November 21, 2011
Mom who tossed baby in frigid Hudson to take insanity plea
The mother who threw her 19-month-old daughter in the Hudson last year -- to take revenge on her husband -- may plead not guilty by reason of insanity on her...
Inside Jets' losing TD against Broncos
The Jets are still trying to figure out exactly what happened on the Broncos' final drive on Thursday night when Tim Tebow marched the Broncos 95 yards for a touchdown...
Giants angry at lack of response against Eagles
It sounds as if the Giants had one heck of an emotional team meeting the day after they disgusted themselves with their 17-10 loss to the Eagles.As usual, the team...
NBC orders Muppet sitcom from Jim Henson’s studio
LOS ANGELES -- NBC has ordered a new sitcom starring a crew of Muppets, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. The news comes just two days before Jim Henson's creations return...
Supercommittee co-chairs concede failure in efforts to reach $1.2T deal
WASHINGTON -- Congress' special deficit-cutting supercommittee bowed to reality Monday and called it quits, with both sides having concluded it was easier to swallow failure than any of the possible...
SoHo murderer gets 25 years for 2009 kitchen knife girlfriend slay
A stunningly violent 2009 SoHo murder came to some closure today when killer boyfriend Juan Rios was sentenced to 25 years prison for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend more than 20...
Brooklyn's Di Fara Pizzeria remains shuttered after being deemed 'health hazard'
This much-lauded Brooklyn pizza’s been deemed un-healthy. Often called the city’s best slice joint, Di Fara Pizzeria on Avenue J in Midwood, remained closed yesterday after being shut down and...
Long Island police officer hospitalized following car crash
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — A police officer has been hospitalized following a car crash on Long Island. Nassau County police say the crash near Route 110 in Amityville at about 12:30...
Dow drops nearly 250 points amid deficit worries
Stocks tumbled to the lowest closing level of the month Monday, as investors reacted to the deadlock in US congressional deficit talks, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average back into...
Gunman surrenders after barricading himself inside building on Colorado Air Force base
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- A standoff involving an airman who armed himself with a handgun before barricading himself inside a building at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado...
White House shooter ordered held without bond
WASHINGTON -- The man accused of firing several shots at the White House with an assault rifle was ordered held without bond Monday. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, appeared in federal...
Judge denies Jackson doc's bid for new testing
LOS ANGELES — A judge denied a request Monday by lawyers for the doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death to have an independent laboratory test the contents of a...
‘Jersey Shore’ creator bringing mother-daughter pals to VH1 with ‘Mama Drama’
LOS ANGELES -- An executive producer of MTV's "Jersey Shore" has created a new reality series about party-loving moms who like to hit the clubs with their daughters. MTV's sister...
Canadian comic defends casting Pamela Anderson as the Virgin Mary
TORONTO -- Comedian Russell Peters on Monday defended casting former Playboy playmate Pamela Anderson as the Virgin Mary for his Canadian comedy special. "I didn't even think about the other...
Ex-Madoff trader David Kugel pleads guilty
Jailed financier Bernard Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme stretched back at least to the early 1970s, when his employees used historical information about stocks to create false trades that could be...
Foreclosure mill law firm Steven J. Baum P.C. shuts down
What’s in this law firm’s wallet? New York state’s beleaguered, largest foreclosure law firm -- which today announced plans to shut down in the face of a firestorm of legal...
Tigers' Verlander wins AL MVP; Yankees' Granderson 4th
Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson did not win AL MVP, but a former teammate did. Tigers ace Justin Verlander won the award on Monday and became the first pitcher to earn...
Gunman arrested after fatal shooting near Kentucky college
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A gunman was arrested Monday after allegedly shooting two people, one fatally, near a Kentucky college campus. Police named the suspect as Matthew Denholm, according to WAVE-TV....
Sylvester Stallone and Klitschko brothers to bring 'Rocky' to the stage
HAMBURG -- Sylvester Stallone is joining forces with boxing champs Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko to produce a musical version of the iconic boxing film "Rocky." "I've always thought 'Rocky' had...
Hank Greenberg sues feds for $25B over AIG takeover
WASHINGTON -- Three years after the federal takeover of American International Group Inc., longtime former Chief Executive Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg is launching a broad legal assault that paints the...
