January 30, 2006
NYMEX BURIED UNDER 55 BOARD NOMINATIONS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe New York Mercantile Exchange received an unprecedented 55 nominations to its board of directors late last week - another sign of unrest at the world's largest energy market. The...
CURIOUS, GEORGE - SHAREHOLDERS QUESTION DISNEY CHAIR'S MOVES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSome Disney shareholders may seek to remove Chairman George Mitchell from the media giant's board, cutting one of the last key links to the Michael Eisner regime, The Post has...
CURIOUS, GEORGE - ACTIVISTS QUESTION DISNEY CHAIRMAN'S MOVES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSome Disney shareholders may seek to remove Chairman George Mitchell from the media giant's board, cutting one of the last key links to the Michael Eisner regime, The Post has...
DON'T COLOR SIR FRANK YELLOW
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSir Frank Lowe's surprising return to advertising and looming legal showdown with his former employer, Interpublic Group, is like something out of Oz. Apparently, so is his new ad agency....
THE NEW KID ON THE JOB - HITTING IT OFF ON YOUR FIRST DAY WORK
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amIf you think your new co-workers will be watching you like a hawk, you're right. Don't give them fodder for the gossip mill. YOUR first day at a new job;...
OFFICE READS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amHOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS LIKE A GIRL, By Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin Adams Media, $14.95 THERE'S no disputing the fact that women do business differently from their male counterparts. It's...
'GUIDE' LEADS; QUEENS DIRECTOR IS A BIG WINNER AT FILM FEST
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amPARK CITY, Utah - An autobiographical film about the filmmaker's troubled adolescence in Astoria, Queens captured two key prizes at the Sundance Film Festival. Dito Montiel nabbed the coveted dramatic...
HONOR GUARDS - FIGHTING BACK ON 'FLIGHT 93'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00am"Flight 93" Tonight at 9 on A&E * * * * (four stars) DISGUSTED. Angry. Outraged. Nauseous. All these emotions and more rose immediately to the surface as soon as...
STARR REPORT
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe 'Wrote' stuff Angela Lansbury, in town to promote her co-starring role in the movie "Nanny McPhee," says she'd be happy to do another "Murder, She Wrote" movie. Since the...
UN-LIM-ITED - FASHION WEEK'S BREAKOUT STAR PLOTS TO TAKE OVER N.Y.
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amHe's a stealth superstar, quite possibly the next great American designer, and even though almost no one outside the industry knows who he is, Phillip Lim wants fashion-obsessed girls throughout...
FEDS $TIFF CITY KIDS: POL
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amStudents are being left behind by the federal government, which is not giving the city its full share of No Child Left Behind Act funding, a local lawmaker charged yesterday....
EVERY AD IS 'MR. CLEAN'; COMMERCIALS AGAIN GO FOR A 'G' RATING
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amIt's the Super (Clean) Bowl. Advertisers for the biggest event in television sports are pulling their punches for the second straight year - relying on good clean fun rather than...
BUBBA'S MY 'BRO' - DUBYA ; CHATS WITH BILL
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amPresident Bush jokingly referred to Bill Clinton as "my new brother" as he talked about the friendly relations between Clinton and his dad, in an interview aired yesterday. "I check...
'FRIENDS' HECKLE HILLARY
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton confronted anti-war protesters in San Francisco over the weekend, while blasting President Bush in a state critical for Democrat White House hopes. Clinton also...
BIGAMIST'S WIFE SENTENCE NEAR END; DUPED WOMEN FURIOUS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA notorious bigamist - pegged by New Jersey authorities as a lifelong scammer who's likely to strike again - is slated to be sprung from a Garden State prison just...
CALLS IN GOP FOR ABRAMOFF PICS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are calling on President Bush to release photos and documents detailing contacts between the White House and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. "If you've got pictures,...
TEACHER SUES IN DEPT. STORE 'BEATING'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA Queens teacher says she got more than she'd bargained for at the discount department store Century 21, when she was wrongly accused of stealing and beaten unconscious by security...
