October 30, 2009
Madoff: SEC never thought it was a Ponzi scheme
Bernard Madoff was apparently convinced that it never even occurred to Securities and Exchange Commission staff he was running a Ponzi scheme, despite the agency's numerous probes of his business....
VC Regrets No Playoffs for Nets
So much has changed. There was Vince Carter running around in the colors of the Orlando Magic, urging teammates, this time the likes of Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson. And...
Injured Oduya leaves Devils
Defenseman Johnny Oduya did not accompany the Devils to Tampa, Fla., instead returning to New Jersey to treat the “lower-body injury” he suffered in the win in Boston. General manager...
Who will win on Tuesday? These pols think they know
Downtown Democratic powerbroker Steve Cohn had his annual pre-Election Day breakfast at Junior’s, so we caught up with all the local poobahs to get their predictions about Tuesday’s mayoral election....
TouchMaster 3: I'll keep my hands to myself, thank you
TouchMaster 3, from Warner Brothers, is an eclectic mix of mini games. Some are timed, some are tricky, and most are redundant. The games are split up into five categories....
Dolphins' Crowder doubtful
DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami inside linebacker Channing Crowder is doubtful for the Dolphins’ game against the Jets because of a sore shoulder. Crowder sat out practice for the third day...
BusinessWeek president steps down
BusinessWeek president Keith Fox became the second high-ranking executive to step down following the announcement that McGraw-Hill Companies would sell the weekly to Mayor Mike Bloomberg's media and information giant,...
Three years later...
Following up on the Tracker's previous post this week telling owners to drop Larry Johnson after his boneheaded comments and subsequent suspension by the Chiefs, I want to take a...
Board Calls for More Precise Language from DCP
Those on the front lines of the curb cut wars are pleased that the Department of City Planning (DCP) is trying to eliminate loopholes in the city’s zoning text that...
The face of Darfur in Brooklyn
An entire ocean and half a continent separates Brooklyn from the suffering and dying in Darfur, Sudan - but you don’t have to look that hard to see the human...
Say Cheesecake! Brooklyn Pols Hobnob at Juniors
Halloween stands for costumes and candy for most Brooklynites, but for the borough’s left-leaning political leaders, the haunted holiday can only mean one thing: Junior’s.Democratic 50th A.D. District Leader Steve...
Justice for rape victim who lobbied for DNA law
A rape victim who lobbied the state to collect DNA from all convicted felons is finally enjoying a measure of justice. A Queens jury has convicted the man who attacked...
Girardi still won't name Game 4 starter
It would be an upset if anybody but CC Sabathia starts Game 4 of the World Series for the Yankees, but manager Joe Girardi today said he's still in wait-and-see mode.But...
Judge orders Anna Nicole's boyfriend, doctors be tried
LOS ANGELES -- A judge ordered Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two doctors to stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model. The ruling...
Disney drops other shoe on Miramax; who's next?
Disney, which announced earlier this month it was cutting its Miramax subsidary back to three releases a year, today revealed Miramax president Daniel Battsek is leaving and what's left of the specialty division...
Eagles' Westbrook doesn't practice, still game-time decision
PHILADELPHIA -- With two starters ruled out and two others, including running back Brian Westbrook, listed as questionable, the Philadelphia Eagles go into their biggest game of the season with...
CHSAA B/Q girls soccer needs a shakeup
It’s time to make a change in the landscape of CHSAA girls soccer in Brooklyn/Queens. My esteemed colleague, Marc Raimondi, and I decided to play commissioner one night. We believe...
Rangers' Gaborik won't play in return to Minnesota
Marian Gaborik is back in Minnesota, but only as a spectator. In his first season with the Rangers, Gaborik has 10 goals and eight assists in 12 games. The former...
Series ratings way up
Television ratings for the World Series are rebounding from last year’s record lows. The Yankees’ 3-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday night on FOX earned an 11.7 fast national...
If the shoe fits...
WHEN former “The Bachelor” star Andy Baldwin pounds the pavement Sunday for the NYC marathon, he won’t be wearing typical running togs — nope, he’ll be wearing dress shoes. While...
Lessons learned on the USS New York
Editor's note: The USS New York stopped in Norfolk, Va., for a week during its journey to New York City. The USS New York will be stationed in Norfolk. This...
Gonzalez: Seton Hall 'dangerous' team
It has taken four years, but Bobby Gonzalez finally feels like he has a Seton Hall basketball team that can compete in the Big East. “There’s a new kid on...
Jets' Cotchery coming back for Dolphins rematch
Jerricho Cotchery was limited in practice and is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury. But he will be ready to go vs. Miami, and should provide a healthy partnership...
Vince and Ryan and the Nets
Vince Carter Returns, Day 3. Since the respective teams ended their season openers Wednesday in decidedly different fashions, much of the basketball interest in the area has focused on tonight's...
Budget-minded troupe aims high
CAN you make champagne ballet on a Bud Light budget? You’ve got to give Christopher Wheeldon props for trying, but Thursday evening at City Center needed more fizz. Morphoses, his...
Giants' Manningham doesn't practice
Mario Manningham sat out practice after landing on his left shoulder trying to catch a pass Thursday. But the receiver, who is emerging as a prime target for Eli Manning,...