Francis Ford Coppola says he should have stopped at one ‘Godfather’
LOS ANGELES -- Francis Ford Coppola said he should have stopped his "Godfather" saga before its award-winning, critically acclaimed sequel, TMZ reported Monday. Coppola was asked by a TMZ cameraman...
Penguins' Crosby 'anxious' for return against Islanders tonight
PITTSBURGH — Penguins star Sidney Crosby says he is experiencing butterflies ahead of his highly anticipated return to the ice Monday night. “It’s something I’ve thought about a lot over...
Bloomberg blasts Obama, calls failure of supercommittee 'a disaster'
Mayor Bloomberg today launched his strongest attack on Washington, accusing the nation's lawmakers of "political cowardice" and blasting President Obama as a failed leader. "I just think that the failure...
Burress excused from Jets practice
Wide receiver Plaxico Burress was excused from practice Monday and will miss Tuesday's practice for personal reasons, as well.ESPN reported that Burress is near his hometown in Virginia Beach doing...
What they're saying after MLS Cup
MLS CUP 2011 QUOTESHEET Quotes from head coach Bruce Arena, MLS Cup 2011 MVP Landon Donovan and David Beckham of the LA Galaxy, and head coach Dominic Kinnear and forward...
Beckham silent about future, reveals MLS final injury fear
LOS ANGELES -- David Beckham insisted that winning the MLS Cup final with Los Angeles Galaxy will have no bearing on his future. The former England captain lifted the trophy Sunday...
Obama signs bill providing tax credits for hiring veterans
WASHINGTON -- President Obama signed a bill into law on Monday that will provide tax credits to employers who hire veterans. "Just as they fight for us in the battlefield,...
Conn. home invasion jury to see video testimony of convicted killer's daughter, 9
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A videotape with testimony from the 9-year-old daughter of a man convicted in a Connecticut home invasion is to be played for jurors this week during...
Jets coach won't appeal $75,000 fine for cursing at fan
The NFL handed Rex Ryan an "F" word of its own Monday.The league fined the Jets head coach $75,000 for cursing at a fan at halftime of the Jets-Patriots game...
Victim in Sandusky case forced to leave school due to bullying
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The alleged victim who sparked the child molestation case against Jerry Sandusky has been forced to leave school due to bullying. The alleged victim -- referred...
Man behind NYC's famous Sabrett hot dogs dies
NORWOOD, N.J. — Gregory Papalexis, whose Sabrett hot dogs have become a part of the New York City experience, has died. He was 86. Papalexis was president, CEO and chairman...
Kelly calls alleged bomb plotter 'imminent threat'
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today that the NYPD had to take down the "al Qaeda sympathizer" accused of plotting to bomb police stations and post offices in the New...
Valentine to Red Sox pending GM's approval: report
Bobby Valentine met with the Red Sox on Monday, likely the final step to him becoming their next manager. Valentine interviewed with Boston GM Ben Cherington and the former Mets...
Poll shows Gingrich and Romney battling for the lead
WASHINGTON -- With balloting set to begin in six weeks, Republicans have picked Newt Gingrich as their favorite alternative to Mitt Romney for their party's presidential nomination, a new poll...
MF Global trustee says $1.2 billion missing
The trustee overseeing the wind-down of MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s brokerage said Monday that more than $1.2 billion in customer funds could be missing from the failed firm, more than...
Ozzy Osbourne launches his own rock music channel on SiriusXM
LOS ANGELES -- Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is getting his very own music channel on SiriusXM Radio, it was announced Monday. The self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness" launched Ozzy's Boneyard,...
Supercommittee meets on slim hope of last-minute deal
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on the congressional deficit-reduction committee assembled in a Senate office room shortly after noon on Monday in an effort to reach a last-minute deal as their colleagues...
US, UK to add further pressure on Iran with money laundering warning
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration Monday will name Iran, including its central bank, as a territory of "primary money laundering concern," senior US officials said, in an effort to further...
Post Game Report Holiday Gift Guide: Shooters
With the Holiday season upon us, it’s time for the Post’s Game Report to bring you the must-have titles and gear that will satisfy each and every gamer on your...
Former FBI chief to lead Penn State probe into child sex abuse scandal
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State University's board of trustees tapped former FBI director Louis Freeh Monday to help lead an investigation into the child sexual abuse scandal involving former...
