October 25, 2005
HE'S THE PERFECT POLITICAL DUPE FOR THE JOB
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amTHE stock market may have rallied yesterday on the naming of Ben Bernanke as the heir to Alan Greenspan, but it could just as easily have fallen dramatically. Bernanke certainly...
AOL'S MILLER IS STAYING ON
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amTime Warner has quietly extended America Online boss Jonathan Miller's contract amid ongoing discussions about selling a stake in AOL and partnering with another Internet company, The Post has learned....
BID WAR SURFACES FOR REFCO REMAINS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA bidding war has broken out for pieces of Refco Inc., with potential buyers including Pittsburgh Penguins owner Ron Burkle emerging to pick up the pieces of the fallen trading...
SIRIUS PUTS BOSS ON DIAL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe Boss is big business. Sirius Satellite Radio plans to announce today the launch of an around-the-clock Bruce Springsteen channel. The channel, to be called E Street Radio, will debut...
FOOLS' GOLDMAN - FIRM'S BANKERS SHOCKED AT NYSE-ARCA CONFLICTS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amGoldman Sachs' bankers were stunned at their firm's ability to get away with playing different and often conflicting roles in the planned merger between the historic New York Stock Exchange...
WEINSTEINS RAISE $490M FOR MOVIES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe brothers Weinstein shut the door on their money-raising yesterday, having collected nearly half a billion dollars from investors, and can now get down to the business of making movies....
PRIMEDIA AXES CEO CONLIN
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHenry Kravis, the mercurial head of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has axed yet another head of embattled media company Primedia. Late yesterday, Primedia revealed that it was going to...
WEINSTEINS BAG $490M FOR NEW VENTURE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe brothers Weinstein shut the door on their money-raising yesterday, having collected nearly half a billion dollars from investors, and can now get down to the business of making movies....
'FRASIER' DIDN'T MAKE ANY MONEY?
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHERE'S a case that would even leave radio shrink Frasier Crane squirming: How did the hit show "Frasier" gross $1.5 billion and yet lose $200 million? That's the question at...
'IDOL': I CAN READ
October 25, 2005 | 4:00am'AMERICAN Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has taken umbrage with ABC, which she says gave misleading information in promoting her Sept. 30 "20/20" interview. According to Barrino, ABC said she would...
OLD CREAM RISES TO THE TOP, AND STILL TASTES SWEET
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIT COULD have been a disaster - considering that since the band broke up 37 years ago, Cream had played together only five times. But at Madison Square Garden last...
DEATH RETURNS FOR ANTIWAR BALLET
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA flurry of diplomats gesticu late around a brightly lit con ference table when shots ring out and there he appears, the Grim Reaper himself: a black-helmeted, medieval figure of...
STARR REPORT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe odd couple Shtickin' it to 'em: Joan Rivers has been called a lot of things in her life, but never a sheep-until now. Rivers is joining the cast of...
ANCHOR ENVY - DIANE'S SCOPING OUT NEWS TOP SPOT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amDIANE Sawyer has reportedly been eyeballing the anchor desk on "ABC News' World News Tonight." The popular "Good Morning America" host wanted to be considered for the evening news job...
CELEBRITIES + FREE DRINKS + RIGHT LOCATION = STRIFE OF THE PARTY - INSIDE THE CHAOTIC BIRTH OF ONE N.Y. NIGHTCLUB; STRESSFUL DAYS, BOOGIE NIGHTS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amOpening a successful nightclub in New York requires several nonnegotiables: the right location (either the Meatpacking District or the far West 20s), the right DJs, and a constant influx of...
REJECTS OF THE 'SITH'
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIT'S everything you ever wanted to know about "Sith" but were afraid to ask. Here's a peek at two scenes added to the DVD of the sixth and final chapter...
DUE NORTH - WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEADED UP TO CANADA? FALL'S IN FULL SWING, AND CHRIS BUNTING FINDS THE DEALS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amMUSKOKA, ONTARIO Deal: The Deerhurst Resort, perhaps best known for its restaurant's ribs, sits on a magnificent plot of 800 lakeside acres, a chunk of which include its two golf...
SUV HITS MAN ON UPPER W. SIDE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA 54-year-old man was clinging to life early today after he was struck by an SUV on the Upper West Side last night, police sources said. The man, whose name...