COUNCIL WATCHING EVERY MOVE BY ACS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe City Council wants the embattled Administration for Children's Services to know one thing: We're watching you. The council is moving toward placing ACS under an even more powerful microscope...
AUDIENCES REMEMBER 'MOMMA'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA cantankerous pair of frumpy, oddball women ruled the box office over the weekend as "Big Momma's House 2" rocketed to No. 1, followed by "Nanny McPhee." "Momma," in which...
MAD STOMP BY SADDAM; BLASTS COURT & LEAVES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amDeposed dictator Saddam Hussein flipped out in court again yesterday - further disrupting his farcical trial - when his defense stormed out and guards dragged his half-brother from the courtroom....
B'KLYN HAPPY HOAXER IS KING OF THE FREEBIES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amIf you think there's no such thing as a free lunch, then meet Mac Montandon. The 34-year-old free-lance writer from Brooklyn lived high on the hog in the Big Apple...
YEAR OF DOG HAS ITS DAY; CHINATOWN CHEERS HOLIDAY
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amChinatown rang in the Chinese New Year in style yesterday, with a day of festive street celebrations that featured colorful parades of dancing lions and dragons. Each year is named...
RAKING IN THE O.T. PAY; RECORD HIGH IN N.Y.
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amALBANY - State overtime costs have soared an eye-popping 27 percent since 2000, reaching an all-time high last year, The Post has learned. Overtime paid by the state in 2005...
NEWCOMER HAILS SUPPORT
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amStaten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan - the little-known Republican thinking of challenging Jeanine Pirro in the attorney-general primary - says he's getting encouragement from all across the state. "The...
POLS: SALES TAX MUST GO
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amAs shoppers get ready to take advantage of no sales tax on clothing and footwear purchases under $110 today, several lawmakers urged Gov. Pataki to abolish the tax permanently. "The...
CHUCK RIPS NEW RX PLAN
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSince the new Medicare drug plan started a few weeks ago, complex regulations have caused thousands of seniors to lose drug coverage, Sen. Chuck Schumer said yesterday. "My view is...
HOTEL HISTORY FOR SALE - LEGENDARY PLAZA COLLECTIBLES ON BLOCK
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amChristie's is planning to sell off more of the legendary Plaza hotel's collectible items in March, including a set of barstools from the Oyster Bar (estimate: $1,800-$2,000), a Presidential Suite...
UPPER E. SIDE CRASH HORROR ; GAL THROWN FROM VAN BY 'BOOZY' BMW DRIVER
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA young woman was critically injured after being tossed from a dollar van in a horrific DWI crash on the Upper East Side early yesterday, cops said. The accident occurred...
LOVE KID ON SIDELINES ; ALOOF & ABSENT ISIAH 'HASN'TBEEN A GOOD DAD': SON
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amBLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Isiah Thomas' secret love child broke his silence yesterday - revealing how his famous Knicks-boss dad has never once tried to contact him, and even ignored...
APPLE A 'PITT STOP'; BARS' STEELER FEVER
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWho'd ever have thought you'd find so many Steeler fans in the land of the Giants? At least a dozen sports pubs in the area have become regular Pittsburgh Steeler...
CHURCH BLASTS KILL 3
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amAt least three people were killed yesterday when bombs rocked the Vatican's mission and several churches in Baghdad and Kirkuk, police said. At least 17 were wounded, nine of them...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amMANHATTAN *** A 27-year-old man was shot by muggers outside a Chelsea club yesterday morning, police said. The victim, whose name was withheld, was standing outside the Avalon, at 21st...
OH, WHAT A NIGHT! 'GRAY'S' STAR SAG'S BEST TV-DRAMA ACTRESS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSandra Oh and Kiefer Sutherland scored big at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night. Oh won outstanding performance by a female in a drama series for her portrayal of...
SKULL OP FOR ABC ANCHOR WOODRUFF AFTER HIT BY IRAQ BOMB
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amABC news anchor Bob Woodruff underwent an operation on his skull yesterday after he and his cameraman were severely wounded in a roadside explosion and shootout near Baghdad. Woodruff and...
