October 9, 2008
Pre-Season OT (a win); Vince Hurts Hammy
By FRED KERBERCould it possibly get any better? Overtime. In pre-season. And Vince Carter strained his left hamstring and left the game.Now just add in warm beer and cold hot...
MAINE OPTIMISTIC AFTER SURGERY
As much as the Mets would have liked to use John Maine down the stretch, it appears then interim manager Jerry Manuel made the right decision by keeping his 27-year-old...
Stinson picks up win in HWL
Mets prospect Josh Stinson threw started and threw four shutout innings to lead the Honolulu Sharks past the Waikiki Beach Boys, 3-1, to improve to 2-0 in the AFL.Stinson allowed...
Jeter 'not surprised' by Joe
Derek Jeter told Yankees.com today that he isn't suprised that Joe Torre's Dodgers are in the NLCS. "[Torre] enjoys himself out there in L.A., from what I've talked to him,"...
Report: Suites, tickets sell briskly
Economic crisis? What economic crisis? Bloomberg News is reporting that the Mets have sold all of their $500,000 luxury suites at new Citi Field. According to the report, the Mets...
POLL: RUMORS FLYING IN ELECTION
A vast majority of adults in the US have heard rumors about Barack Obama and John McCain, according to a new survey, and many of them found the rumors believable....
Light day for NY prospects in AFL
It was a light day in the Arizona Fall League for Mets and Yankees prospects, as only two local prospects made it into games yesterday.After his stellar AFL debut, outfielder...
Project Runway Recap
So next week is the finale, so which one of these ladies is going to win this thing? Did anyone else (who already read about what actually happened at Fashion...
Halo 3: Metal Splinter Gear Ghost Recon Six Cell
Edit: Yes, I'm fully aware that it's called 'Halo 3: Recon', my headline is a joke, relax.So, this is Bungie's next project. Basically, it looks like they took Halo in...
New Jets assistant coach on the way
With Eric Mangini's wife, Julie, due any moment to deliver their third son, Mangini was asked today if she's close."Yeah, I think it's going to happen tomorrow at 6 a.m.,''...
BACALL: TOM CRUISE IS A MANIAC
Outspoken actress Lauren Bacall unleashes on Scientology superstar Tom Cruise in a shocking new interview - brandishing him as a "maniac" taking him to task for dumping her pal Nicole...
CON ED WORKER KILLED IN MANHOLE EXPLOSION
A Con Edison worker was killed this afternoon in an electrical explosion which belched eight-foot flames from a manhole and covered a Brooklyn street in smoke. The man, who has...
Deal of the Day-Dolce Vita
If you're looking for a reasonable shoe that you can wear to a cocktail party and with jeans, pick up these Ginger T Strap Sandals from Dolce Vita.Stave off the...
CATCHING UP: JETS
A lot has been written about the six touchdowns Brett Favre threw leading the Jets to 56 points against the Cardinals. Not so much has been said about the 35...
CATCHING UP: GIANTS
Last season the Giants saved their best for last, reeling off four straight wins away from the Meadowlands on their way to a Super Bowl title. And their worst was...
DON'T GO NEAR THE TV
Christie Brinkley doesn't want her children anywhere near a television set Friday night. The supermodel's legal team went to a Long Island court Wednesday to ensure that her two children...
Burgos headed off to jail
Hapless Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos is being jailed for at least the next three months in the Dominican Republic as he awaits trial for the hit-and-run accident last week that...
Q&A with Red Bull Terry Boss, keeper, kickboxer, haybucker and brother of Giants TE Kevin Boss
By BRIAN LEWISQ & A with Red Bulls keeper Terry Boss, who is the older brother of Super Bowl-winning tight end Kevin Boss of the Giants.So how is New York?"Everything...
The Other 'Hills' Spin-Off
OK, everyone who isn't dead or running for vice president knows that MTV is doing a "Hills" spin-off with Whitney Port in New York working with Diane von Furstenberg.But wait,...
MUSSINA AND RETIREMENT
FROM JOEL SHERMANMike Mussina left the very, very strong impression with friends at the end of the season that this was it, that he was retiring. It is possible that...
