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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm 'REGULAR GUY' MIKE SOARS IN LATEST POLL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33903.htm By DAVID SEIFMAN City Hall Bureau Chief Mayor Bloomberg's feistiness � and shying away from fellow Republicans � is paying dividends in the polls. HIGHWAY KILLER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33905.htm By MURRAY WEISS, JEREMY OLSHAN and PERRY CHIARAMONTE A homeless man who was roused from his slumber by a maintenance crew as he slept under a Queens highway overpass near Shea Stadium pulled a gun and fatally shot one of the four stunned workers, officials said yesterday. NANNY'S SHOCKER: PELOSI 'FESSED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33901.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY Generosa Ammon's "million-dollar nanny" took the stand yesterday and dropped a bombshell: Danny Pelosi confessed that he bludgeoned Ted Ammon to death and threatened to do the same to her, she testified. SNEAKERS 'PUMP' UP AT $100+: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33886.htm By BILL HOFFMANN The $100-plus sneaker is back with a vengeance � touting a range of bells and whistles that will have you walking in air with no need for laces ever again. SHEIK LAWYER BLASTS FEDS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33904.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Radical lawyer Lynne Stewart charged yesterday the government held her to a double standard by indicting her on charges of aiding a terror sheik but letting her co-counsel, Ramsey Clark, off the hook. COUNCIL VOTES FOR SCHOOL SAFETY BOOST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33878.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA Education Reporter The City Council overwhelmingly passed three bills yesterday aimed at improving school safety, including requiring the Department of Education to publish crime data and assess schools' needs for security cameras. CRANE DEATH PLUNGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33881.htm By JOHN DOYLE A workman fell to his death yesterday from a construction crane in Midtown. Glenn Gornert, 60, a crane "oiler," or maintenance mechanic, was climbing a ladder in the center of the steel skeleton of the eight-story crane on West 53rd Street shortly after 8 a.m. He slipped and fell more than 30 feet, striking his head on a metal platform below, witnesses said. CAUGHT NAPPING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33883.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM A suspected killer who eluded capture for days was fast asleep on a Brooklyn subway car early yesterday when he got a rude awakening from a sharp-eyed transit cop, police said. CHEST PAINS BENCH B'KLYN JUDGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33874.htm By DENISE BUFFA A Brooklyn judge was rushed from the bench to the hospital yesterday morning after he suffered the symptoms of a heart attack, officials said. 'I'M A LITTLE CRAZY': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33876.htm Newborns Gian and Francesca St. James were welcomed as celebrities yesterday as their beaming mother, believed to be the oldest American to give birth to twins, nestled one in each arm. STRAPHANGERS RIP FARE RISE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33872.htm Brooklyn and Queens straphangers yesterday slammed the MTA's plan to raise bus and subway fares, arguing they can't afford another hike on top of the one they were hit with last year. DINER'S A 'SOUL' SURVIVOR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33875.htm By JOE McGURK The owner of the Pan Pan diner looked over charred bar stools and celebrity photos of his patrons in the burnt-out ruin of his famed Harlem landmark yesterday and vowed to bring it back to life. CAMPAIGNS CORRUPT: MIKE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33887.htm Allowing people who do business with the city to make campaign contributions has led to a "corrupt" system, Mayor Bloomberg charged yesterday in his fiercest attack ever on campaign financing. MINORITY JURY TO FACE GOTTI: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33896.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Peter Gotti's fate in the upcoming mob trial in Manhattan federal court will be in the hands of a mostly minority and female jury � and he's thrilled with the selection. BABY-FACED BUTCHER A REAL CUT-UP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33871.htm "Baby-faced butcher" Daphne Abdela mugged for the camera yesterday as she left Brooklyn Criminal Court, where she's facing a harassment charge that could land her back in the slammer. PREGNANT TRAFFIC VICTIM DIES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/33882.htm A woman who was five months pregnant when she and seven mourners in a funeral procession were struck by an out-of-control SUV in Chinatown, has died from her injuries. