amInvestigators have nabbed school staffers for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from the Department of Education by filing bogus invoices and time sheets, The Post has learned. And a few...
TEACHER WAS USED AS ERRAND GIRL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amHarlem assistant principal committed "gross misconduct" by ordering a teacher to conduct personal errands for more than a year - even during class time, investigators charged. PS 46 supervisor Juanita...
U.S. TALKING TURKEY - SET TO USE KEY ALLY'S BASES ON IRAQ BORDER
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The United States begins inspecting Turkish military bases today, as the Pentagon prepares for war with Iraq by moving thousands of American soldiers and equipment into position for...
PROBER: IRAQ DOESN'T POSE NUKE THREAT
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amA top weapons inspector disagrees with the U.S. assertion that Iraq is close to becoming a nuclear power, saying that Baghdad is "far away" from having a nuclear device. "If...
AUSSIES NAB OWN TALIBAN TRAITOR
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAustralian authorities announced yesterday that they may have their own version of American Taliban John Walker Lindh - an Australian citizen who trained at an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan....
CAPITOL OUSTS BLIND BIZMAN
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amALBANY - A blind state Capitol news dealer is accusing Gov. Pataki's administration of shortsightedness for evicting him from the popular newsstand he's occupied for years. Queens-born Richard Fernandez, 36,...
4 SHOT IN B'KLYN 'Y' DRIVE-BY
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amFour men were wounded in a gang-related shooting outside a YMCA in Brooklyn yesterday as a carload of thugs opened fire on a group of people leaving a party, police...
WEB SITE FOOLS AROUND WITH ADULTERY INSTRUCTIONS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amDoug Mitchell is married with two kids, holds down a job, has a girlfriend on the side - and runs a Web site offering helpful hints for philanderers. Philanderers.com was...
STAGE FRIGHT: 'LUCKY I'M ALIVE,' SAYS CALIFORNIAN CAUGHT IN MOSCOW THEATER RAID
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOne minute, Californian Natalya Aleshnya was enjoying the music at a Moscow theater - the next, she was clutched in the grip of terror as Chechen rebels stormed in, toting...
NEW GOTTI TRIAL A FAMILY AFFAIR
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amPeter Gotti, a decidedly undapper don when compared to his flashy younger brother, heads to trial this week for allegedly succeeding John Gotti as Gambino crime boss and overseeing the...
HOLLYWOOD'S STAMP OF APPROVAL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amAnd the envelope, please ... When the final ballots for the 75th Academy Awards are mailed to Oscar voters next month, they'll showcase a future star's debut - right on...
4 SHOT IN DRIVE-BY OUTSIDE B'KLYN 'Y'
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amFour men were wounded in a gang-related shooting outside a YMCA in Brooklyn yesterday, as a carload of thugs opened fire on a group of people leaving a party, police...
ONE TITANIC COMPETITOR ; INJURIES CAN'T STOP INTREPID MCNAIR
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amNASHVILLE - It sounded silly, but if you have followed Steve McNair's season and watched his performance in the final minutes of Saturday's AFC Divisional playoff game against the Steelers,...
JAGR'S NEXT FOR ISLES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amWhile the Islanders will certainly beware the awakening of Jaromir Jagr, the Caps should pay heed to Jason Blake when the two teams meet in Washington tonight, as each player...
WILL NIEU BE THE NEXT TO LEAVE?
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amThis has the disquietingly familiar feel of Bobby Holik's final season as a Devil, and those of Alexander Mogilny and Doug Gilmour, as well. Even as Joe Nieuwendyk chases his...
LACK OF PROGRESS WORRIES LEETCH
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amSo, Brian Leetch, what does it say that you've been elected to start for the Eastern Conference All Stars even though you've played in just 28 games and haven't been...
THE 'J' NO LONGER SILENT IN THIS JASON
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amJason Kidd is like any of the billions of people who populate the planet. He wants to see results. NOW. But unlike so many - and believe it, there are...
FIZER'S STOCK NOW ; CLIMBING IN CHICAGO
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amCHICAGO - The Knicks could have acquired Bulls backup power forward Marcus Fizer, the No. 4 pick in the 2000 draft, in a trade for their injury exception at Dec....