PARTY 'CRASH'ERS; SAG'S UNSADDLING NIGHT FOR 'BROKEBACK'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe gay cowboys fell off their horse and "Crashed" at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards last night. The cast of pre-show favorite "Brokeback Mountain" came away broke, losing the award...
GOPERS: SHOW ABRAMOFF PIX
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Republicans in Congress are calling on President Bush to release photos and documents detailing contacts between the White House and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. "If you've got pictures,...
TAX-BREAK BILL SPARKS AN UPROAR
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amALBANY - An Albany assemblyman has quietly introduced legislation that would roll back property taxes for victims of an Albany fire - including an assemblywoman with whom he has worked...
DNA-BID SLAP FOR SLAIN POL'S 'SON'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA man who claims to be the love child of James Davis can't have access the slain councilman's DNA just yet. An Appellate Court ruling handed down last week overturned...
POOCH MAULED MY BOY ; $2M SUIT VS. OWNERS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA Bronx mother whose 3-year-old son was dragged from her grip and viciously mauled by a pit bull - which shook the little boy like a rag doll until good...
DEADLY 'DIVORCE'; MA KILLED KIDS AFTER HUSBAND'S CALL: PAL
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe former Bronx resident who admitted suffocating her three young kids had just learned from her hubby that he wanted a divorce - and that he planned to fight her...
DISABLED VETS FIND WRITE WAY
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amA Manhattan theatrical workshop is inviting disabled vets home from Iraq and Afghanistan to sign up for a free writing program designed just for them - and Tony Soprano hopes...
PIE CHAINS WANT A 'PIZZA' THE ACTION
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amPizza man Dexter DeFreitas is as pumped up about Super Sunday as any Steeler or Seahawk - it's D-Day for his Papa John's franchises. "I know how the players feel....
PRINCIPALS PLEAD FOR E$$AY EXTENSION
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amMore than 470 public-school administrators nearly lost out on more than $1.5 million in bonuses because they didn't bother to turn in a three-page essay that they had eight months...
'SICKENING' E-ZPASS REGENTS MATH EXAM
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWhen does 23 equal 55? When it comes to grading the Math A Regents exam. Never before has the state required students to answer so few questions correctly on the...
D'AMATO STIRS GOP TURMOIL
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amFORMER U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato and state GOP Chairman Stephen Minarik had a major verbal confrontation late last week over D'Amato's support for Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan's emerging campaign...
POL'S TAX-BREAK UPROAR
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amALBANY - An Albany assemblyman has quietly introduced legislation rolling back property taxes for victims of an Albany fire - including an assemblywoman with whom he has worked for 15...
KILLER MOM'S NOTES - SMOTHER HINTS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe former Bronx-resident mom who admitted to smothering her three young kids may have "snapped" over the stress of her crumbling marriage - and apparently hinted to her dark deed...
DEPUTY MAYOR'S SON SHOT
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe 21-year-old son of Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott was shot in the leg trying to flee a gang of gun-toting thugs as they shouted, "Get him!" during a wild street...
COA RIDES FOUR WINNERS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amEibar Coa rebounded from riding four losing favorites Saturday to post four-bagger yesterday, two of them in 60G overnight stakes, with Pleasant Patter ($5.70), Wild Gams ($4.30), Real Knowsy ($3.50)...
GATTI NOT READY TO RETIRE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amATLANTIC CITY - Arturo Gatti will fight on because he's proven he still can, first of all to himself. "I told myself that if I didn't win tonight I would...
YA CAN'T COUNT OUT ISLANDERS JUST YET
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amTwo consecutive wins don't get you much in the NHL. There will not be a parade down Hempstead Turnpike for the Islanders now that they are riding their first two-game...
HUTCHESON FIRST TEST FOR 'SAMURAI'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amFirst Samurai will defend his position atop the "Derby Dozen" leader board when he makes his 3-year-old debut going 7½ furlongs in Saturday's Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park. After being...
HENRIK GETS 1ST CRACK AT FLYERS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amGood hockey teams play two seasons: their regular schedule and then the playoffs. This year, make that three because in two weeks the NHL will be put on hold for...