NYC correction officer accused of beating inmates
A New York City correction officer has been charged with beating two inmates at Rikers Island in separate incidents. Timothy Munroe pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with...
Blanton, not Lee, will start Game 4 for Phillies; Yankees won't say
The Phillies know who will start Game 4 of the World Series for them. The Yankees might know, but they're not telling anyone.Phillies manager Charlie Manuel tabbed Joe Blanton as...
CHSAA boys soccer Class A quarterfinals preview
New York Post CHSAA boys soccer beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Saturday’s CHSAA Class A intersectional quarterfinals at Maritime College in The Bronx. Here’s the schedule: 11 a.m. –...
The weekly wrap-up, October 30
This week we learned that...... The U.N. thinks New York's real estate market might be a violation of human rights. [NY Times] ... Robert Schiller says we're back in the bubble. [Reuters]... In Miami,...
Carter denies affair with coworker
Embattled NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter today forcefully denied that he had an extramarital affair with a co-worker at the news station. "Emphatically ‘no,’ " the accused wife beater Carter...
CRUISES: Disney goes big
In the battle of the bloated cruise ships, Disney is trying to out-Carnival Carnival. While the Fun Ships have been known for their family-friendly water slides, Disney's third ship, the...
CIT, Icahn reach financing deal
In an about-face for the billionaire investor, CIT has reached a settlement with Carl Icahn that will allow the lender to access financing in bankruptcy. This afternoon, CIT said it...
GM says reporter's name-dropping won't be tolerated
NY1 today ripped its top political reporter, Dominic Carter, for brazenly dropping the names of New York government big-shots and bragging about being a "very high-profile journalist" when he tried...
Irish import at St. Ann's Warehouse is truly 'Electric'
It’s as if “No Exit” kissed the Blarney Stone.Words, massive amounts of words, strung together into long, gorgeous, meaty, metaphor-laden sentences that combine into spirited, brilliant, heart-wrenching monologues are bouncing...
Winner of 'Big Brother' accused of selling drugs
BOSTON — The winner of the CBS TV reality show "Big Brother 9" has been ordered held without bail on a federal drug charge. Adam Jasinski, of Delray Beach, Fla.,...
Stocks recede on personal spending data
Stocks tumbled Friday as a drop in consumer spending fanned worries that the economic recovery won't be sustainable. Major stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent, including the Dow Jones...
Incentivizing
First there was the great Real World gambit, then there were the broker iPods, and then came FHA approval and 3.5 percent down. Now we've gotten wind of the next...
Jackie Robinson's widow endorses the non-black, non-Brooklynite mayoral candidate
The widow of Jackie Robinson — the great Brooklyn Dodger and civil rights pioneer — endorsed Mayor Bloomberg for re-election on Friday morning, chosing the white, non-Brooklynite over a black...
Jay-Z, Alicia Keys rock Yankee Stadium
New York natives Jay-Z and Alicia Keys kicked off Game 2 of the World Series last night with a pre-game performance of the now-Big Apple anthem "Empire State of Mind"...
Off-duty Bronx officer arrested in death of pedestrian
An off-duty police officer assigned to a high-level fugitive task force was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving this morning after he fatally hit a female pedestrian while driving through...
Larry Brown sees future in Eddy Curry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Bobcats coach Larry Brown sounded today like he still believes Eddy Curry has a future. Brown had some interest in trading for Curry last season before his...
Miley Cyrus 'stalker' pleads guilty to resisting arrest, gets probation
SAVANNAH, Georgia — A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors agreed to drop charges...
Philly transit talks on hold as Game 3 approaches
PHILADELPHIA — Talks aimed at avoiding a Philadelphia transit strike are to resume Friday evening, just hours before a threatened strike could disrupt bus and subway services during the World...
NY’s new life jacket law takes effect Sunday
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s law requiring all boaters on small craft to wear life jackets during the cold weather months takes effect this weekend. The law was enacted after...
Toy salesman gets 3 months in UBS tax probe
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge Friday rejected a plea for probation from a New York businessman who admitted concealing $8 million in secret Swiss bank accounts, imposing instead...
NY newlywed gets 25 to life for killing wife
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A newlywed drew a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison for bludgeoning and stabbing his Texas-born wife on Thanksgiving Day and burying her body...
Poll: Bloomberg has 15 point lead over Thompson
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leads his Democratic challenger by 15 points in a new poll. The Marist College survey questioned 525 likely voters from Monday through Wednesday. Bloomberg...
Madoff auditor to change plea to guilty as part of deal
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's longtime auditor is expected to plead guilty next week in a cooperation deal, federal prosecutors told a judge Friday. Prosecutors said in a letter to U.S....
Bernie Kerik has jail's psychiatric director worried
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A federal judge says former top cop Bernie Kerik is displaying some worrying behavior in jail. Judge Stephen Robinson did not describe the symptoms today. But...
The Daily Whacks, Friday Edition
He took enough of a beating during the Angels seris so it is only right to point out that Joe Girardi managed himself a hell of a game last night,...
Hannibal Buress at the Knitting Factory
By Meredith DelisoHave your laughs in Williamsburg each Sunday, when comedy comes to the Knitting Factory.Starting November 15, Hannibal Buress hosts a weekly comedy show at the Williamsburg venue, inviting...