MUSSINA, MANNY AND PACMAN
1. Mike Mussina left the very, very strong impression with friends at the end of the season that this was it, that he was retiring. It is possible that being...
Fact Check: Academy to Broadcast First Movie Ads Next Year?
Both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter have stories today claiming that next year's Academy Award ceremonies will carry ads promoting new movies for the first time ever. Not quite true....
NUTS!
CLEVELAND - Two Ohio voters, including Domino's pizza worker Christopher Barkley , claimed yesterday that they were hounded by the community-activist group ACORN to register to vote several times, even...
WHAM! BAM UP BY 11
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has opened up a stunning 11-point lead over John McCain in the latest Gallup Poll - his largest edge of the entire campaign. Obama, whose support...
RIGHT: IT'S LOAN-ACY
Fiscal conservatives yesterday blasted John McCain's $300 billion plan to have taxpayers subsidize mortgages for delinquent homeowners. EXCLUSIVE: Acorn Vote ScamMORE: E-Thief In ChainsWILL: RX For A Blowout "It's a...
JOB WELL 'DUN,' MATE!
I just read The Post's editorial announcing the retirement of one of its best reporters and the main reason that I read The Post every day ("The Dunleavy Difference," Oct....
FACING DOWN THE FEAR: A CRI$I$ OF COURAGE
What did anyone expect ("Economic Crisis," Oct. 7)? Investors have no confidence in these corrupt politicians. This rescue plan is just one more example of the government stroking irresponsible CEOs...
THE MISSING PIECE OF THE 'RESCUE'
TUESDAY night, John McCain said that he'd spend $300 billion of the $700 billion "rescue" money to try to keep Americans in their homes. That plan isn't as radical as...
BAM V. HEALTH CHOICE
ON TV the other night, an auto-insurance company promised to lower my premiums by letting me "only pay for the features that I need." Another ad followed, where a health-insurance...
RX FOR A BLOWOUT
WHEN cranky, as he frequently was, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver would shout at an umpire, "Are you going to get any better or is this it?" With, mercifully, only...
A REVOLUTIONARY'S 'EDUCATION' ADVICE
THE Obama campaign hotly denies the McCain camp's charges that Barack Obama has long ties to Bill Ayers, the 1960s Weather Underground terrorist. I'll leave it to others to discuss...
STEM CELLS PASS NEW 'TESTES'
It turns out that testicles are good for more than just making babies, supplying fortitude and providing cheap laughs on "America's Funniest Home Videos." Scientists have found that the male...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Wed.: 679; Lucky Sum: 22 / Midday Win-4 Wed.: 7770; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Wed.: 058; Lucky Sum: 13 / Evening Win-4 Wed.: 0033;...
BIG EASY-GOING JOLIE
Angelina Jolie isn't just building a big family with Brad Pitt - she's helping families move back to New Orleans. Mom and boys Pax, putting up his dukes, and Maddox,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Police arrested 13 gang members involved in a citywide drug and gun ring, authorities said yesterday. Undercover cops purchased more than $40,000 of crack and powder cocaine and seven...
SAVERS BANKING ON SHOEBOXES
Some well-heeled New Yorkers are so worried about the fate of financial institutions that they're depositing their cash into Shoebox Bank and Trust. Great Rate CutFeeling 'Safe' At Home State...
STATE BETTER 'TIGHTEN ITS BELT': DINAPOLI
ALBANY - Citing the state's deteriorating financial condition, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warned yesterday that runaway spending levels can't be sustained. Echoing Gov. Paterson's grim warning of looming massive deficits, DiNapoli...
SI THIEF BACK FOR SECONDS
A persistent perp - suspected in a half-dozen burglaries on Staten Island - returned to the scene of the crime last night to break into a safe he left behind...
TIN PAN ALLEY'S SAD TUNE
There's a blue note for Tin Pan Alley, the birthplace of American song. Much to the dismay of tenants and preservationists, five of the buildings on West 28th Street between...
FEELING 'SAFE' AT HOME
As the banking crisis deepens, more New Yorkers are storing their money the old-fashioned way - in a safe. "I have people coming here taking cash out of the bank...