SOURCES: ISIAH, VP HAD 'WILD ARGUMENT'
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES ATLANTA - Anucha Browne Sanders and Frank Murphy are listed as senior vice presidents with full-page bios in the Knicks media guide. Both worked under Isiah Thomas and...
ST. DOM'S AIMING AT 'AA' TITLE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amH.S. ROUNDUP Rob Pavinelli doesn't know if his team will have a chance to compete for the CHSAA state championship in March, but if it does, St. Dominic's could be...
NETS GO 4TH FOR AN O-FER
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amThe Nets went west feeling so good about themselves after responding to a 1-3 trip with a 3-1 binge that included a road win in Philly. Then three teams they...
BALL IN THE FAMILY ; SUPER TIES FOR ROONEYS, MARAS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amDETROIT - The Giants won't play in Super Bowl XL Sunday at Ford Field, but they'll have a pretty significant presence here in Detroit during the week. Super Bowl XL...
MIKE HAS ENOUGH PUNCH FOR PODS
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amCHANGE is good. Mike Piazza wanted to stay in New York. He wanted to be a Met, he had hoped to be a Yankee, and even considered going down the...
RADIO-HEADS FULL OF SWOLLEN EGOS & AIR POLLUTION
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amYOU'VE gotta give some of our radio sports-talk guys credit. Few of us would have the ego-swollen gall to whisper in private what they speak on the air. Last week,...
SHAM ON NFL TV PACKAGE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSuper Bowl Bowl. Open 24 Hours. Parking In Rear. Set 'em up, knock 'em down. This eight-game Thursday and Saturday nights NFL TV package, awarded, over the weekend to -...
MOTOR CITY IN GEAR ; BUT SUPE DRIVE IN NYC STALLED
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amDETROIT - This is my 13th Super Bowl, which could create bad karma for the entire week. But I've never been one for superstition or stereotype, which is why I...
ESPN MAY USE KORNHEISER AS 3D MAN ON MNF
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWith Al Michael's future on Monday Night Football in doubt, ESPN is strongly considering putting talk show host/columnist Tony Kornheiser on its telecast next year, The Post has learned. While...
MATT FEELS RALLY GOOD
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amSUPER BOWL CONFIDENTIAL DETROIT - Before they arrived here for Super Bowl XL, the Seahawks were given an emotional sendoff in a Seattle pep rally. Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did not...
ALEXANDER: SURPRISE IN STORE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amDETROIT - America doesn't know the underdog Seahawks, who might as well be the Jets against the Colts. Or the Giants against the Bills. Or the Patriots against the Rams....
EARLY HAWKS - FORGOTTEN SEATTLE ARRIVES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amDETROIT - They got here first, the Seahawks did, which means the grand stage was theirs alone, if only for a day. Last night, it was Seattle's turn to step...
'NEER UPSET - ROBERTS, STORM FIRE BACK BUT LOSE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amWVU 66 St. JOHN's 61 Norm Roberts has a raspy, passionate voice that often draws comparisons to another former St. John's coach - Lou Carnesecca. At this point in his...
MR. SAN MAN - PIAZZA'S ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO JOIN PADRES
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amMike Piazza decided yesterday that it's time to go back to the West Coast. The greatest home run hitting catcher in major league history has agreed to sign with the...
DAVIS SHOULD KEEP SITTING - 'LEADER' DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE ON FLOOR
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amATLANTA - His ill-timed vacation over, Antonio Davis was expected rejoin his team in Atlanta last night, 11 days after he left the Knicks physically and spiritually in an overtime...
ED FOUNTAINE'S DERBY DOZEN
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amHorse, next race Jockey, trainer Odds Comment 1. First Samurai, Feb. 4 Hutcheson Edgar Prado, Frank Brothers 12-1 Breezed 4f in :48.2 from gate Sat. at Gulfstream for 3-year-old debut;...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
January 30, 2006 | 5:00amMichigan Judge Michael Martone last spring let a pack of Troy Athens HS students off the hook for boozing at their prom. But if you think the kids were grateful,...