WILMA'S WALLOP - LEAVES FLA. IN THE DARK AS 'SUPERSTORM' SOAKS N.Y.
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHard-hitting Hurricane Wilma rampaged across Florida yesterday, killing at least six people, knocking out power to 6 million more and pounding parts of the Sunshine State with destructive winds for...
DEATH OF A GIANT - ROSA PARKS, 93, HERO OF CIVIL-RIGHTS MOVEMENT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amCivil-rights icon Rosa Parks, the black seamstress whose refusal to give her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man sparked a revolution in race relations, died yesterday in...
SUIT: RAISE ROOF ON RENTS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city's Rent Guidelines Board, which sets rent increases for 1.1 million rent-stabilized apartment dwellers, was slapped with a lawsuit yesterday by landlords furious over recent hikes they consider "arbitrary...
ON DEATH 'ROW' IN RIVER - OARSMAN DIES A HERO IN BOAT CRASH
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA heroic 41-year-old Manhattan real-estate executive is presumed drowned after a powerboat plowed into the scull that he and three pals were rowing along the Harlem River yesterday, police said....
DISABLED RIDERS RIP SCAN WOES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHandicapped persons face a huge obstacle entering the subways: Many of the MetroCard readers on the special AutoGates they have to use are either taped up or broken, the head...
WE WERE TRASHED BY FASHION 'RACIST' - MODELS' SLUR CLAIM
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA group of black and Hispanic models claims a Chelsea restaurateur called them "ghetto trash" and canned their fashion show four hours before it was due to start. The beauties...
GOV'S HOPPING DOWN $$ TRAIL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - After spending Sunday in the critical primary state of New Hampshire, Gov. Pataki was in California yesterday raising money for his national political action committee and preparing for...
BRIT POL FACING OIL RAP - ALLEGED DIRTY DEALS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A Senate panel will recommend criminal charges against fiery British anti-war pol George Galloway after uncovering what it said was new evidence that $150,000 in profits from sleazy...
DELIVERYMEN FIGHT BACK
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amLabor activists launched a new program yesterday to help crack down on the exploitation of Chinese restaurant workers. The campaign to improve work and safety conditions of employees at Chinese...
ISRAELIS KILL TERROR BOSS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIsraeli troops fatally shot an Islamic Jihad commander - long No. 1 on the country's most-wanted list - in a West Bank raid yesterday. In retaliation, Jihad gunmen in Gaza...
DC37 GETS GAY BENEFITS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amGay members of the city's largest municipal union who get married in Massachusetts or Canada will receive spousal benefits afforded to heterosexual couples, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. Bloomberg made the...
KIN MOURN HIT-RUN NANA
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn widow who lived for her grandchildren was looking forward to celebrating her 70th birthday with them yesterday. Instead, her loved ones spent the day planning a funeral for...
PLEA DEAL IN DWI CRASH AT WEDDING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Queens man, accused of guzzling four beers and then slamming his car into a vehicle full of wedding guests - putting a 10-year-old girl into a coma - won't...
'WRONG WOMAN' KIDNAP - 12-HOUR ORDEAL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amTwo thugs snatched the wrong woman off a Brooklyn street and then interrogated the bound and gagged victim in a van for 12 hours before dumping her on the street,...
'CAR THIEF' PLOWS INTO FAMILY
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA wrong-way driver - allegedly blitzed on cocaine and booze - plowed into a family on a Bronx highway while on a stolen-car joy ride, police said. Around 10:30 p.m....
AFGHAN 'PUSHER' HAS NO PULL IN U.S. COURT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn alleged Afghan drug kingpin who paid the Taliban for protection - and bragged of waging jihad on Americans with his heroin - was hauled into federal court yesterday in...
'GATSBY' SLAY SHOCKER - OHIO COPS LET FUGITIVE BEAU GO
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe fugitive boyfriend of "Great Gatsby" murder victim Lisa Parisi slipped through the fingers of bumbling small-town Ohio cops before he was finally nabbed last week outside a gas station...
KERRY RIPS MIKE IN FERRER BOOST
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amMassachusetts Sen. John Kerry stumped with struggling mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer yesterday - and rapped Mayor Bloomberg for using his checkbook to back the GOP. "He put money from his...