Fresh allegations surface about Natalie Wood's death
LOS ANGELES -- Fresh allegations continued to surface Monday about the mysterious drowning of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, following last week's news that police had reopened their investigation into her...
Doc who 'supplied' LI pharmacy shooter busted in connection with overdoses
His patients called him Dr. Feelgood. But he was really Dr. Death -- and he plans on going right back to work as soon as he makes bail. Ten overdose...
Boeheim says Syracuse will survive allegations
Over the years Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim has been able to handle recruits’ concerns about all matters, including the weather. But accusations of sexual abuse by an assistant coach are...
Obama's energy policies: killing jobs, killing jobs, killing jobs
At every turn, and even when it comes to the "clean energy" President Obama loves, this administration's energy policy is all about killing jobs. Killing jobs in the oil industry:...
Bruce Springsteen announces first tour in three years
FREEHOLD, N.J. -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will embark on their first tour in three years in 2012, the rock legend announced Monday. The band will play...
Hands-on with UFC Undisputed 3
The latest title in the UFC game franchise breaks the trend of putting out a new installment every year, and the brand seems to have made significant strides since the...
Carmelo bringing 'Homecoming Tour' to Izod Center
LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony are going home - and bringing friends with them. With no end to the NBA lockout in sight, the All-Star group...
Egyptian cabinet submits resignation amid widening protests
CAIRO -- Thousands of protesters clashed with Egyptian security forces for a third straight day Monday in an increasingly violent showdown with the country's ruling generals, who face unprecedented and...
7 banks sued over MF Global collapse
Seven banks that helped MF Global Holdings Ltd sell bonds were sued by pension funds who said the bonds' offering prospectuses concealed problems that led to the futures brokerage's collapse....
Four new lottery winners in NY to receive checks today
New York has four new millionaires. Lottery winners from Queens and Long Island are getting checks Monday, just in time for Thanksgiving. The New York Lottery’s Yolanda Vega is presenting...
Gov. Cuomo plans emergency budget meeting on debt
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Cuomo planned an emergency budget meeting of his top advisers as the special deficit-reduction supercommittee appears set to admit failure in Washington, according to an administration...
Nazi-naming parents seek to regain custody of baby
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey couple who gave their three children Nazi-inspired names is due in court Monday to try to regain custody of their newborn. Heath and Deborah...
American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon
WASHINGTON — The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of US spies recently, current and former US officials told The Associated...
Mother of alleged Harlem bomb plotter apologizes for son, thanks NYPD
The mother of José Pimentel, an “al Qaeda sympathizer" who wanted to kill US military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, apologized for her son Monday and said she couldn't...
VIDEO: Giants-Eagles reaction
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz analyzes the Giants' 17-10 loss to the Eagles and what effect it has on the NFC East race.The Giants and Cowboys are tied for first...
Dream on: Obama spokesman blames Iraq, tax cuts for deficit
Is President Obama ever going to take responsibility for his presidency? Not likely with the blather coming from his campaign spokesman and his former staffers. Take campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt...
WATCH: Conn. woman mauled by chimp praised for new face after transplant
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut woman who was mauled by an out-of-control chimpanzee says she's venturing out more after a face transplant and that her new face is getting compliments....
Mariners outfielder Halman stabbed to death in Netherlands; brother a suspect
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Dutch police say Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman has been stabbed to death and his brother has been arrested as a suspect. Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels...
Dictators defining freedom for Syria is folly
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Arab League and Syria are at an impasse. As more anti-government demonstrators were killed over the weekend (20 at least in Homs), the...
Taylor Swift, Adele, Nicki Minaj big winners at American Music Awards
LOS ANGELES -- Country music darling Taylor Swift won three American Music Awards (AMA) Sunday night, including the coveted Artist Of The Year for the second time in her short...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Nov. 21-Nov. 27
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football and girls volleyball for the week of Nov. 21 through Nov. 27. FOOTBALL Fordham Prep @...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Nov. 14-Nov. 20
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball from the week of Nov. 14. FOOTBALL Ryan Camilo, DeWitt...
PSAL Class A and B girls volleyball finals preview
NYPost.com girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the PSAL Class A and B finals Monday night at Hunter College. SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. – No. 3 Fort Hamilton vs....