STRIP-SEARCH COPS SLAPPED
A shapely blonde from Southampton claimed victory yesterday when a federal appeals court ruled she was illegally strip-searched after a minor pot bust. Stacey Hartline, 28, is suing the tony...
SHARPTON AVOIDS JAIL
The Rev. Al Sharpton is guilty of disorderly conduct for blocking traffic during a Sean Bell police-shooting protest, but he doesn't have to go to jail, a Manhattan judge ruled...
TIME TO PAY UP, CHARLIZE
Charlize Theron will have to pay - perhaps eight figures - for wearing the wrong watch, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Watchmaker Raymond Weil has already won summary judgment in...
LAUDER & MIKE MAKE DEAL TO PUSH THE LIMITS
Ronald Lauder, the city's leading advocate for term limits, withdrew his objection to an extension from eight to 12 years after huddling for an hour yesterday with Mayor Bloomberg at...
GROUND ZERO VISITORS WILL HAVE CLEAR LOOK
The new World Trade Center may be at least five years from completion, but the thousands of daily visitors to the site will get to see what the finished product...
5 DOCTORS IN LIRR PROBE
Five doctors who specialize in disability claims for Long Island Rail Road employees have been hit with subpoenas in the growing "Gravy Train" scandal. They were asked for their patients'...
DIRE $TRAITS DIARY
A former Brooklyn resident angered over investment losses was arrested for entering a Connecticut bank branch and telling employees he planned to blow up another bank "and kill everybody," cops...
HANNAH RUSHETZKY DIES
Hannah Rushetzky, the mother of New York Post support-staff supervisor Myron Rushetzky, died Tuesday morning after a long illness. She was 82. Rushetzky was a Holocaust survivor who escaped Poland...
NOBEL SLEEPER
One of the biggest scientific leaps since the invention of the microscope yesterday earned a New York professor a Nobel Prize. But the news that he'd won the greatest honor...
LAB DOCTOR IN SI HOSP $CAM BUST
A forensic pathologist swiped $19,000 from Staten Island University Hospital in a computer scam, authorities said yesterday. Dr. Karl Lanks, 65, the director of the hospital's forensic-pathology department, had given...
AGENT TAKES 100G RENT MONEY AND RUNS: COPS
A con artist real-estate agent tricked a prospective tenant out of two years' rent - $100,000 - for two apartments, authorities said. The woman handed over her life savings to...
BELOVED SANITMAN SHOT DEAD
A veteran sanitation worker was gunned down just steps from his Brooklyn home yesterday morning as he prepared to drive to work, police said. Edward Hunt, 32, had pulled his...
GOAL OF CONTROL FOR DEMS DIMS
ALBANY - Unexpected struggles for the Democrats' longest-serving state senator have suddenly put in doubt the party's efforts to take over the Senate. Sen. William Stachowski, who has held his...
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION CHIEF RESIGNS
Emily Lloyd resigned as city environmental protection commissioner yesterday and announced she will take a private-sector job. Lloyd, 63, will stay in the $189,700-a-year post until Oct. 31. Lloyd, who...
'$LEAZE-BAG' SUPERMARTS
State prosecutors rang up two supermarket bosses yesterday, claiming the men cheated hard-working baggers and deliverymen out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by forcing them to work long shifts...
BAR'S LURID 'SEX DORM'
Horndog bosses at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone turned a dormitory-style apartment for the restaurant's hottie waitresses into a sleazy house of sin, according to former workers suing for sexual misconduct....
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
"Life on Mars" features an NYPD detective who seemingly travels back to 1973 New York City. Here are some of the most sensational crimes New York's Finest were dealing with...
ENRON ART FAILURE
Somebody get this guy a rescue package. A former Enron big shot is so hard up for cash, he tried to shake down an East Side art gallery for $150,000,...
WOUNDED SI GURU SUES GAL
A commune co-founder nearly killed when he was shot on the stairwell of his Staten Island compound filed a $10 million lawsuit yesterday against the woman acquitted in the attack....