MIKE'S $100M RX FOR HEALTH CARE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amUp to $100 million in public and private funds would be used to modernize the city's health-care system under a plan announced yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg. "The better the information,...
FREE AND SLEAZY - 2G HOOKER OUT ON BAIL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city's "No. 1 escort" is a happy hooker. Natalia McLennan - who once bragged about her $2,000-an-hour earning power in an interview with New York magazine - says she's...
CAROLINE COURT OF APPEAL - KENNEDY A JUROR IN TAXI CASE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amBeloved Upper East Sider Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg is continuing to do her civic duty - this time as Juror No. 6 in a civil trial over a taxi accident. The...
WILMA'S POWER PUNCH - 6M LOSE LIGHTS IN FLA. AS N.Y. BATTENS DOWN FOR 'SUPERSTORM'
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHard-hitting Hurricane Wilma rampaged across Florida yesterday, killing at least six people, knocking out power to 6 million more and pounding parts of the Sunshine State with destructive winds for...
ZIP TO ZAP ID THIEVES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIf you use your credit card to buy MetroCards at several Manhattan subway stations, starting today you'll have to punch in your ZIP code to help the MTA crack down...
HAMPTONS DEATH PILOT IN NEW PLANE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Massachusetts man killed Sunday when his twin-engine plane crashed on an East Hampton street had been flying the aircraft home for the first time, his sister-in-law said yesterday. Billy...
'KILLER' TYCOON - SLAYS WIFE NEAR $3M HOME ON TRANQUILITY LANE: COPS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA high-powered financial executive beat and strangled his wife and left her body in her car in a secluded wooded area a mile from their $3 million Jersey shore home,...
THE DONALD 'BORES' IN ON MARLA
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIn case you haven't already overdosed on The Donald's very public private life, here's another delicious Trump tidbit: The real-estate mogul confesses he was already "bored" by Marla Maples on...
'BLAB JAB' OUSTS HS BIG
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn assistant principal at one of the city's elite public high schools has stepped down after being accused of blabbing to students about the shoddy performance of a teacher, The...
'JUDGED' JUDY RIPS TIMES' SLEAZY SLIMING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amJUDITH MILLER isn't taking her whacking lying down. She is firing back at editor Bill Keller on the New York Times Web site - denying that she's a liar. As...
'HARASSED' HARBOR BOSS & WIFE ON ROCKS - SPLIT AMID SEX LAWSUIT VS. L.I. POL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIt's stormy weather for the marriage of a horny harbormaster and his millionairess, flame-haired wife - the pair has quietly separated amid his sensational sex-harass suit against a Long Island...
GOV INCENSED OVER MIKE'S WTC BETRAYAL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIn a rare public spat, Gov. Pataki yesterday shot down Mayor Bloomberg's pitch to replace Ground Zero's proposed office towers with housing and hotels. Pataki said he was "perplexed" by...
'COP OR CROOK' REVIEW - KELLY 'COVERS' RULES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly ordered all cops yesterday to review guidelines for confronting "suspects" claiming to be undercover cops in the wake of a shocking brutality charge leveled by a...
COPS BUST 3 IN 100G MUGGING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThree hero cops busted a trio of thugs yesterday in the armed theft of more than $100,000 from the owner of Brooklyn furniture store, authorities said. The owner of the...
DISABLED RIDERS SLAM SCAN WOES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHandicapped people face a huge obstacle entering the subways: Many of the MetroCard readers on the special AutoGates they have to use are either taped up or broken, the head...
SHARIF STILL DR. 'JAB'-AGO
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amActor Omar Sharif, 73, who once butt-headed a Paris cop, doesn't seem to be mellowing with age. The Egyptian-born actor, best known for his portrayal of the title character in...
WRONG GAL IN KIDNAP ORDEAL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amTwo thugs snatched the wrong woman off a Brooklyn street and then interrogated the bound and gagged victim in a van for 12 hours before dumping her on the street,...
MIKE HAS $100M RX FOR HEALTH CARE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg unveiled a plan yesterday to use up to $100 million in public and private funds to modernize the city's health-care system. He said the high-tech scheme, which would...