Girls volleyball rankings
The private schools put their nets away weeks ago. The CHSAA is long over. But with Thanksgiving just three days away, the PSAL will decide its city champion Monday night...
Eagles put together ‘Dream’ effort
If blowing fourth-quarter leads was an art form, the Eagles had been Vincent van Gogh this season. The self-proclaimed “Dream Team” had led in the final qu arter in every...
Experienced and full of talent, Curtis has high hopes
Curtis returns four starters, all of them seniors, and adds two juniors to the mix, both possible difference makers who led the junior varsity to a city title last March....
Giants report card
OFFENSE (F) Coach Tom Coughlin called the rushing attack “pathetic,” and he was being kind. Line was brutal, offering no protection for Eli Manning (18 of 35, 264 yards), who...
Giants blitz
HERO Eagles backup QB Vince Young, who started in place of injured Michael Vick, led the Eagles on a game-winning 18-play, 80-yard drive in 8:51, successful on six third-down conversions...
Barry's world: QB leads Madison to Bowl finals after winless season
Barry Dagbolen dropped to his knees, put his hands over his head and his face to the turf. Emotions overcame him. “This is the best day of my life,” the...
PSAL Bowl/Cup divison playoff roundup: Martin escapes in Bowl semis
August Martin went up three scores in the first half, then had to survive late. Grady scored with under two minutes to go and went for a two-point conversion and...
Giants lose to Eagles in 4th quarter, again
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Eagles destroyed the Giants’ season a year ago at the Meadowlands with a 28-point onslaught in the final seven minutes. This time, Andy Reid’s undermanned...
Led by MVP Gilbey, PSAL earns NYC Mayor's Cup bragging rights
The PSAL can call itself New York City’s best boys soccer league after Sunday. Just one day after defeating the CHSAA senior all-stars 1-0, the senior all-stars of the PSAL...
CHSFL rankings
The CHSFL season comes to a close on Thanksgiving Day with a trio of Turkey Bowl games featuring Stepinac, Mount St. Michael, Cardinal Hayes, Xavier and Fordham Prep. This past...
PSAL football rankings
To quote Dennis Green, the PSAL’s elite are exactly who we thought they were – with one exception. Lincoln, Tottenville and Erasmus Hall advanced to the PSAL City Championship division...
L.A. Galaxy wins MLS Cup final in likely Beckham farewell
CARSON, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Galaxy beat Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the MLS Cup final Sunday night, in what may well prove to be David Beckham's last appearance for the...
NYC football rankings
St. Anthony’s is the CHSFL Class AAA champion – no surprise there – and Fordham Prep took home its first-ever title in the CHSFL ‘AA.’ With the CHSFL wrapped up,...
Four-goal second half earns PSAL girls Mayor's Cup title
Breanna Brukalo is leaving her Mayor’s Cup experience with a few souvenirs. The McKee/Staten Island Tech sweeper got a medal for participating and plaque for MVP honors to go long...
Talented Wings depending on new contributors
Each of the last two years, Wings Academy has dealt with an almost entirely new starting lineup. It has thrived nevertheless, winning the PSAL Bronx A regular season and postseason...
With 'Chicken' in mind, Bergtraum goes for PSAL city title No. 14
Winning a PSAL city title is the goal – the expectation – every year at Murry Bergtraum. That’s what happens when you’ve won 13 in a row and are one...
Student's murder delays South Shore-Smith playoff game
A South Shore student’s murder first moved the school's PSAL Cup division semifinal football game against Alfred E. Smith to Sheepshead Bay, then caused it to be postponed. Friday night,...
Go to Greg
Can I be held accountable if I’m aware of another worker’s unethical and potentially unlawful activity and don’t report it? I’d rather not get involved, but I don’t want to...
Stiffed
When Ryan, a 33-year-old Web developer, found himself stiffed out of $13,000 by a Manhattan building manager for whom he’d logged a year of contract work, he was outraged. But...
Diligence for getting your due
If you’re a contract worker, here are some tips for not getting shafted:Use a contract. A formal agreement spelling out a project’s scope, date and fees is key. If you’re...
Business briefs
Euro plansThe EU plans to float proposals this week to jointly issue bonds to find a way out of the region’s debt crisis. The options would be open to all...
