January 26, 2009
FIRE DESTROYS OZONE PARK APARTMENT HOUSE
Tenants of a Ozone Park apartment building said they believe a three-alarm fire that destroyed their homes Monday evening may have stemmed from a fight the night before between a...
SENATE CONFIRMS GEITHNER AS TREASURY SECRETARY
WASHINGTON -- New York Federal Reserve Bank President Timothy Geithner won confirmation Monday as President Barack Obama's treasury secretary despite personal tax lapses that turned more than a third of...
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LAYOFFS ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON - It's already been a lousy year for workers less than a month into 2009 and there's no relief in sight. Tens of thousands of fresh layoffs were announced...
PETER KING ON FAVRE: 'HE'S DONE'
If anyone knows what Brett Favre might be thinking, it's Peter King from Sports Illustrated. And the Favre confidant today said "He's done" when talking about the quarterback's future. Appearing...
US ENVOY PREDICTS 'DIRECT DIPLOMACY' WITH IRAN
President Barack Obama's administration will engage in "direct diplomacy" with Iran, the newly installed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. Not since before the 1979 Iranian revolution are...
Manuel is a Man-Ram fan
I just got through listening to Jerry Manuel's chat on SNY tonight, and it was clear that Manny Ramirez would be a Met by now if it were up to...
Peter King: Favre will retire
Brett Favre confidant Peter King writes on SI.com that he believes the quarterback will retire because Woody Johnson wants the 39-year-old to participate in the Jets' offseason program."You're kidding yourself...
Suggs suggests Ravens discount
The Baltimore Sun reports that Ravens free agent Terrell Suggs, who starred on Rex Ryan's defense in Baltimore, "suggested that he and fellow linebackers [Ray] Lewis and Bart Scott could...
PATERSON CONDEMNS CAROLINE LEAKS
HYDE PARK, NY - In a bid to halt further fallout for the way he handled the appointment of the state's recently vacated senate seat, Gov. Paterson said today he'd...
Reality TV Tryouts: Fame for the newly broke
How to get your 15 seconds of fame.For those who've lost their fortuneHere's a show searching for New Yorkers who had it all but lost it when the economy went...
PARAMEDIC CHARGED IN TRAVOLTA EXTORTION PLOT
NASSAU, Bahamas - A paramedic has been charged in an alleged plot to extort $25 million from John Travolta after his teenage son suffered a seizure and died at the...
SI THUG PLEADS GUILTY TO ELECTION DAY BEATING
A Staten Island thug who went on a racism-fuelled Election Day rampage in reaction to President Obama's win pleaded guilty today to beating three black teenagers. Brian Carranza, 21, is...
PFIZER TO BUY WYETH FOR $68B; CUT 8,000 JOBS
TRENTON, N.J. - No. 1 drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Monday it is buying No. 12 Wyeth for $68 billion in a deal that ultimately will wipe out nearly 20,000 jobs...
VC Ages Here, Yi Working There
By FRED KERBEROKLAHOMA CITY - While Vince Carter heard the Nets' rookies serenade him with "Happy Birthday" here amid an ice storm, Yi Jianlian was working on his left hand...
MADOFF'S HOUSE TOILET PAPERED
Looks like someone decided that disgraced financier Bernie Madoff's Florida mansion needed a little redecorating. Strips of white toilet paper hung from trees in front of his Palm Beach estate...
Notes from Red Bull practice
I swung by Red Bulls practice on the way to Manhattan-Fairfield. The veterans are finally in the house, and I chatted with Juan Pablo Angel, new strike partner Dominic Oduro,...
GILLIBRAND TO TAKE SENATE OATH TUESDAY
WASHINGTON - New York Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand will take the oath of office on Tuesday. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the swearing-in has been scheduled for...
CANO WANTS FAST START
Maybe Robinson Cano's 2008 struggles were the best thing to happen to the 26-year-old second baseman. Cano's bat heated up with the weather again last season, but not enough after...
PATERSON CANCELS SWISS TRIP
Gov. Paterson canceled a trip to Switzerland today that was meant to drum up business for the state, arguing that it "would be a better idea" to stay in Albany...