Gun collar lead to Cop of the Month awards
When crime spikes in an area of a precinct, a police conditions team is dispatched to catch the bad guys and bring order back to the streets.And four members of...
Manhunt remains for killer caught on videotape
While crime continues to plummet on the streets of Flatbush, one killer remains at large and police continue to seek the public’s help.The incident, caught on videotape and shown on...
Deal may allow ousted Honduran president to return to power
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya finally reached an agreement with the interim government that could help end the monthslong dispute over Honduras' June 28 coup, and...
Pakistan soldiers find 9/11-linked passport
SHERWANGAI, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an...
"Rocking" Victorian Flatbush: Plans for H Station Rehab Include Artwork for Porch
The long-awaited renovation of the historic train station at Avenue H will include something not often seen at Brooklyn stations: Sculpture that is not only meant for viewing, but also...
Leak exposes congressional ethics investigations
WASHINGTON -- Internal investigations into the conduct of over two dozen House members have been exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress...
Free and Fair Trade?
Neena Shanai says US trade policy isn't making sense (Enterprise Blog)
Silencing Voices for School Choice
Obama administration wants pro-voucher ad pulled (Weekly Standard)
Drama Mama: The Mustache is out ... temporarily
They walk among you. Those who do not care about the Yankees/Phillies series and are looking for something else to satisfy their need for high-stakes drama. These are their stories....
3UP: Pedro, Mo and A-Rod
In my column in today’s Post, I wrote about the implications of Cliff Lee pitching so well in Game 1 and possibly being in line to start Game 4 and...
Gunning for Grayson
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Self-Government Works
John Stossel says research shows people can do it themselves (Reason)
Oscar Watch: 'Invictus,' 'Hurt Locker' said to lead race as I offer list
I offer up my best current guesses for the 10 Best Picture slots at The Envelope, where Oscarologist supreme Tom O'Neil says Clint Eastwood's "Invictus'' (as yet unseen by anyone I know)...
Visit the Warzone
Ted Sorensen says Afghanistan is already Vietnam (Daily Beast)Moving from Iraq to Afghanistan: Platelets (Time)South Korea sending troops to Afghanistan (Reuters Africa)
Box Office: Could 'Paranormal' upset 'This Is It'?
Variety, not generally known for sticking its neck out with box-office predictions, today is gingerly raising the possibility that the weekend's only wide opener, Sony's "This Is It,'' might come in...
Yankees, Phillies both in position for dynastic days
Yankees fans watched their team win four World Series in five years in the late ’90s and it felt like their dynasty would never end. It did — and for...
Tax Hikes Forever
Newt Gingrich says NJ corruption culture holds steady (San Francisco Examiner)A Turnout Race (RCP)
Taken for a Ride
Union Takes the low Road (2nd Ave Sagas)Nicole Gelinas says investigation is even more important now (Fiscal Watch)
New Afghan Mess
Charles Krauthammer says enough with blaming Bush (Washington Post)Disarray undermines Obama in Afghanistan (Dallas Morning News)
Big Blue back on beam
Hours before the Yankees and Phillies play Game 4 of the World Series Sunday night, the Giants and Eagles will renew hostilities just on the other side of Pattison Avenue....
Giants won’t get schooled again
Winner of multiple major handicapping championships against world-class competition, The Wildcat returns. Including the 1997-2008 seasons in The Post, Cat’s 14-year record in print stands at 375-320 (54 percent) against...
Game 2: Burnett bests Martinez to even Series
A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera altered the mood in the Yankees’ universe last night better than any drug could have. Armed with a filthy curveball he was able to throw...
Hondo hits rock bottom, maybe
Hondo, looking on the bright side of his 3-9-1 Week 7 disaster, kept his loss total out of double-digits by hanging on with the Eagles for a Monday night Best...
Sony reports smaller-than-expected loss for past quarter
TOKYO — Sony reported a smaller-than-expected 26.3 billion yen loss ($289 million) for the July-September quarter as healthy sales of PlayStation 3 game consoles and Michael Jackson hits put it...
9 missing after Coast Guard plane, Marine helicopter collide
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were searching early Friday for as many as nine people off the Southern California coast following a collision between a Coast...
Calendar
SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER Photo, 30Rock ’n’ roll could be the best looking thing that happened to music, and the Brooklyn Museum has the pictures to prove it. Opening tonight...
Snub club
THE Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is celebrating its 25th with mega concerts at Madison Square Garden. You’ll hear Aretha Franklin but not Chubby Checker, Metallica but not Iron...
Linares, Terriers roll to B/Q finals
It’s not caffeine, it’s not Red Bull and there are no supplements involved. But St. Francis Prep libero Jillian Linares just can’t stop moving – on the court, off the...
CHSAA B/Q semis notebook: Consolation in question
As it stands, Mary Louis and Bishop Kearney are scheduled to meet in a CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls volleyball consolation match Monday. Both teams lost in the semifinals Thursday night and...
Weekend Guide: Music
Pop, Rock, Folk RAY LAMONTAGNE: Catch this Maine crooner performing songs from his album "Gossip in the Grain" Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway; 212-465-6225. TEGAN...
Francis Lewis survives late scare from Bronx Science
Francis Lewis has aspirations of playing for the city championship, but the Queens power learned that any little lapse could cost them such an opportunity. Leading by two goals, the...