All-in bet on Sirius
John Malone is finally getting serious about Sirius. Malone’s Liberty Media is considering doubling down on Sirius XM after saving the satellite-radio company from the brink of bankruptcy just two...
Fighting was always in fashion for Teddy
Teddy Forstmann may have made his name on Wall Street, but in later years he took the sports and fashion world by storm. The man who applied the phrase “barbarians...
Appetizer sweetens the deal
Two restaurant newcomers have come up with a novel and democratic way to raise money for their eatery that sidesteps banks and regulators. Scott Kester and David Lefkowitz are selling...
Hunters’ stag party
’Tis the season for hunting deer and other denizens of the forest. If you’re into collecting the venison as opposed to just eating it, these magazines are for you. Even...
Poor quarter takes gloss off magazines in ’11
The magazine industry is headed for another down year after the shaky economy wiped out the industry’s small first-half gain.With glossy consumer magazines releasing their December issues, the monthly magazine...
Callousness & cruelty go viral
Say cheese. The hottest video to hit the Internet in the past week doesn’t feature a starlet, Justin Bieber, or anything Kardashian. It doesn’t even feature sex. Thousands of viewers...
Rai$e me up, honey
Most 21st-century guys don’t care who wears the pants in a relationship — in fact, most say they wouldn’t mind being with a woman who makes significantly more money than...
Delis’ illegal beer hunting
The State Liquor Authority is cracking down on tax-dodging city bodegas that smuggle cases of beer in from New Jersey. A growing number of local shop owners load up their...
Douglas loses job as snitch
This star witness has lost his luster. Troubled Hollywood scion Cameron Douglas won’t be making an encore appearance on the witness stand following his most recent conviction, The Post has...
Brawl chaos at Qns. club
A Queens nightclub was the scene of a bizarre string of violence that left four men injured early yesterday, authorities said. Several thugs first jumped a 23-year-old man at Amnesia...
‘Willy’ eyeing run vs. Gilly
So Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s flip-flopping junior US senator, may get a serious challenger next year after all. Republican Harry Wilson, a wealthy investor and friend of Mayor Bloomberg who...
Foe rips ‘2-faced’ Kirsten
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is playing both sides of Wall Street — by accepting millions in contributions from the financial sector while also helping the group formerly known as ACORN raise...
Road hog
A filthy rich former sanitation worker has turned a quiet Bronx street into his own personal driveway, claiming the tiny road as “private property” to park his fleet of pricey...
$284M bite for ‘Twilight’
“The Twilight Saga” has staked out another huge opening, yielding $139.5 million in its first weekend domestically and $283.5 million worldwide. The domestic total gives “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn...
Rich ladies’ man Forstmann dies
Teddy Forstmann — the Wall Street tycoon who pioneered leveraged buyouts and more recently dated and raised a child with “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi — died yesterday at 71....
Teen busted in shooting of Seton Hall's Hazell
A Manhattan teen has been arrested in the shooting of a Seton Hall basketball star over the Christmas holidays last year. Police say Bernard Osamani, 18, shot Jeremy Hazell in...
‘DWI’ nightmare on way home from bar mitzvah
A New Jersey dad has been charged with DWI in a tragic Staten Island accident that left his 9-year-old daughter in a coma and could cost her a leg, cops...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Well, he’s nothing if not opportunistic — and heartless. A purse snatcher pounced on a 30-year-old woman who had just bent down to tie her nephew’s shoes. The...
‘Bottler’ clubs 2 cops
A 21-year-old man bashed two cops with a liquor bottle in an Inwood club early yesterday, police sources said.The officers were called to break up a fight at Vintage, on...
‘Sleeper’ pick for Rhodes Scholar
Ronan Farrow, the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, was one of three New Yorkers honored yesterday with the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Ronan, 23, earned a bachelor’s degree from...
Man shot dead in his tire shop
A 58-year-old Brooklyn man was fatally shot yesterday in the Bushwick tire shop he’d run for 13 years, police and relatives said. Carlos Rosario and one of his workers were...
Bogus label on Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Margarita, suit alleges
Next it will turn out it's not really a liquid. The labeling on Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Margaritas is light on facts - its claimed use of "100 percent blue agave...
Phone it in, cops!