Messier into management?
The Edmonton Journal reports "With Steve Yzerman in charge of Canada's 2010 Olympic team and contemporaries Wayne Gretzky, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis, Brett Hull, Cam Neely and Guy Carbonneau either...
LIMBAUGH SLAMS OBAMA
Conservative radio king Rush Limbaugh shot back at President Obama this afternoon - saying the new commander-in-chief is "not a unifier and not bipartisan" and is "more frightened of me"...
OBAMA'S GREENHOUSE GAS PUSH
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama ordered the government Monday to re-examine whether California and other states should be allowed to have tougher auto emission standards to combat a build up...
EXISTING HOME SALES SURGE
Sales of existing homes surged unexpectedly last month - closing out the worst year for the real estate market in more than a decade. The National Association of Realtors said...
Erik Stover Q & A
For those of you guys who weren't at this weekend's ESC Membership drive, here are some video clips. Good looking out to you ESCers for posting these! The first four...
4 AMERICANS DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN IRAQ
BAGHDAD -- Two U.S. helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American troops, the U.S. military said, in the deadliest single incident for U.S. forces in more than four...
CUOMO GAINS BIG ON PATERSON: POLL
Gov. Paterson's lead over Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in a potential 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary has dwindled from a whopping 23 points last month to just two, according to a...
Starbury online, unplugged
By MARC BERMANStephon Marbury's explosive remarks in today's Post in which he acknowledged he has a verbal commitment from the Celtics came on the day he got back into the...
Red Bulls block Jorge Rojas loan
Despite the agent for Red Bull Jorge Rojas contacting MLS about going out on loan during the offseason, the club decided not to loan out the midfielder. Contrary to reports...
BLAGO: I CONSIDERED APPOINTING OPRAH
Senator Oprah? Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said this morning that he had considered offering TV talk show queen Oprah Winfrey the state's once-vacant U.S. Senate seat - but admitted...
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACH FIRED FOR 100-0 WIN
DALLAS - The coach of a Texas high school basketball team that beat another team 100-0 was fired yesterday, the same day he sent an e-mail to a newspaper saying...
ARIZONA MOTIVATED BY LACK OF RESPECT
TAMPA, Fla. - It will start in earnest this afternoon when the Cardinals in their first live taste of the Super Bowl hype will be bombarded by questions about arriving...
ROOKIE ANDERSON REBOUNDING AFTER SLOW 'START'
OKLAHOMA CITY - The shot, at .377, has been below basketball's 40 percent version of the Mendoza Line. The points have been OK, nothing awful, nothing amazing, 7.4. But as...
MOSLEY: I'M READY FOR MEGA-FIGHTS
LOS ANGELES - There is a bronze statue of Oscar De La Hoya outside the Staples Center, next to ones of Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky. Maybe now they'll put...
KEYSHAWN: BOLDIN SPAT NO BIGGIE
Keyshawn Johnson believes Cardinals receiver Anquan Boldin's sideline spat with Arizona offensive coordinator Todd Haley was much ado about nothing. "It's not that big of a deal," Johnson said on...
STEELERS HAVE 'SIXTH' SENSE
TAMPA, Fla. - When the Steelers touch down here just before noon today, they'll begin their quest for more than the Lombardi Trophy, they'll begin their chase of history. The...
STEEL CURTAIN STANDS BETWEEN QB AND DESTINY
TAMPA, Fla. - When you cut away the fat, and tune out all the noise offered by the experts and the charlatans who pose as experts, the barebones of Super...
SHOWING CARDS HOW TO BE SUPER
TAMPA - He leads them with his right arm and his unwavering faith. Now Kurt Warner has another role before he settles in as a re-born quarterback slinging for the...
RYAN BOLSTERS STAFF WITH ELLARD, LYNN
TAMPA, Fla. - Jets coach Rex Ryan reportedly added two more coaches to his staff. Ryan hired Henry Ellard as his new wide receivers coach, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
FRANK CELEBRATES COACHING MILESTONE
OKLAHOMA CITY - If Lawrence Frank could master the art of time travel and go back five years ago today, he would tell the newly-anointed Nets head coach only one...