Fontbonne first Brooklyn team to make B/Q final since 2001
There’s a banner hanging up inside the gym at Fontbonne Hall listing the years of the Bonnies’ girls volleyball championships. The season accompanying the section labeled CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens titles is...
Umps admit missing close call on Chase
Another night, another botched call by the umpires. The October to forget for the men in blue continued in Game 2 of the World Series when first base umpire Brian...
Beacon's back on track
Alec Mahrer saw too much talent for such results. His Beacon boys soccer team was struggling, unable to create much of an attack, not winning enough 50-50 balls at midfield,...
Looking for Palladin
DON'T you just hate guys in suits who storm down a busy street screaming into a cellphone earpiece, looking for all intents and purposes as if they're talking to themselves?...
Criminals are going holiday shopping
Burglars are going holiday shopping early this year in Williamsburg and Bushwick, with burglaries up 22 percent this year — and 36 percent over the last two years — in...
A 'Juicy' story: Sugary drink maker to fund playground
You’ve heard of Hershey Park, but have you heard of Nestle Park?The Nestle Corporation — whose very name is synonymous with Big Cocoa — is shelling out $60,000 to help...
Who can Girardi turn to?
Before Game 2, Joe Girardi said he would still use Phil Hughes in the eighth inning after his struggles in Game 1. The Yankees manager forgot to add, "only if...
What do you think: Is it time for more instant replay?
Does baseball need to change its call on instant replay? Now used only to determine if a ball is actually a home run, World Series Game 2 showed it might...
It's plaza sweet on Schermerhorn Street
Downtown is turning into a real walker’s wonderland.The city has almost finished creating a pedestrian plaza at the corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn streets, offering bipeds a bit of space...
Corman still slayin' 'em
HOLLYWOOD legend Roger Corman -- who directed low-budget horror movies and produced early efforts by such notables as Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola and Ron Howard -- is receiving an honorary...
Starr report
Ralph Macchio's keeping busy on "Ugly Betty" (he plays Archie) -- he's featured to night (9 p.m./Ch. 7) and in the Nov. 13 episode, "Backseat Betty," and will re-appear in...
Funny or Die expands
WILL Ferrell's Funny or Die is about to leave its own Web site for a comedy tour at HBO and YouTube. The 2-year-old site will get a new YouTube channel...
Fighting justice for truth
FOLLOWING the start of the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in The Hague, the release here of the political thriller "Storm" couldn't be more timely....
All quirk and no play
BASHING "Gentlemen Broncos" feels like taking a bat to a bag full of kittens, so I'll try to be gentle about the latest geekfest from the husband-and-wife team that gave...
Kooky Conchord comes clean
YOU likely know Jemaine Clement as one half of Flight of the Conchords, the New Zealand musical duo with an HBO show, a new album, "I Told You I Was...
Sitter dilemma: Satan won't go into timeout
IMITATION '70s cinema is starting to get hackneyed, but the hor ror flick "The House of the Devil" has a sure feel for suspense as it whips up a "Rosemary's...
Shock & eww on tube
I have recently been exposed to things so terrible, so inhuman, so upsetting and vile that they defy understanding. In fact, the psychological damage I've experienced, I'm told, may be...
Sorry, not our type
EVEN worse than the similar "New York, I Love You" and lacking any stars to boot, this latest NYC-filmed French vanity production is essentially another tone-deaf update of "Love, American...
When color isn't black and white
Ah, cruel fate. "Skin," the first feature by docu mentarian Anthony Fabian, tells of lives ruined by a genetic quirk. Set in apartheid-era South Africa, "Skin" is based on the...
'Saints' shoot, talk, repeat
ALL tats and tribes and artery-opening vengeance, the sequel to 1999's "The Boondock Saints" is a throwback picture that returns you to the late '90s, when every third filmmaker thought...
'Wives' will go on . . . and on
THE women of Wisteria Lane will have to re move the "For Sale" signs on their front lawns. "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry has signed a new deal with ABC,...
Baseball's back
THE World Series has returned as a TV event after years of striking out with viewers. Wednesday night's series opener in The Bronx drew nearly 20 million viewers -- football-type...
Sunny 'Rainbow'
IRELAND and the Ameri can South share a taste for colorful folklore and tall tales -- which means that either is perfect background for a musical. "Finian's Rainbow" goes one...
Sub soprano's a high note
MOST times the Met sends in a sub, the only good news is that the opera isn't canceled. But when Lise Lindstrom jumped into the title role of "Turandot" Wednesday...
'Heroes' looks at the end
NBC's "Heroes" might have to prepare for its final chapter. The network is reportedly pressuring producers to start winding down the show about characters with superhuman powers -- and may...
Broderick's 'Starry' plight
Matthew Broderick is getting savaged this week for flubbing his lines in off-Broadway's "The Starry Messenger." He has a reputation for being slow (some say lazy) in rehearsals, and his...
Weekend Guide: Theater
Broadway: "BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS": *** Director David Cromer finds the heart under the wisecracks in this cozy, well-acted revival of Neil Simon's autobiographical play. Nederlander Theatre, 208 W. 41st St.;...
You da manatee!
The saga of the wayward sea cow has a happy ending. Ilya, a gentle Florida manatee who delayed his annual fall migration back down to Florida and got trapped in...