KNICKS CAN'T GO POST-AL: MJ; JORDAN SAYS KNICKS STRUGGLE DOWN LOW WITH GAME ON LINE
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amThe schedule gets easier now, but the Knicks don't get any taller. Michael Jordan couldn't hit any of his layups late Saturday night at the Garden, but afterward was on...
PHILLY'S EAGER TO BE SUPER VS. BUCS IN NFC TITLE GAME
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amJust like last year, the Eagles are headed to the NFC Championship Game, and that experience has to help. "They've walked in those shoes," head coach Andy Reid said yesterday....
BYRON TELLS RODNEY, YOU'RE STILL MY GUY
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amNET NOTES The shots were missing for Rodney Rogers. That happened before. No problem. But Rogers' passing, defense and rebounding also disappeared. That hadn't happened. Big problem. So coach Byron...
RAIDERS REMAIN IN BLACK MOOD
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - In their typical style, a number of the Raiders refused to win with grace after their 30-10 playoff victory over the Jets yesterday. "Tell Josh Evans I have...
MARIUCCI ON EDGE AFTER BLOWOUT LOSS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amTAMPA - Yesterday, the 49ers suffered a physical beating at the hands of Tampa Bay that was every bit as decisive as the final score sounds. Tomorrow, San Francisco coach...
BUCS DON'T STOP HERE ; NO RALLY THIS TIME AS 49ERS GO HOME
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amBucs 31 49ers 6 TAMPA - This time there was no miracle comeback for San Francisco, and no amount of assistance from the officials could help the 49ers. The Buccaneers...
I-ROD COMES THROUGH IN CLUTCH
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amHIGH SCHOOLS Douglass 47 Grady 46 For nine months out of the year, Ivan Rodriguez is a baseball player. He plays basketball during the winter "to have something else to...
HOME'S WHERE HEARTBREAK WAS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - This was the moment when all the Jets' bills came due, a winter's evening when they finally had to answer for all the dreadful football they'd foisted upon...
UNHERALDED PORTER STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - On an afternoon when Jerry Rice became one of football's greatest post-season scorers, it was his often-overlooked partner, Jerry Porter, who came up with the big plays that...
GANG GETS LOST IN BLACK HOLE: CHAD, JETS FALL FLAT VS. RAIDERS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amDivisional Playoffs Raiders 30 Jets 10 OAKLAND - The Jets had delicious designs on ending their season on the West Coast. It's just that Oakland is further north of the...
RAIDERS WIN TAKEAWAY WAR
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - In a one-time role reversal that changed yesterday's game, Oakland cornerback Tory James played like an open receiver while Jets' WR Laveranues Coles might have been mistaken for...
GREEN 'D' SIMPLY OFFENSIVE IN SECOND HALF
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - They were feeling so good about themselves, and with good reason. As terrible as the members of the Jets' defense had looked during that stretch of the season...
UNEVEN WEEKEND IN NFL'S TRENCHES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amANOTHER shut-in NFL weekend. Let's take 'em again in reverse order: Jets-Raiders (CBS) - Phil Simms, late second quarter, said that Laveranues Coles "turned out to be an unbelievable, third-round...
HERMAN WON'T HANG HIS HEAD
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - Lost in the finality of the Jets' season-ending playoff loss to the Raiders yesterday was the job that Herman Edwards did to get the team to this game....
GANNON WINS SHOOTOUT ; OAKLAND VET TOPS YOUNG-GUN CHAD
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - He was the league MVP, and yet all during the week it seemed as if Rich Gannon was The Other Quarterback in this game, playing second fiddle to...
IT WAS THERE FOR TAKING UNTIL REALITY JOLTED JETS
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - This time, there wasn't one Jets moment to torture you for the rest of the winter, but a series of them, a quarter stuffed with them, a game...
JERALD PLAYS OAKLAND SO-WELL
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amOAKLAND - The last time Jerald Sowell played against the Raiders in Oakland, last Dec. 2 on a Monday night, he scored his first NFL touchdown, a six-yard pass from...
AN UNEVEN WEEKEND IN THE NFL TRENCHES
January 13, 2003 | 5:00amANOTHER shut-in NFL weekend. Let's take 'em again in reverse order: * Jets-Raiders (CBS) - Phil Simms, late second quarter, said that Laverneus Coles "turned out to be an unbelievable,...