FEW THINGS ARE MORE SHOCKING THAN ARIZONA IN SUPER BOWL
TAMPA, Fla. - OK. You've already had a week to digest this, to comprehend this, to accept this. And let's be honest: That's not enough time. The Arizona Cardinals are...
MARBURY CONFIRMS OFFER FROM CELTICS
The banished Stephon Marbury acknowledged for the first time yesterday he has a verbal commitment from the Celtics - and accused the Knicks of not accepting his latest buyout offer...
CHANDLER IN DANGER OF LOSING STARTING JOB
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said he may make another change to his starting lineup tonight vs. the Rockets - with Wilson Chandler a possible casualty and Al Harrington a candidate...
AZARENKA RETIRES AFTER DIZZY SPELL
MELBOURNE - Serena Williams reached the Australian Open quarterfinals when a tearful and dizzy Victoria Azarenka had to retire in the second set today because of sickness. The 19-year-old from...
'CLASSIC' FIRST WIN FOR PEREZ
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Remaining calm despite the swirling wind and a tense duel for the lead, Pat Perez finally got his first PGA Tour victory - with a lot...
ESPN'S OPEN COVERAGE MISSES THE POINT
THIS is why ESPN can't have nice things: Playing in the Australian Open on ESPN2, yesterday, Roger Federer was about to lose the first set to Tomas Berdych - remarkable!...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Pregnancy pays offCatriona Matthew, the 39-year-old Scot five months pregnant with her second child, won the inaugural HSBC LPGA Brazil Cup by five shots over Kristy McPherson of the...
KOBE-LED LAKERS RUN OVER SPURS
A matchup of the Western Conference's best teams turned out to be a mismatch. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol added 16 points,...
KOVALEV'S SHOOTOUT WINNER PROPELS EAST SQUAD
MONTREAL - This marvelous weekend celebration of hockey ended in style - with an NHL All-Star showcase of skills, with an appreciative audience entertained from beginning to end, and with...
ALL-STAR NIGHT NOT FIT FOR KING HENRIK
MONTREAL - Henrik Lundqvist was under no illusions going into last night's All-Star game. Which is a very good thing, considering that the King surrendered six goals on 21 shots...
AWARD-WINNING NYC RETURN FOR MUSSINA
Mike Mussina probably didn't expect to return to New York until a future Old-Timer's Day or some other event down the road. Nevertheless, there he was last night, back in...
PIRATES STUN HOYAS AFTER HONORING '89 TEAM
Seton Hall celebrated its first Big East victory of the season on the same day it honored its team that almost won it all 20 years ago. "We talked for...
FORDHAM SKID HITS 8 GAMES
Bill Clark scored 22 points, 16 of them in the opening half, and Duquesne routed Fordham 89-68 to extend the Rams' losing streak to eight straight yesterday in The Bronx....
RED-HOT CARDINALS TURN ORANGE BLUE
Earl Clark scored five of his 16 points in the final two minutes and No. 9 Louisville held off No. 8 Syracuse 67-57 yesterday at the Carrier Dome. After Eric...
'TO DON'T' LIST
THE only thing worse than bad winners are sore losers, and we've had enough of them for the past eight years. So with that in mind, in the wake of...
'HERD' ON THE STREET
As the merger of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch disintegrates into one of Wall Street's most dysfunctional marriages, the so-called "thundering herd" is on the verge of a massive...
JOB CUTS BREW AT STARBUCKS
Starbucks Corp. could cut another 1,000 jobs in the coming weeks, according to a report in the Seattle Times. The latest cuts could include employees at its Seattle headquarters, district...
A LEADERLESS BARNEYS SEEMS FIT TO BE SOLD
Having struggled for months to name a new CEO at Barneys, the owners of the luxury chain are now tripping over their own feet. Istithmar, the investment arm of the...
THE DOPE ON HEINZ
H.J. Heinz could become an acquisition target once credit markets come unstuck, Barron's said yesterday. Heinz shares, which currently trade at around $36, could ultimately fetch up to $60 or...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Drug deal Directors of Pfizer convened yesterday to consider approving the acquisition of rival drug maker Wyeth in a deal that could be worth more than $65 billion, said people...