NBA scores new phone apps
The National Basketball Association is introducing complete live games on mobile phones, including Apple's iPhone, for $40 a year. Previously, the NBA, whose season tipped off Tuesday, offered only game...
A new Afghan mess
FOR years, Hamid Karzai's political foes have casti gated him as "the American puppet." Now, as Afghans prepare to vote in the second round of their presidential election next week,...
Drop in anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic attitudes in the United States are at a historic low, with 12 percent of Americans prejudiced toward Jews, according to an Anti-Defamation League survey released yesterday. ADL National Director...
Obama's solemn midnight mission
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Standing in the predawn darkness, President Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered caskets while...
Tax hikes forever
RUNNING for a second term, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine insists he's "fighting for what matters most." But for whom? Corzine's record plainly shows that the New Jersey taxpayer is...
Pirate wake-up call
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A British man kidnapped by Somali pirates while vacationing on a yacht with his wife said in an interview released yesterday that the sea bandits had crept...
'Slumdog' kids truant
MUMBAI, India -- The two child stars of "Slumdog Millionaire" may lose their monthly stipend and trust fund if they don't go to school more often. Azhar Mohammed Ismail, 11,...
A model contract for teachers
THE ISSUE: Whether New York City should base its teachers' contract on the one in New Haven. *** It is easy for someone like Thomas Carroll to endorse a pay...
City worker gets 3 yrs. in 564G scam
A former city child-services agency supervisor, assigned to investigate fraud, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for defrauding the agency out of more than half a million...
Bam's No. 1 priority: promoting himself
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama's decision not to attend the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. *** Michael Barone's column on the Berlin Wall anniversary is right on...
King memorial gets final OK
WASHINGTON -- Construction has been cleared to start on the National Mall's Martin Luther King Jr. memorial -- 11 years after the proposal first gained approval. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar...
University universal
Some are there because of the recession, and others despite it. Regardless, more young Americans than ever are in college -- especially community college. A record high of about 11.5...
Visit the war zone, Mr. President
DESPITE all the Obama administration's chin- rubbing and hand- wringing about how to proceed in Afghanistan, the president hasn't been to the war-torn country since entering the White House. Actually,...
NYPD daily blotter
Manhattan *A push-in thug was busted after he pounced on a West Village resident and choked her into unconsciousness, authorities said yesterday. Lance Stewartson, 38, accosted the woman from behind...
A 'sobered' Prez now mulls troop escalation
WASHINGTON -- President Obama said yesterday his middle-of-the-night visit to greet the remains of fallen US soldiers is "a sobering reminder" of the sacrifices of war. The president told reporters...
Hill zings Pak Qaeda-coddlers
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that Pakistan squandered opportunities over the years to kill or capture leaders of the al Qaeda terrorist network responsible...
NY kids taking it easy
The numbers don't add up. New York and most other states set their benchmarks for student proficiency in math and reading well below those of a gold-standard national test, according...
Let 'rich tax' fund $894B Rx: House
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats yesterday unveiled an $894 billion plan to reform the health-insurance industry that is paid for by a stiff tax on millionaires. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced...
Is it growth, or just smoke and mirrors?
The US economy is back. That's what one nitwit on Wall Street declared yesterday after the earliest estimate of the nation's third-quarter gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate...
Just another poison pill being foisted on US
WASHINGTON -- At long last, we have the Great Compromise. Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, hellbent on controlling your health care, say they have finally found the magic bill that will...
Business briefs
MetLife loss MetLife posted its third-straight loss. Third- quarter net loss was $620 million, or 79 cents a share, compared with net income of $630 mil lion, or 83 cents,...
B'klyn law students & faculty copywrong
You'd think they would have known better. Brooklyn Law School this week upbraided students and faculty members for illegally downloading movies and TV shows via its Internet provider, in violation...
Moneybag Medicaid 'cheaters' pinched
They're millionaires on Medicaid. Manhattan prosecutors yesterday busted 19 accused Medicaid cheats -- including a dentist who earns six figures and the owner of two waterfront mansions in the Hamptons....
Raj wants to roam, slash bail
Raj Rajaratnam, accused of being at the center of a $20 million insider-trading scheme, asked a federal judge to reduce his $100 million bail and allow him to travel freely...
'Black widow' jailed
A 45-year-old Siberian woman who can't stop killing her mates was convicted of fatally stabbing her third lover and will spend the next 12 years behind bars, authorities said yesterday....
It's oil wet at Exxon
Remember when Exxon Mobil was posting record-breaking profits? Well, fuhgeddaboudit. The oil giant yesterday reported a 68 percent drop in third-quarter earnings, reduced its 2009 capital spending outlook and said...
Bare-bone$ Hooters
Hooters waitresses are not only forced to wear trashy boob-clinging uniforms -- they also have to pay for them. Waitresses Gina Rosati and Amy Frederick filed a class-action lawsuit in...
Economic upturn not based in reality: experts
Call it the "Gross Domestic Prop-up." Uncle Sam's surprise numbers yesterday showing the US economy grew from its worst run in 70 years into an overnight winner is leaving some...
Sprint's Q3 loss widens
Sprint Nextel reported a wider quarterly loss and a 9 percent revenue decline, but its success in slowing the loss of the most valuable wireless subscribers took some of the...