ARMY CRANE FAILS IN SI
An 80-foot crane operated by the Army Corps of Engineers collapsed yesterday on the Staten Island shoreline, just an hour before the city's buildings commissioner declared that the city wouldn't...
'CIDE' DWI DAUGHTER JAILED
The sobbing daughter of Funny Cide jockey José Santos was sentenced to three to nine years behind bars yesterday for killing a Long Island grandmother while driving drunk. "It was...
GREAT RATE CUT
Central banks in the United States and Europe, for the first time in history, yesterday slashed interest rates in a coordinated move to stop a worldwide financial meltdown - but...
LIL' KIM IN BIG STRIFE AS LABEL RAPS HER WITH $2.5M SUIT
Lil' Kim has been causing big headaches for her new record label - and now the company's returning the favor with a $2.5 million lawsuit. Brookland Media says the hot-headed...
'VIAGRA' FIZZLE
The Long Island man who drove a fake missile labeled "Viagra" into Manhattan will have to take his medicine. Judge William Pauley issued a permanent injunction barring Arye Sachs from...
PAPER'S 'DRIVING' FORCE
The death sentence at The Star Ledger of Newark has been commuted. The drivers union membership voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract that includes wage concessions through 2017 and...
MACK MAXED OUT
Morgan Stanley chief John Mack is rolling the dice on a $2 billion bet to open a new Atlantic City casino - while rival Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein got...
DESIGNER DIVORCE
The marriage of Liz Claiborne and Narciso Rodriguez was a bad idea, after all. After 18 months, the struggling apparel giant and the prickly fashion designer have ended their stormy...
'GRAND' PLAN IN WORKS
The legal battle over the fate of struggling banking giant Wachovia was suspended until tomorrow as a "grand solution" was being hammered out between rival suitors Citigroup and Wells Fargo....
DELUXE TO DISCOUNT, RETAIL SUFFERS
Retailers reported dismal sales for September as shoppers slammed their wallets shut amid the worsening financial crisis. Luxury chains like Saks, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus were hit hardest as the...
EMI PLANS TO SELL MUSIC ON NEW SITE
Music giant EMI plans to launch a portal for selling downloads and streaming songs from its acts before the end of the year. The site, EMI.com, is the latest in...
RESURRECTION CAMPAIGN
In pursuit of more revenue, McCann Worldgroup, a division of ad giant Interpublic, is considering teaming with private-equity firms to resurrect dead brands or, in other cases, create new ones,...
BERNANKE WAS UP AGAINST A WALL WITH RATE CUT
OK, everyone take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds. Now repeat that process. Do it as often as necessary to clear your head. We all need...
LEHMAN'S $2.5B BONUS CACHE EYED BY CREDITORS
A $2.5 billion compensation package earmarked to pay out bonuses and severance to some 10,000 Lehman Brothers' staffers may come under fire by its creditors. Lehman's North American brokerage outfit...
A HACKER'S DUE
Did the college student indicted yesterday in federal court for hacking Sarah Palin's e-mail ever stop to think that he might, well, get caught? David Kernell, 20, last month allegedly...
DAVE'S NEXT TEST
To no one's surprise, Gov. Paterson clearly plans to run for a full term in 2010. The governor this week announced a Web site, PatersonforNY.com, to do the standard stuff:...
VOTE-FRAUD-A-GO-GO
Let every vote count, is the Democratic Party's mantra these days. That slogan might better be: Let every vote count as often as we need to win. Such, at any...
A TIME WARPED DRAMA
IF YOU could travel back in time, where would you go? I'm not sure I would choose the unkempt, seedy New York City of 1973, but for reasons that are...
PLAYING THE PALACE
CC SABATHIA must see this! The Yankees are getting vibes that the pitching jewel of the free-agent class wants to play in California. However, it's their intent to use the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Here he comes to save the day! A mighty mouse tossed into a cage to be a snake's supper turned the tables and killed the viper. Firefighters in Taiwan had...
PASSPORT TO PRIME TIME
Has it come to this - a Hollywood that produced both Starsky and Hutch, Thomas Magnum and MacGyver has to outsource its macho? You won't hear it (much), but the...