BIG-MOUTH HS BIG EARNS DISS-MISSAL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amAn assistant principal at one of the city's elite high schools has stepped down after being accused of blabbing to students about the shoddy performance of a teacher, The Post...
PLEA DEAL IN WEDDING DWI
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA Queens man, accused of guzzling four beers and then slamming his car into a vehicle full of wedding guests - putting a 10-year-old girl into a coma - won't...
2G HOOKER FREE & SLEAZY
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe city's "No. 1 escort" is a happy hooker. Natalia McLennan - who once bragged about her $2,000-an-hour earning power in an interview with New York magazine - says she's...
DRUG LORD'S JIHAD - NEW YORK JUSTICE FOR THUG WHO VOWED TO POISON AMERICA
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amMeet the alleged fiendish Afghani drug lord who bragged about waging jihad on America by poisoning New York's streets with heroin. Haji Baz Mohammad, 47, used his Afghanistan poppy fields...
BLOOMY UP 61-30: POLL
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA poll out today shows that Mayor Bloomberg has widened his already enormous lead over Democratic rival Fernando Ferrer (left) - thrashing him by more than 2 to 1 with...
RAY ORDERS REVIEW OF COP-OR-NOT BUST RULES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday ordered all cops to review guidelines for confronting "suspects" claiming to be undercover cops, in the wake of a shocking brutality charge leveled by a...
'WRONG WOMAN' IN 12-HOUR HELL RIDE WITH KIDNAPPERS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amTwo thugs snatched the wrong woman off a Brooklyn street, then bound her and interrogated her in a van for 12 terrifying hours before dumping her on the street, cops...
NIELSEN KNOWS WHO'S WATCHING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amWe've all heard of TV ratings. They can determine whether or not your favorite show stays on the air or is gone after a single season. Here's a look at...
TIMES TRASHFEST - BEHIND THE UNPRECEDENTED PIG-PILING ON EX-MARTYR JUDITH MILLER
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIN the past few days, writers and editors of The New York Times have taken turns trashing the talent, integrity, skills and character of their colleague, Judith Miller - a...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amBROOKLYN * Police bullets fired during a wild gun battle between cops and two gunmen in East New York over the weekend killed one suspect and likely wounded the other,...
ON DEATH 'ROW' IN RIVER - OARSMAN DOOMED AFTER BOAT CRASH
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amA 41-year-old Manhattan real-estate executive was missing and presumed dead after a powerboat plowed into the scull that he and three pals were rowing along the Harlem River yesterday, police...
COUGHLIN GIVES OWNERS CREDIT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Tom Coughlin said yesterday he did not speak with either of the Giants' ailing owners following Sunday's 24-23 comeback victory over the Broncos but he continues to gather...
A GET WELL CARD
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amGIANT REPORT CARDQUARTERBACKS: B+ The problems of the first three quarters will be smoothed out. What Eli Manning (23 of 42, 214 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) did in directing...
GODARD GETTING PHASED OUT AS ISLES' ENFORCER
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIt doesn't take a genius to see that the New NHL is phasing out fighting, and with that, the tough guys also seem to be getting phased out. Around the...
ELI HAS BLUE BELIEVING - MANNING WINS OVER MATES
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIn the swirl of a hot and heavy comeback, with time ticking away, hearts pounding and pressure mounting, the huddle can be a place of desperation. Yet down the stretch...
CASH LEANING TOWARD STAYING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - Because it involves the Yankees the situation could change, but Brian Cashman appears to be leaning toward returning as GM. In the two weeks since the Yankees were...
DEVS WAIVE OLIWA FOR CAP ROOM
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amLou Lamoriello has a little salary cap room if he decides to strengthen his .500 Devils. By noon today, the Devils' president will have 836G more cap space to use...
STRANGE VIEW FOR MAWAE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amJET NOTES ATLANTA - Quietly, a streak of major significance came to an end last night inside the Georgia Dome. As viewers tuned in to see the Jets play the...
THE HORSE WHO COULD BE KING
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHis name, Leroidesanimaux, is French for "king of the animals." It's not easy to pronounce (luh-RAH-dez-anee-MO), so they just call him "Leroy" around trainer Bobby Frankel's barn, but it fits...