Regulation feud heats up
US lawmakers and financial regulators split yesterday on key portions of the Obama administration's proposal to monitor and avert crises, highlighting the thorny issues that could slow progress on regulatory...
Panel eye on MoMA tower
Jean Nouvel may be one of the world's most famous architects, but it will be the city's chief planner -- currently Amanda Burden -- who will have the final say...
Rev. 'killer' hid '88 bust
A janitor who confessed to stabbing a New Jersey priest to death last week had been trying to cover up a two-decade-old arrest warrant by using fake names and identification,...
Jacko 'worth more dead than alive' - papa Joe
Michael Jackson's dad thinks the singer is "worth more dead than when he was alive." Joe Jackson, 80, let that slip last night in an interview on the syndicated TV...
Rudy boosts Corzine foe
Rudy Giuliani yesterday jumped into the nasty political fight across the Hudson -- calling New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine a "failure" and urging an independent candidate to withdraw and clear...
Companies will give quarters to riders hit in meter mix-up
Check those cab receipts -- two firms may owe you enough money to buy a copy of The Post. Two taxi-meter shops accidentally sped up the 50-cent-per-ride surcharge meant to...
Now it's Second Avenue floodway
Maybe they should build a Second Avenue Ferry. An MTA subcontractor working on the Second Avenue Subway caused a water main break yesterday, knocking out the flow to one building...
Real-estate heir rage
A Manhattan man's attempt to get a chunk of his billionaire grandmother's real-estate fortune got a hostile reception yesterday from a state appeals court. Two of five judges at a...
Poll: Half of Manhattan residents live alone
New Yorkers have no excuse for dateless Friday nights. More than half of all Manhattan residents are living alone -- and the number of singles in the city is continuing...
Goldman is pushed to give big
If Goldman Sachs, the most profitable securities firm, decides to make a major charitable donation, it would take "at least $1 billion" to mollify anger over bonuses paid to its...
Muslim bride stabs hubby for 'infidel'ity: cops
Die, infidel! A devout Muslim woman, furious at her new husband for trying to make her drink booze, eat pork and wear revealing clothes, allegedly tried to slaughter him in...
It's pink-slip Time
Aiming to dramatically slash costs, Time Inc. will lay off roughly 540 employees starting next week, company insiders say. The cuts will be staggered over two weeks and wrap up...
Exec quits at Citadel
Ken Griffin's hard-charging, take-no-prisoners approach may have served him well in running his $14 billion hedge fund Citadel Group, but it's costing him big as he tries to turn Citadel...
Beer summit 2
The Harvard professor and Cambridge cop at the center of a heated national debate on racial profiling were spotted schmoozing together at a local pub, according to reports yesterday. Scholar...
Not fare! Taxi tax & biz fee to boost MTA
Taxi riders and business owners are about to get slapped with the MTA's bailout bill. Starting Sunday morning at midnight, all cab fares will include a fat 50-cent surcharge, increasing...
Feds flail Petters
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tom Petters concocted fake checks and purchase orders as part of a Ponzi scheme to deceive retailers into believing that he was transacting more business with...
Rent, interrupted
Real-estate giant Tishman Speyer Properties has put the kibosh on signing new leases at the massive Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village apartment complex while it figures out its next move after...
Brazen mafia rub-out
And you thought the streets of New York were tough? A Mafia hit man pulled off an old-school rub-out on the streets of Naples, Italy, blasting an unsuspecting rival and...
Week's layoffs put an end to the Forbes Life
The toll keeps mounting at Steve Forbes' Forbes Media, with about 100 people laid off this week. In the latest sign that the cuts are reaching into the highest ranks...
Juror No. 7 may give Jr. 4th hang-up
Things are getting uglier among the 16 jurors in the racketeering and murder trial of John "Junior" Gotti -- and experts say the feds could wind up with a fourth...
Why NJ voters are so disgusted
A new Quinnipiac University poll this week drives home a key point about the race for governor in New Jersey: Voters there are clearly unhappy with life under Democratic incumbent...
Taken for a ride
An arbitrator's decision to hand out fat raises to transit workers, as thou sands of other New Yorkers were losing jobs last August, may have seemed wacky -- but a...
2,000 pages of ObamaCare costs
"Three things about Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi's health-care bill are already clear: It will raise the cost of Americans' health-insurance premiums; it will kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates,...
Giuliani's silent upstate nod
Rudy Giuliani is publicly sitting out a bitter upstate congressional race -- but one of his political advisers will be helping the Conservative Party candidate, in a move seen as...
His violent vision of a Midwest loon-istan
Luqman Ameen Abdullah put a sick new twist on the American Dream. The radical Muslim imam, who was gunned down by FBI agents in Michigan on Wednesday, dreamed of carving...
Queens soldier, 27, killed in attack
A decorated Queens soldier -- a new father who all his life had dreamed of being in the military -- was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, officials said yesterday....
NY1 star’s 'secret family'
Dominic Carter spent two decades brutalizing his wife, Marilyn, and cared so little for her that he fathered two children out of wedlock, a relative charged yesterday, as the NY1...
Fans 'tie' one on as Bombers belt Phils
We're even! The Bronx Bombers unleashed the long ball to back A.J. Burnett's clutch pitching as the Yanks got off the canvas to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, in Game...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1 1/16 miles(T); $46,000; alw; 3up SOUTH FOURTH ST. makes first start since having a troubled trip at Saratoga and being claimed for the third consecutive time...