A HOPE FOR AMERICA'S 'HOODS
BARACK Obama took the presidential oath Jan. 20 to the thunderous applause of his supporters, the cautious hopes of the loyal opposition and the well wishes of all Americans. Three...
ALL THINGS OBAMA
With the historic inauguration of President Obama, it comes as no surprise that there's been wall-to-wall coverage of America's first African-American president and that virtually every magazine out there had...
KNICK GRIEVES
Chicago police had a man in custody early today and were planning to question him in the slayings of Knick star Eddy Curry's ex-girlfriend - the mother of his son...
'A'-TEAM BLASTS TORRE
Insiders close to Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez blasted Joe Torre yesterday, saying a new book by the former Bombers manager that characterizes A-Rod as an emotionally needy prima donna is...
ANIMAL INSTINCT
Craig Gibbs came a long way to work at the Queens Zoo. He was raised in Minnesota, and still has the accent and friendly manner of a Midwesterner. When he...
60 SECONDS WITH ELIZABETH CHARNOCK...
CEO of Cataphora, an electronic-evidence discovery firm You help businesses analyze their internal communications and root out illegal activity. What are the top things workers shouldn't put in an e-mail...
A FEW APPLES A DAY
ON paper, Mikey Weiss doesn't seem like your typical business owner. He prefers sweat jackets to sport coats, toured with a ska-punk band instead of going to college, and would...
GO TO GREG
Q If a company you're interested in working for announces that it's laying off workers, how can you find out when it's hiring again? A Lately, all the employment news...
WHERE I WORK
On the face of it, a desk doesn't amount to much. It's a flat slab of wood or glass on legs, with maybe a few drawers attached. But given the...
TROPIC WONDER
BRRR...ing it on! The sun, the sand, the bikinis! These new suits will tide you over 'til summer.Check Out Photos of the Hottest Bikini Styles
URBAN MISS
IS it real? Is it chance? Or is it just a "flash in the pants?" Like it or not, "Real Chance of Love" turned out to be more than a...
STARR REPORT
Craig Ferguson's "Late Late Show" continues to cor ral viewers. For the week ending Jan. 16, "Late Late Show" beat Conan O'Brien's "Late Night" in total view ers (2.1 million...
'HEDDA' THERE FOR PARKER ONLY
SHE'S what is generously called "complicated" - narcissistic, manipulative and just plain mean. No wonder Ingrid Bergman, Diana Rigg, Annette Bening, Cate Blanchett and other greats have gravitated to that...
WE FOUND FOUR DIGITAL TVS FOR LESS THAN $160
THE digital TV changeover does not need to cost an arm and a leg. In fact, for less than $160, viewers have honest-to-goodness options to keep receiving TV signals when...
'TRUST' ISSUES
IN one of the sleazier ideas in the world of product placement, TNT has come up with a series about a fictional advertising agency in which actual sponsors of the...
HOOP-LA DIES IN B'KLYN
So this is the biggest project in Brooklyn? The reeling Atlantic Yards project has come a long way from the spectacular glass-and-steel arena designed by star architect Frank Gehry and...
'SCARED TO COME TO NY'
It feels like a flashback to the 1980s on city streets - an era no one's nostalgic for. Overstretched cops are struggling to combat petty crime, according to police sources...
JUST PLANE DESPICABLE
Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock...
'FARE SHARE' TAXIS
Cab passengers could be sharing their rides - and their fares - with complete strangers under a city experiment that would reprogram meters to calculate fares for group riders. In...
MOLINARI IS MAYOR'S GUY
Former Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari, who once joined a diverse group of officials suing to block Mayor Bloomberg's extension of term limits, could soon be working to re-elect...
FOUR CANCER PIONEERS REWARDED
Scientists in the early stages of their research careers who developed three "out-of-the-box" ideas that could change the way we fight cancer have been awarded grants, the Damon Runyon Cancer...
SLAIN REALTOR'S APT. UP FOR SALE
The Fifth Avenue penthouse of slain broker to the stars Linda Stein is back on the market. Stein's family sold the one-bedroom apartment, on the 17th floor of a co-op...