A Brooklyn beat cop frustrated by complex overtime rules taught himself computer programming to develop a smartphone app that does the tricky math automatically. “It is just one of those...
‘Dishing’ out health advice
Slow down — chew your food!In an effort to combat obesity, British researchers are testing a new “smart plate” that warns people to slow down if they are eating too...
Well-trained Biebs
That’s some personal assistant you’ve got there, Selena. Sexy Disney star Selena Gomez gets some help with her train from singer beau Justin Bieber at last night’s American Music Awards...
State’s welfare-fraud force is a farce
ALBANY — As the state looks to root out Medicaid abuse, the office charged with investigating fraud in the program has shrunk to just four people. The state Office of...
O’Care to push 1M NYers into Medicaid
Nearly one-third of the state’s population will be on Medicaid in three years if ObamaCare is upheld by the US Supreme Court, state officials said. The number of New Yorkers...
Club summons up in smoke
Teddy Roosevelt would be proud. The Union League Club, one of the city’s oldest and most prestigious private social clubs, has beaten a Health Department rap for stocking one of...
Just say no to bag checking
Here’s yet another reason to use carry-on luggage. Scheming coke-traffickers, often aided by rogue airport-baggage handlers, have been increasingly stashing the drug inside the checked luggage of unsuspecting, international fliers...
Cancer victim reveals secret that jailed innocent men
She says she can now rest in peace — but try telling that to the two men she helped wrongly convict 20 years ago. Bronx mom Penny Denor Cameron, who...
Union big’s living wage a ‘job killer’
A union chief drumming up support for a City Council bill that would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour is effectively advocating that his own rank and file...
Beauty ‘owes’ ex-agency 150G in ugly catwalk war
The war between top modeling agencies Ford and Next is claiming some collateral damage. An arbitrator says Ford Models defector Kendra Spears must pay her former agency more than $150,000...
Harlem man plotted to bomb soldiers, police officers: cops
A seething “al Qaeda sympathizer’’ who wanted to kill US military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan was busted in Harlem just one hour before his homemade pipe bomb would...
D’Amato: No way on Newt
ALBANY — Former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato yesterday called Newt Gingrich “a slick salesman with no chance of winning the general election,’’ and vowed not to support him if he...
Stupor committee
WASHINGTON — Congress’ supercommittee is a super failure. The co-chairs of the bipartisan panel tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction by a Thanksgiving deadline will release a joint...
Bam bigs in‘secure’: GOPer
WASHINGTON — Show some respect!The White House has routinely refused to allow top-tier officials to testify about national-security issues before a key congressional oversight committee, leaving the panel’s Republican boss...
NASCAR jeers, cheers Mrs. O
Michelle Obama yesterday got a mixed reception at NASCAR’s season finale in Homestead, Fla. — where the drivers applauded her, but the crowd booed. She was there with Vice President...
Armed occupation
The Occupy Wall Street protest was only a temper tantrum away from turning deadly. An Ohio tattoo artist with a violent past was carrying an unlicensed handgun and 32 rounds...
Occupy Wall Street protesters rip demonstrators who stayed in luxury hotel
Hard-core Occupy Wall Street demonstrators yesterday tore into two high-living protest big shots — after The Post revealed that they’d been bedding down in a luxury hotel instead of toughing...
Press fooled by fake flack
Who was that woman? The organizer of yesterday’s noisy drum protest outside Mayor Bloomberg’s Upper East Side town house introduced a blazer-clad woman to the crowd as a mayoral spokeswoman....
To stop the slaughter
Whichever way one looks at it, the revolution in Syria is a classic example of an event that should prompt the United Nations into action. Every day, large numbers of...
Funny finance and the pension puzzle
Future city pensioners might wonder whether Comptroller John Liu, a guy who isn’t being up-front about his own funds, is being truthful about the disposition of their retirement benefits. You’d...
Quinn’s fingerprints: All over the welfare vote
The Issue: City Council Speaker Quinn’s argument against finger-imaging for food-stamp applicants. *** City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is just one of the many liberals who would sell the city...
OWS’s day of . . . what, exactly?
The Issue: OWS’s “Day of Action” last Thursday, which included a march over the Brooklyn Bridge. *** OWS didn’t stop the stock exchange or the subways, and the protesters stood...