ACCENT-UATE THE POSITIVE
AFTER years of ripping off show ideas from Britain and Australia, Hollywood's finally giving something back to those countries - by employing their actors in our TV series. Although these...
DAVID'S DAD AT IT AGAIN
IRVING Azoff, meet Jeff Archuleta. Oh yeah- and his son, David. "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta has inked a deal with Azoff Management, the brains behind musical powerhouses including Christina...
DR. PHIL TAKES ON OJ CASE
DR. Phil shrinked out the O.J. Simpson robbery case yesterday - calling the two-bit players from the Las Vegas stick-up "slimy." Simpson pal Thomas Riccio, who inadvertently captured the armed...
EVA'S 'RUNWAY'
EVA Longoria, who plays a former fashion model on "Desperate Housewives," will be a guest judge on the next season of "Project Runway." The show is taping now in LA...
RECESSION TV
TOUGH times call for laughs. As the economy goes into a tailspin and the mood of the country changes, TV execs are starting to shift gears. With surprising unanimity, they...
DEBATE DIDN'T MATCH VEEPS'
TUESDAY'S second presidential debate was a bigger draw than the first match-up between John McCain and Barack Obama - but it still didn't approach the ratings for last week's debate...
FATAL 'HOUR'
IS it Dr. House or Dr. Hood? Is it Gil Grissom or the Grim Reaper? Welcome to the life and crimes of Dr. Jacob Hood (Rufus Sewell), FBI crime scene...
HAUTE LIST
MIT professor Robert Langer may have received more than 150 awards for his work - including the 2008 Millennium Prize, the world's largest tech award - but you can put...
A BAD INHERITANCE DAY
DOES the prospect of seeing yet another "Tempest" or "Seagull" leave you cold? Then head to the Mint Theater Company, which has unearthed yet another fascinating rarity: "The Glass Cage"...
COLES, FAVRE GAIN ON-FIELD CHEMISTRY
It was a moment among many in the Jets' last game, their 56-35 rout of the Cardinals, but it could prove to be one of the most significant of the...
ELAM LIKELY TO START FOR SUSPENDED SMITH
With Eric Smith's suspension being upheld as the NFL declined his appeal, the Jets will continue with their contingency at safety. That likely will include Abram Elam, a part-time starter...
EXPECT MORE FROM DEVILS
The Devils are multiplication by addition this season, promising to be so much better simply by bringing back a couple of oldies. The signings of Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik...
MOOSE MIGHT NOT QUIT
Yankees staff members have heard Mike Mussina say he is retiring. However, Mussina hasn't officially announced this past season - when he won 20 games for the first time in...
BIG BLUE BACKS UP BURRESS
Plaxico Burress had plenty to say Monday when he spoke about his one-game suspension for violating team rules, saying he had no regrets and didn't lose any sleep over his...
NUMBERS SHOW GIANTS BEST TEAM IN NFL
By almost any statistical evaluation, the Giants rate as the best team in the National Football League. Tucked snugly into their 4-0 record is numerical domination that can't be denied....
SPORTS SHORTS
BLOTTER: Pacman in fight, police Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was involved in a fight with one of his bodyguards, according to Dallas police, the night before attending a previously...
HONDO: PHIL 'ER UP!
Now Hondo knows how Anthony Affrunti, the Post's Puny Pony Picker, was able to shed those 19 pounds - it's all that coin he forks over at the track. Mr....
NLCS MATCHUPS: DODGERS VS. PHILLIES
These two classic National League teams have met three times before in the NLCS, with the Dodgers winning twice. Both have been redhot lately, and this series should go six...
DON'T BE SUCKERED BY MANNY'S ACT
PHILADELPHIA - The visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park opened to the media at noon yesterday, and if you walked in at 12:01, already there was a huddle of microphones,...
PHILLIES COACH NOT DWELLING ON PAST
PHILADELPHIA - Davey Lopes has had enough of Black Friday, thank you very much. The Phillies' NLCS meeting with the Dodgers that starts here tonight has prompted more than a...