FREEDOM LOOMS FOR 'BLACK SEPTEMBER' BOMBER WHO TRIED TO BLOW UP THE APPLE
IN 1973, a young terrorist named Khalid Duhham al-Jawary entered the United States and quickly began plotting an audacious attack in New York City. He built three powerful bombs -...
CAROLINE'S SECRET REASON
CAROLINE Kennedy's "personal reasons" for withdrawing from Senate consideration were not connected to damaging claims from Gov. Paterson's camp that she owed back taxes, had a nanny problem or faced...
BOOZE ALERT
At least one in five men in developed countries is at risk of alcohol dependency, while women have only an 8 to 10 percent chance, according to a new study....
METER 'FEEDERS'
Bird-brained cabbies are illegally feeding geese, gulls and pigeons at Kennedy Airport, boosting the risk of flocks flying into the paths of jets. And other than posting signs that are...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan The suspected burglar pictured above is wanted for swiping a woman's electronic equipment worth thousands of dollars, as well as credit cards, from her Upper West Side apartment, police...
CITY POLS TAKE A GANDER AT HOW TO GOOSE THE GEESE
City officials yesterday proposed a three-pronged attack on geese - using guns, grease and gravel. "This is a critical public safety issue that must be addressed," said Queens Councilman David...
10 NY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS TOLD TO GO IT ALONE
Ten Catholic high schools in New York City and Westchester will become independently operated schools run by local boards of directors. Archdiocese spokesman Joseph Zwilling says the change will preserve...
SWISS HISS FOR THE GOV
Gov. Paterson was blasted by Republicans, Democrats and good-government groups for plans to jet off on a European junket this week, despite a $15.8 billion budget deficit and growing concerns...
LI PRIEST'S TOP JOB
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The rector of the Rockville Centre cathedral on Long Island, Robert E. Guglielmone, 63, will be the new bishop for South Carolina's statewide Roman Catholic Diocese of...
WEINER RIPS KID-$$ FEE
Women attempting to get their child support from deadbeat fathers should not have to fork over a $25 administrative fee, a New York congressman said yesterday. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn-Queens),...
CITY RINGS IN THE CHINESE 'MOO' YEAR
The Year of the Ox begins today, and Chinese communities around the city are planning two weeks of celebrations. It all starts in Chinatown at 11:30 a.m. when singers and...
JAIL SOBERS HIM RIGHT UP
The dopey commodities broker charged with drunkenly setting a small fire in an elevator at 7 World Trade Center Saturday was released without bail yesterday - and said it's better...
INTRIGUE AS FULD SELLS $13M HOUSE TO WIFE FOR $100
In the biggest real-estate bargain since Dutch settlers bought Manhattan for $24, former Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard Fuld sold his $13.3 million mansion to his wife for $100 in...
CRIME DIPS ON SUBWAYS
Subway crime dropped by 3 percent in 2008 - marking a third straight year in which the good guys gained on the underground goons. Robberies went from 796 in 2007...
OBAMA PLANS $3.4B SHOT IN ARM FOR NYC
President Obama's stimulus package would give the Big Apple $3.4 billion over the next two years to help close its massive budget gap, officials announced last night. The plan would...
TRIPLE THREAT
It was a Golden Globes redux - and a probable sneak peek at next month's Oscars. The late Heath Ledger, Brit actress Kate Winslet and Boll ywood rags-to- riches hit...
9/11 KIN O-PPEAL
Families of firefighters killed on 9/11 yesterday blasted President Obama's decision to halt trials at Guantanamo and asked to meet with the new president to discuss the move. Their lawyer,...
CALL FOR SMART METERS
Queens Councilman Eric Gioia called on Con Ed yesterday to use some of its billion-dollar profits to install smart meters, which allow customers to monitor their own electrical usage via...
PAUL'S 'WEDDING' SPLASH
Paul McCartney, still a hunk at 66 as he frolics on a Mexican beach with gal pal Nancy Shevell, plans to make a third trip down the aisle now that...