For Yankees, Rivera's money in the bank
A.J. Burnett was great, and the big home runs eventually arrived for the Yankees, but doesn't it always come down to Mariano Rivera? You would think they might take it...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: UNC hands Hokies 2nd straight loss In Blacksburg, Va., Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and North Carolina stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSRICOEAGLES Pick (44) Giants (Sunday, 1:00, FOX)★ GiantsGiantsGiantsGiants★ Giants★ GiantsJETS 3 (40½) Dolphins (1:00, CBS)JetsJets★Jets★ JetsDolphinsJetsRAVENS 3½ (41½) Broncos (1:00)Broncos★...
Giants 'D' needs to pressure Eagles QB
What gnaws at the Giants, as much as Donovan McNabb picking up the phone on their sidelines at the end of their playoff loss last January at Giants Stadium, is...
Kansas No. 1 in preseason
For the second time in its storied basketball history, Kansas is No. 1 in the AP preseason Top 25. The Jayhawks were a runaway choice yesterday, receiving 55 first-place votes...
5 questions for Phil Simms
Former Giants quarterback and CBS analyst Phil Simms will be back in the Meadowlands for the Jets-Dolphins rematch this week. Simms told The Post's Justin Terranova what Mark Sanchez, coming...
Ahmad puts best 'foot' forward for Giants
The Giants continue to benefit from using Ahmad Bradshaw as their running back option behind starter Brandon Jacobs. But for how long? Bradshaw yesterday revealed he has a cracked fifth...
Opponents paying more 'attention' to Giants' Smith
Steve Smith burst onto the scene this season -- his first as a starter -- and just as he was beginning to really have some fun, the league hit back....
Hey, let's get reel
BASS, blues and blackfish are providing lots of quality time for saltwater anglers, so don't be putting those rods and reels away just yet. In the New York Bight you...
Islanders' Streit kicking into high gear
Mark Streit has followed up his All-Star performance from a season ago, when he scored a career-high 16 goals for the Islanders, with a slow start this season. And the...
Jets slow Pace of trash-talking Dolphins
The trash talk has decidedly been toned down this week between the Jets and Dolphins, a marked difference from the chatter that took place before, during and after the two...
Run-down Rangers hope to shake slump in Minnesota
Less than two weeks have passed, yet the Rangers' seven-game winning streak seems like it happened centuries ago. They have lost four of their past five games, including Wednesday's 3-1...
So long, Bill
THE thumbnail obituary tells us that Bill Chadwick died last week at 94. A kid from Manhattan, in 1935 he lost sight in one eye while playing ice hockey. Yet,...
Tribute for Watkins Sunday
Lou Carnesecca, former NBA referees Lee Jones and Ronnie Nunn, Queens borough president Helen Marshall and 10 other speakers from the countless tributaries of Cecil Watkins' particularly giving life will...
Ex-Net Vince Carter in town with new team
The hangover was worse than anything resulting from beer mixed with your basic rotgut liquor. Blow a 16-point lead in less than seven minutes and your skull would be pounding,...
Team Kobe needs Artest
WE delay today's glance at Western Conference teams built to win it all with a New York Post exclusive: It has been learned the "secret scout" on NBA TV is...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog EAGLES 3 Pick (44) Giants JETS 4 3 (40½) Dolphins RAVENS 3½ 3½ (41½) Broncos BEARS 13½ 13 (40) Browns Texans 3½ 3½...
Donaghy depicts NBA corruption
Disgraced NBA ref Tim Donaghy's on-game betting was made easy by a squad of colleagues so corrupt he could call a game as soon as he knew who was refereeing...
Road paved with another victory for Devils
BOSTON -- Why do the Devils win so much on the road? "We have to, because we lose so much at home," captain Jamie Langenbrunner said after last night's 2-1...
Pedro rocked by fans' venom
In the bleachers, memories are longer than even the throw-backs of opposition home runs. Last night, Anthony Marsal, a student from Elizabeth, N.J., said his fondest recollection of his first...
Must win? It ain't so
What does it take for net work baseball experts -- experienced experts, no less -- to sensibly speak baseball? In the bottom of the first of last night's Game 2...
Hondo: Let's play hockey
Hondo bounced back with the Pie Guy in Game 2, scoring with the Yankees in El Bronx to slice the debt to 1,835 lavagettos. Tonight, he'll take another dip into...
Burnett and Lee put on rem-Ark.-able show
The last time the World Series visited The Bronx, A.J. Burnett did, too. That's what he felt like in 2003: a visitor, an outsider, a stranger in the strange world...
Selig: No additional replay in baseball
Despite the horrendous umpiring throughout the postseason, commissioner Bud Selig said last night the playoffs have not been diminished, and he isn't in favor of instant replay to overturn calls....
Yankees, A-Rod must step it up
Alex Rodriguez was so mesmerizing in the first two rounds of the playoffs that he distracted attention away from just how unimpressive the rest of the Yankees lineup was. He...
Hughes regrets outburst
During these playoffs, Joe Girardi has drawn a fair share of disdain for heavy reliance on scouting reports. Add Phil Hughes to those who has lost fondness for the reports....