TORRE'S DODGERS UNDERDOGS AS SERIES OPENS IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA - Joe Torre has the underdog Dodgers on the cusp of their first World Series in 20 years, and Larry Bowa wants New York - especially the Yankees -...
MISSOURI, CHASE MONEY IN THE BANK
THREE and out. It's a phrase you certainly hear more on Sundays than Saturdays, but it clearly rears its head across college stadiums on a regular basis. Except in Columbia,...
CLOUD HOVERS OVER GALLINARI
TORONTO - Last night was supposed to be the Great Italian Showdown between Italy's hottest two prospects. Instead, while Toronto center Andrea Bargnani attempts to rebound from the sophomore jinx,...
KNICKS NOT BAD IN MIKE'S DEBUT
TORONTO - Because expectations were as low as those for Sarah Palin entering her VP debate, the Knicks looked decent last night as Mike D'Antoni's high-tempo Knicks were unveiled at...
M'S, BERNAZARD TALK
Tony Bernazard, the Mets' VP of player development, is slated to interview with the Mariners today for their GM position. The Mets granted Seattle permission to interview Bernazard, who also...
PARLE VOUS NETS?
See the Louvre. Photograph the Eiffel Tower. Avoid Paris Hilton jokes if possible. Start establishing a rotation. Sounds like the Nets and coach Lawrence Frank have a pretty full plate...
Lee, Randolph a dandy duo
By MARC BERMANTORONTO - Mike D'Antoni has his work cut out for him in finding the right guard mix. But after tonight's preseason opener, a 113-111 loss to Toronto, he...
CHUPI PINK $LIP
There's another Chupi chop - and it's a big one. The triplex penthouse at artist Julian Schnabel's whimsical, pink Palazzo Chupi building in the West Village has just been slashed...
HOG WILD
Chef Adam Perry Lang is a classically trained Culinary Institute of America graduate who's cooked at Le Cirque, Daniel and the legendary Guy Savoy in Paris. But these days he's...
OLD BROOKVILLE, LI
Some houses are historic landmarks and some, like this North Shore estate known as "Hill House," are the kinds of landmarks where history began. Built before the Civil War (circa...
CHELSEA
Not all cobblestone blocks are created equal. And if we're to believe the brochure for this "magnificent" prewar condo loft, the cobblestone stretch of West 22nd Street on which it...
WEST VILLAGE
Apparently even natural phenomena are up for sale in the world of Manhattan real estate. "Nightly sunsets" are "included," according to the flyer on this condo at Morton Square, with...
ROWAYTON, CONN.
When even the breakfast room has its own woodburning fireplace, you know you're dealing with a luxurious - and quite large - home of a different order. Throw in the...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,175 Maintenance: $2,131 Beyond the private terrace that runs the entire width of this prewar West 72nd Street co-op and contains a fountain, a...
TRIBECA
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1½ Square feet: 974 Common charges: $792 At 101 Warren St. you'll not only find "generous" and "exquisite" condo layouts, like this one with a 30-foot living...
HARLEM
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1½ Square feet: 687 Common charges: $691 On West 126th Street, just a block from the Apollo Theater and Harlem's revitalized shopping/entertainment corridor, is where you'll find...
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,100 Maintenance: $915 The focus of this "elegant and sophisticated" co-op's recent renovation was on keeping the "integrity" and "original splendor" of its location,...
PORT JEFFERSON, LI
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2+ Lot square feet: 21,780 Enjoy this "Hamptons-style" Contemporary without schlepping all the way out to the Hamptons. Some East End-worthy features of the home, built in...
WHITESTONE, QUEENS
Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 3½ Lot square feet: 4,920 On that threshold of Eighth Avenue, where Queens starts to look almost suburban, you'll find this "huge" brick-frame center-hall Colonial with a...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $1,335,000 70 Little West St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,356 square feet, with sustainable harvested wood floors and open kitchen with Wolf range, separate convection oven, bamboo...
OBAMA UP BY 11
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has opened up a stunning 11-point lead over John McCain in the latest Gallup Poll - his largest edge of the entire campaign. Obama, whose support...