BIGGEST FLICK OF A 'MALL'
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" wasn't ready to turn over his box-office badge over the weekend, as the film about a bumbling shopping-center security guard earned $21.5 million to take the...
CON ED PRICE SHOCK
Con Ed charges its 2.4 million residential customers the highest prices of any major utility company in the 48 contiguous states, new federal data show. On average, Con Ed charged...
TORRE MANAGED TO RUIN A LEGACY
TAMPA, Fla. - Why, Joe? Why would you soil your legacy this way, throw dirt on your reputation like this? Why would you do anything to crush our communal memory...
REVOLTIN' JOE'S WHINE TURNS BITTER
I'VE been saying for more than a year that Joe Torre is a Paris Hilton-style whiner. But now, the former Yankee manager has transformed into someone far less appealing. 'A'-TEAM...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Phoenix plumbers were Johnnies on the spot for a California woman who lost her $70,000 wedding ring in a restaurant toilet. City workers were unable to retrieve the 7-carat diamond...
TSUNAMI OF SLEAZE
NEW York, New Jersey and Connecticut: We have a problem. And it's not just the fiscal crisis. It's the bipartisan culture of corruption that has swamped tri-state politics. Longtime NY...
DON'T LET RED TAPE STYMIE STIMULUS
NO matter how much money President Obama wants to spend on public works, federal rules and regulations make it difficult to get money rapidly into the hands of the state...
GET THOSE GEESE GONE
Looks like The Post's honking about New York's deadly Canada geese finally woke up those Port Authority birdbrains: Officials say they're ramping up efforts to control the fowl and want...
KEEPING DEMS AT BAY OVER GITMO
THE ISSUE: President Obama's order closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. *** By executive order, President Obama has begun the process of closing Guantanamo Bay ("Bam's Gitmo Problem," Editorial, Jan....
NO CLOSER TO CAMELOT: CAROLINE DROPS OUT
THE ISSUE: Caroline Kennedy's decision to withdraw her candidacy for the US Senate. *** Perhaps it is just as well that Caroline Kennedy withdrew her bid ("She's Out," Jan 22)....
CLIENT 9, WHERE ARE YOU?
Hey, Eliot. Come back. All is forgiven. Never mind the, umm, young lady. Never mind the spittle-flecked temper tantrums or the wild-eyed threats, or even the rogue state troopers. New...
Liveblogging the SAG Awards: 'Slumdog' Looks Like a Fait Accomplait
"Slumdog Millionaire'' looks like an even more prohibitive favorite for the Best Picture Oscar after picking up SAG's rough equivalent, the ensemble award, a night after it won the Producer's...
Liveblogging the SAG Awards: Penn Wins, Predicts 'Dogfight' with Rourke
"Good evening comrades -- that was for (Bill) O'Reilly,'' joked leftie Sean Penn accepting the Best Actor Award for playing the slain gay civil rights leader in "Milk.'' Penn also...
Liveblogging the SAG Awards: Streep Pulls Up An Upset, Emerges as Winslet's Prime Rival
Meryl Streep seemed genuinely stunned that she won best actress for playing the nun from hell in "Doubt'' at the SAG awards Dressed a black pantsuit, she said, "I didn't...
Liveblogging the SAG Awards: Oldman Accepts for Ledger
The main question in SAG's supporting actor race was not whether the late Heath Ledger would win, but who would accept the award. Director Chris Nolan, who accepted Ledger's prize...
Becks To the Future
David Beckham tallied his first Serie A goal on Sunday as AC Milan romped Bologna 4-1, fueling speculation that he may opt to stay in Italy and break his contract...
Liveblogging the SAG Awards: Gerrymandered Winslet Wins Support, Thanks Harvey This Time
Kate Winslet won for best supporting actress -- oops "Female Actor in a Supporting Role'' -- for her leading role performance as a Nazi pedophile in "The Reader,'' which is...
Box Office Oscar Watch: Audiences Shun 'Death Camp For Cutie'
Five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, didn't give "The Reader'' much of an Oscar bump over the weekend -- especially compared to Kate Winslet's other movie, "Revolutionary Road,'' which received...