John Liu’s transgressions
John Liu was never suited for public office. But last week, his continued service as city comptroller became wholly untenable. He needs to resign. Immediately. That sad fact became indisputable...
Read Andrew’s lips
“You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business — and have a rosy economic...
Mass. masquerader
Boston Come next November, Bay State Democrats are determined to win back what they consider their birthright — the US Senate seat that Teddy Kennedy occupied for 46 years until...
The debt committee’s inevitable fizzle
Unless a miracle happens today, the so-called super committee (otherwise known as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction) will end in ignominious failure. It’s yet another blow to responsible...
The cotton is high and shakin’ at Encores! show
In the opening number of “Cotton Club Parade,” Duke Ellington’s “Daybreak Express,” the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra re-creates the sound of a railroad train loudly barreling down the tracks....
Rickman, ‘Seminar’ so write
There are teachers who gently coax their charges. And then there’s Leonard, the brilliant editor who runs the titular fiction workshop in Theresa Rebeck’s new Broadway comedy “Seminar.” His inspiration...
A very Gaga Christmas
It makes sense that Barneys, the edgiest, most fashion-forward department store in the city, and Lady Gaga, the edgiest, most fashion-forward pop star in the world, have combined forces for...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPATRIOTS14½16½(46½)ChiefsThursdayPackers 6½ 6 (55½)LIONSCOWBOYS 7 7 (44) DolphinsRAVENS 3½ 3½(39) 49ersSundayJETS 8½ 8 (43½)BillsRAMSOFFOFF(OFF)CardinalsBENGALS 7½ 7 (36½)BrownsTexans 3½ 3 (39) JAGUARSPanthers 4 4 (43½)COLTSTITANS 3½ 3½(42) BuccaneersFALCONSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsRAIDERS+1½OFF(OFF)BearsSEAHAWKS 4½...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball3 p.m.EA Sports Maui Invitational:Michigan at MemphisESPN25:30 p.m.EA Sports Maui Invitational:Tennessee at DukeESPN27 p.m.Northwestern at CincinnatiSNY7:30 p.m.Progressive CBE Classic:Missouri at Notre DameESPN29:30 p.m.Progressive CBE Classic:California at GeorgiaESPN29:30 p.m.EA Sports Maui...
Nets rookie packs bag for Poland
The Nets rookie power forward is going the way of the point guards: overseas. Jordan Williams, the Nets' second-round pick from Maryland, has signed to play in Poland during the...
Devils want to help coach 'fire' back at Panthers tonight
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Devils can score points with their coach tonight by giving him payback on the Panthers who fired him seven months ago. Pete DeBoer's Devils stand 10-7-1...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Along Moment(M),119S Elliott4-5-xKendall6-12 Estaprimo(L),117SBermudz4-6-10Pessanh12-13 AllPeaceNQuiet(L),117J Flores6-7-xSimon15-14 Swing Even(L),114R Curatolo3-3-6Horning3-15 MissCelebratin(L),120E Vaz2-2-5Aristone8-56 Bett On Ruthie(L),119FPnnngtn5-2-2Day5-2SECOND-1m; $26,000;...
Aqueduct Charts
November 20th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf : Firm.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur; $50,000; mdn; 3up(f)Off: 12:21. Good. pace inside, drew offTime: 23.1, 46.42, 1:1.88, 1:23.51.Trainer: Richard Violette, Jr.Winner:...
NASCAR title to Stewart
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Affrunti’s Parx Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up3-Lake Friends 9-22-Laberinto 12-15-Virsito 6-14-One of the Best 2-16-Biscay Bay 3-17-a-Rhyad 7-21-a-Bird's I D 7-2SECOND-7f; $23,000; cl($7,500): 3up3-CertifiablyRoyl2-12-Chuckie'sHonor6-16-Food Rules 7-24-Just a Guy 15-17-The Duke Rules 9-25-Seven Blue...