'FOG' MIGHT BE BELMONT'S STAR
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amIF the Breeders' Cup is a gala event in search of a star, a leading candidate to light up the marquee is the distinguished, unbeaten sprinter Lost in the Fog....
'LIAM' IS WELL TUNED FOR CLASSIC
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amSAINT LIAM, the early favorite for Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, had his final major tuneup for the Cup's $4 million climax yesterday at Aqueduct, where he is stabled, breezing five...
GARLAND NOT CHI OVER BATTLING ROY
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - Jon Garland hasn't followed Roy Oswalt's season from afar, but the White Sox right-hander nevertheless gave an excellent breakdown of the Astros ace yesterday. "I don't need to...
BAGWELL & BIGGIO MISS PAL CAMINITI
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - A victory isn't the only thing missing from Jeff Bagwell's and Craig Biggio's World Series experiences. So, too, is Ken Caminiti, a beloved former teammate. According to the...
ALL ABOUT OSWALT - ASTROS' HOPES HINGE ON ACE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - If you are going to be down two-love in the World Series you would fantasize about playing the third game at home and having the best pitcher in...
STEPPING UP TO THE MIKE - JETS CHALLENGED BY VICK, FALCONS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amATLANTA - A week ago in Buffalo, Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson looked positively apoplectic following his team's shoddy defensive performance against the Bills. Henderson, a fiery sort on the...
'3' WOES PERSISTING FOR NETS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amRichard Jefferson explained it plainly when questioned about the Nets' preseason shooting woes. Asked if the preseason mattered, Jefferson said, "Nope." Well, there you have it. While they'd like to...
MO STANDS ALONE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL HOUSTON - Ten days ago, the Astros' Brad Lidge was making inroads into taking the baton from Mariano Rivera as the most dominant postseason closer of this...
SOFT TURF FORECAST WORRIES VELAZQUEZ
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amBREEDERS' CUP NOTES Thanks to record rainfall in New York this month, Saturday's 22nd running of the Breeders' Cup figures to be run over the most yielding turf in Cup...
ROCKET A GO FOR GAME 5
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK HOUSTON - If the Astros get the World Series to Game 5 on Thursday night, Roger Clemens will be their starter. Considering the 43-year-old Clemens was forced...
RENNEY AND POTI CHAT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amAfter a year without hockey, the Rangers are a surprising 4-3-2-1 after 10 games, first in the Atlantic Division with 11 points and now in the middle of a rare...
ARTEST TOUGH TO BARE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amNOTHING quite launches a campaign (NBA Cares) than Tim Duncan - commonly identified as the league's most wholesome player - branding David Stern's dress code as retarded. You now have...
KNICKS WAITING ON QUENTIN
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe Knicks paid a fairly hefty price for Quentin Richardson, trading away their best big man (Kurt Thomas) for the fragile small forward with five years and $37.6 million left...
JETS FEELIN' IT SLIP AWAY - VINNY HURT AFTER FLUBS SEAL DOOM
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amFalcons 27 - Jets 14 ATLANTA - The Jets marched into Atlanta last night motivated to use the global Monday Night Football stage to show the world that they were...
BARTON'S YEAR OVER
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amJET NOTES ATLANTA - The already wounded Jets got hurt more in last night's loss to the Falcons. Their starting outside linebacker, Eric Barton, who'd missed the previous three weeks...
SERIES MAY BE A WHITEWASH - SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS, ASTROS HOST GAME 3
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - Bobby Jenks closed out Game 1, and in a sense, Scott Podsednik closed out Game 2. And if the Astros don't start winning, the White Sox are going...
ASTROS' COLLAPSE SHOULDN'T BE IN THE CARDS
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amHOUSTON - It can't be this easy. That would be the biggest disservice of all. The more rabid members of White Sox Nation understood perfectly well that if the Sox...
COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDERS' CUP: RACE 4 SPRINT
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amThe Post continues its profiles of each of the eight Breeders' Cup races to be run Saturday at Belmont Park. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 25, 2005 | 4:00amJames Watkins, a straight-A middle-school student in Steilacoom, Wash., thought it would be funny to wear an inflatable-penis costume outside the big homecoming dance at his local high school. But...