Howard whiffs 4 times
So much for pre-Series hype. The talk before the World Series was of how sluggers Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez could dominate the World Series. But neither player has done...
Mo pitches in with double duty
The Yankees rolled out their best possible setup option for last night's eighth inning. Mariano Rivera working double-time still trumps all other options. Here came Rivera for the eighth and...
Game 2 loss may mark Pedro's swan song
The Yankees are still Pedro's daddy. Granted, the Bombers didn't exactly reassert their paternity with an exclamation point in Game 2 of the World Series last night at Yankee Stadium....
Tex finally breaks out
Joe Girardi didn't want Mark Teixeira focusing on his postseason numbers or trying to carry the team, and the manager said before the game that his expectations for his slumping...
Umpires botch 'close' call to end eighth inning of Game 2
Another night, another botched call by the umpires. The October to forget for the men in blue continued in Game 2 of the World Series when first base umpire Brian...
Swisher takes a seat
The new haircut didn't end Nick Swisher's postseason blahs, so maybe a seat on the bench will. Tired of waiting for Swisher to emerge from October hibernation, manager Joe Girardi...
A-Rod not bothered by 0-fers
When it's 12 or 15 or 20 at-bats, maybe then Alex Rodriguez will worry about it. But not through two games. And not through eight at-bats. After Alex Rodriguez's blistering...
Clutch Matsui must remain in lineup
He has the greatest nickname of any Yankee, Godzilla, but he is often the most overlooked Yankee. Hideki Matsui showed just how important he is to the Yankees last night....
Danis nets wisdom from Brodeur
BOSTON -- For the Devils, breaking in a new backup can meaning breaking a few old habits. Yann Danis became the 26th goalie in Devils history last night when he...
Girardi keeps mum on Sunday starter
Joe Girardi is keeping the identity of his starting pitcher for Sunday's Game 4 from the public until Game 3 on Saturday night is completed. "We are going to wait...
UFL makes its Gotham debut
When the New York Sentinels took the field last night at Giants Stadium, the assumed cheers from the scores of United Football League fans in the stands went unheard because...
Navratilova rips Agassi
MIAMI -- Martina Navratilova drew a parallel yesterday between Andre Agassi and Roger Clemens, saying she's shocked the eight-time Grand Slam champ lied about drug use. "Shocking," Navratilova said about...
Knicks' blowout could help prospect
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It took just one blowout loss for Mike D'Antoni to contemplate inserting prized prospect Danilo Gallinari into the starting lineup. Amid the second-half wreckage of their 115-93...
Rollins belittles Burrell
Jimmy Rollins still loves a microphone, even if it means airing a little of the Phillies' dirty laundry in the process. The opinionated Phillies shortstop, who already put a target...
After Lee, Phillies' rotation a question mark
Cliff Lee's dominance in Game 1 of the World Series masked a potentially very big problem for the Phillies. Namely: What do they have after him? Manager Charlie Manuel has...
Jets' Revis looks to shut down Dolphins receivers
Even when Darrelle Revis looks up in the air today, some three weeks removed from the scene of the crime, he can still see the football and the back of...
Weird but true
What happens when none of the above is the only option? There are four open council seats in the village of Lakemore, Ohio, but there are no names on the...
Pedro good, but not quite good enough
The Yankees are still Pedro's daddy. Granted, the Bombers didn't exactly reassert their paternity with an exclamation point in Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The result,...
Burnett pitches money game
Forget the Jersey Turnpike; so far, this 105th World Series belongs to the great state of Arkansas. Put on one of your red plastic Razorback hats and get prepared to...
Aghahowa leads Lehman's comeback over Susan Wagner
When his Lehman boys soccer team went down two goals halfway through the first half, one thought popped into Pat Straw’s head. “I’m not going to parent-teacher conference,” the coach...
PSAL Class A boys soccer playoff roundup: Tottenville returns to quarterfinals
Tottenville’s magical season continued Thursday afternoon in Huguenot. The Staten Island A-champion Pirates shook off a slow start and advanced to the PSAL Class A quarterfinals with a hard-fought, 2-1...
Nistico and Caruana: Best friends four-ever
Chris Nistico and Joe Caruana have an understanding, a special bond that was formed 14 years ago on Staten Island and continues to flourish every time Monsignor Farrell has a...
John Adams comeback falls short in PKs
Even in defeat, Alex Navarrete called it one of the best games he has been a part of. “Especially because of the comeback,” the John Adams boys soccer coach said....
Devils defeat Bruins in Danis' first start
BOSTON -- Yann Danis gave Martin Brodeur a rare night off, and the Devils two more points on the road. Danis made 31 saves in his first appearance of the...
Sandler's stop, Levine's shot send Stuyvesant past Adams
Alex Sandler watched Rodolfo Paguada line up for a penalty kick on three different occasions, each time getting the better of the Stuyvesant goalkeeper. So fittingly it was the John...
Rollins rips former teammate Burrell
Jimmy Rollins, who already put a target on his back by predicting a five-game win over the Yankees coming into this World Series, made it clear that all was not...
Miller happy with return to Jets
Justin Miller spent a few anxious weeks home in Atlanta waiting for a call he wasn’t quite sure would come. The former Pro Bowl kick returner had been cut by...
CHSFL predictions, Week 8
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming Catholic High School Football League weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 7 Butler: 49-12 (7-3...