Hollywood Park Results
Races 7, 8 and 9 were canceled after the jockeys refused to ride, citing unsafe track conditions due to heavy rain.FIRST-6f; $45,000; mdn; 2YO2Rowdy Gal (Rosro)8.005.404.201My Bashert (Bejarano)8.204.806Fly Solo (Berrios)5.60*...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6 fur; $24,000; clm($40,000); 3up1Quincy Lee (Diaz)6.604.002.404Prncess Perfect (Jurado)9.203.806Happy Refrain (Santiago)3.00* Exacta (1-4) $36.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-4-6-5) $100.50 * $1 Trifecta (1-4-6) $44.50SECOND-1 mile; $10,000; clm($5,000); 3up5Trondor (Russell)9.404.803.209Champleve (Diaz)3.202.406Naughty...
Churchill Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $23,000; clm; 2YO 2 Annclone (Albrdo) 4.20 3.00 2.40 4 Bekat Bekat (Leparoux) 4.00 2.60 8 Dangerous Drem (Brdgmohn) 2.60 * Exacta (2-4) $20.80 * Superfecta (2-4-8-1) $207.80...
Sports Shorts
Football: Columbia fires coach Columbia fired coach Norries Wilson yesterday, one day after the Lions beat Brown to avoid a winless season. Wilson was hired after the 2005 season and...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 21TUENov. 22WEDNov. 23THUNov. 24FRINov. 25SATNov. 26SUNNov. 27RangersNO GAMENO GAME Fla.7:30 MSGESPNNO GAMEWash.4:00MSGESPNPhila.2:00MSG ESPNNOGAMEIslandersPittsburgh7:00 MSG, VersusWRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEPhila.7:00MSG+ WRHUNOGAMEDevils3:00MSG+ WRHUDevils1:00MSG+ WRHUNOGAMEDevilsFlorida7:30MSG Plus NetworkWFAN 660 AMNOGAMEClmb.7:00MSG+2 WFANNOGAMEIsles3:00MSG+2WFANIsles1:00MSG+2 WFANNOGAMEMonday, November 28Sunday, November...
Tiger redeems Fred’s faith
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Beckham, Galaxy win MLS championship
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Rangers need more from power play
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Crosby to return vs. Islanders
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In light of tragedies, stop shots of idiot fans
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49ers now 9-1 after win over Cardinals
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Cowboys defeat Redskins in OT, tied for first place in NFC East
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Cowboys QB almost makes big mistake
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Bears QB Cutler could be done with broken thumb
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Packers stay perfect with win over Buccaneers
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Ravens defeat Bengals for first place in AFC North
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Giants coach rips 'outplayed' line
For a football player, particularly an offensive lineman, there isn’t anything more damning than being told you were physically manhandled in a game. Coach Tom Coughlin, directing his wrath squarely...
Prince picks perfect spot in Giants debut
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Another failed comeback for Manning
Eli Manning’s fourth-quarter magic disappeared for the second straight time last night. Manning, sacked from behind by Jason Babin, fumbled away a chance to force overtime from the Eagles’ 21...
Cursing at fan could cost Jets coach $100,000
Before Jets coach Rex Ryan draws up his game plan for the Bills this week, he is going to have to write out a check to the NFL, according to...
Eagles QB Young does it to Giants again
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18-play drive marches over Giants
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Jackson’s jive keeps Philadelphia hummin’
From electrifying ability to irritating ignorance, the Giants saw the best and the worst of DeSean Jackson in last night’s 17-10 loss to the Eagles. Jackson was the Eagles’ best...
Giants fail to finish Eagles
It wasn’t just a bad dream. It was all of their worst nightmares. It was Eli Manning’s worst nightmare and Tom Coughlin’s worst nightmare and the entire franchise’s worst nightmare....
Giants lose to Eagles on late TD drive
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Drama to the Maks
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Astro sorry for fit
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The good fight
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Bad timing for Wagner role
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Big Reege bye
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Pulse sales
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Weird but true
For hardened criminals, they sure are “sweet”hearts. Two inmates at an upstate prison wanted to literally sweeten their love letters to their girlfriends, so they added sugar and lemonade mix...
Arkansas’ backup TE dies
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Maui tournament has talented field
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Hall opens for Sutton, Mullin
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Wild ride ahead for BCS
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Gaels shell Terps
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No rebuilding year for Lady Rams despite key losses
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Islanders first team to face Penguins star Crosby
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Margarito to have eye examined in New York
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Follow Giants-Eagles with Post writers
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Giants' Amukamara finally makes NFL debut; Herzlich gets first start
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