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm BUSH PICKS AIDE AS 1ST LATINO ATT'Y GEN.: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33867.htm By IAN BISHOP Post Correspondent WASHINGTON � President Bush made history yesterday by tapping top White House lawyer and longtime confidant Alberto Gonzales to be the nation's first Latino attorney general. SENATE DEMS' $$ PITCH TO SCHUMER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33884.htm By VINCENT MORRIS Post Correspondent WASHINGTON � Senate Democrats yesterday offered Sen. Charles Schumer their top fund-raising job � but sources say he's afraid to say yes because doing so slams the door on a possible run for governor, The Post has learned. ELIZABETH: I'LL BE OK FOR MY KIDS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33897.htm By BILL HOFFMANN Elizabeth Edwards says she'll fight her breast cancer vigorously and beat it � for the sake of her two young kids. GOV'T SCALES BACK ALERT LEVEL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33890.htm WASHINGTON � Homeland Security officials yesterday dropped heightened terror warnings for financial institutions in New York, Newark and Washington � though the Big Apple remains on high alert. ALLIES SEIZE MURDER DENS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33899.htm By NILES LATHEM Post Correspondent WASHINGTON � Iraqi soldiers in Fallujah yesterday found "slaughterhouses" where Western hostages were held and beheaded, a top Iraqi general said yesterday. LACI JURY MUTINY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33889.htm By HOWARD BREUER in Redwood City, Calif. and DAVID K. LI in Burlingame, Calif. Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial successfully rebelled against their foreman yesterday, getting the judge to boot the reportedly difficult panelist from the trial. LIZA'S BIG SEX 'DRIVE': http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33868.htm By LEONARD GREENE Liza Minnelli's longtime chauffeur, who already has accused her of beating him during booze-induced blowups, now says the singer forced him to have sex with her, too. SLAP-HAPPY BOSS BUSTED: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33880.htm By BILL HOFFMANN Yes, but would Jesus do it? The owner of the Tasty Flavors Sno Biz Shop, a shaved-ice business in Red Bank, Tenn., punished two women for mistakes on the job by spanking them, police said. 'KILLER' HITS THE RHODE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33879.htm By JENNIFER FERMINO Post Correspondent WAKEFIELD, R.I. � The disgraced Wall Street executive accused of killing his former girlfriend on Nantucket last month waived extradition at a court hearing yesterday. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm LIFE & CRIMES OF A LEADER WHO ROSE ON MYTHS AND LIES: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/33906.htm By ANDY SOLTIS REVERED by Palestinians as a hero and reviled by Israelis as a murdering terrorist, Yasser Arafat waged an unrelenting, decades-long battle for an independent state. JEERS & TEARS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/33909.htm By URI DAN Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died this morning in a military hospital in Paris, officials said. SWIFT-MOVING TROOPS CONTROL 70 PERCENT OF TERROR TOWN: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/33895.htm By NILES LATHEM in Washington and MARSHA KRANES in New York U.S.-led troops swept into Fallujah from six directions yesterday, capturing strategic positions and cornering hundreds of terrorists in a small section of the besieged militant stronghold. BLAST HITS DUTCH COPS IN BLOODY TERROR RAID: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/33902.htm By ANDY GELLER The war on terror hit Europe yesterday when Dutch police stormed a house in The Hague where extremists had holed up for 15 hours, trading shots with cops and tossing a grenade that injured four officers. SPICE GIRL HARASSER JAILED: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/33869.htm AMSTERDAM � A 39-year-old man was jailed for nine months yesterday for harassing Spice Girl Melanie C. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Mars, your ruling planet, changes signs today, moving from your opposite sign of Libra into the more secretive sign of Scorpio. You will certainly need to be tight-lipped about your money and your business affairs because rivals will be on the lookout for opportunities to grow rich at your expense. Don't let private matters become public knowledge. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS As Mars moves into your opposite sign of Scorpio today, you will either have to get serious about a relationship of some sort or end it once and for all. Don't be too worried about cutting the ties that bind because tomorrow's new moon may well bring a new special someone into your life. Just make sure you let old friends down gently. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI You won't lack energy today, that much is certain, but will you use it wisely? As Mars moves into the work and wellbeing area of your chart, you will be able to push yourself harder and get more things done, but you must also give some thought to your health. If you go to extremes now, it will catch up with you later. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Mars in your fellow water sign of Scorpio, along with tomorrow's new moon, will make all things possible, but for best results, you must be selective. Don't waste your time and energy on things that are not important or on people who cannot help you to get closer to your goals. If you cannot find adequate partners, by all means go it alone. 1-900-990-7813* LEO Try to realize that not everyone thinks and feels the same way as you - also, that not everyone is as thick-skinned as you. That applies as much to your home life as it does to your work and your social activities. Someone you live with will need a lot of loving attention over the next few days. Make sure he gets it from you. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO If you are a typical Virgo, you would no doubt prefer to stick with what you know and trust than take a risk on something new - and that's a shame, because the more you are on the move today, the more likely it is you will find something that inspires you to bigger and better things - or someone who gets your pulse racing. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA Something or someone will go out of your life today and you would not be human if you did not feel a certain amount of regret. But don't get too sentimental because the planets indicate that something even better will appear to take its place. This is also a good time for making extra money, and you certainly have your share of bills to pay. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO It may be late in the year, but in many ways the next 48 hours is the turning point of your year. Mars moves into your birth sign today, endowing you with the energy to go with your undoubted self-confidence, and there is a new moon in your sign tomorrow, making this the ideal time to start a new project or relationship. What are you waiting for? 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS It does not matter how open and straightforward a Sagittarius you may be most of the time, you will have to hide the truth from others today. The information you are now in possession of is simply too dangerous, or too embarrassing, to let anyone else know about, so resist the urge to confide in a friend. If you do, he won't be a friend for long. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN You will be rather impatient today, especially with people who don't share your vision of what can be done. You may have to end certain friendships and associations that no longer meet your needs and start new ones with those who think along the same or similar lines. But you do need other people - you can't do it on your own. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS The bigger your dreams are, the more likely it is you will find a way to make them come true. Not only does Mars cross the important midheaven angle today, but there is a new moon in the career sector of your chart tomorrow, so you won't be content to sit back and let fate take its course. Success will be yours if you take control of your life. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES Not only is the sun moving through the sympathetic sign of Scorpio, but Mars joins it today and there is a new moon in the same sign tomorrow. In short, this is one of the very best times of the year for you and it will be even better if you let your sense of adventure guide you in new directions. Remember, travel broadens the mind. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml IMAGINE THIS!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31902.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. � Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and Arizona GM Joe Garagiola Jr. spoke for about five minutes yesterday morning, a conversation outside a Ritz-Carlton ballroom witnessed by The Post. Put it this way: They probably weren't rapping about their 2003 deal of Raul Mondesi. Neither GM would admit the subject of their quiet conversation held in the corner of a carpeted lobby. However, the status of five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson was discussed between the two teams yesterday. BEJARANO READY FOR NYRA CIRCUIT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31894.htm By ED FOUNTAINE It's goodbye Kentucky, hello New York for Rafael Bejarano, the nation's winningest jockey, who's moving his tack to Aqueduct after he quit riding at Churchill Downs last weekend over an insurance dispute. GOODRIDGE COULD OPT FOR MISS. ST.: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31901.htm By DAN MARTIN Vernon Goodridge has made many stops in his scholastic and basketball career. The 6-10 Brooklyn native has decided where his next one will be: Mississippi State. DQ LIFTS LUZZI IN RETURN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31896.htm By ED FOUNTAINE Mike Luzzi, riding yesterday for first time since breaking his leg when tossed from mount in first race on opening day at Saratoga, July 28, won with his second starter back, Smokieisabandit, who finished second in Aqueduct's fifth race, was moved up to first via disqualification. PIGSKIN PROFIT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31891.htm By LENN ROBBINS SYRACUSE at TEMPLE Noon NO QUIT IN HOLYFIELD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31892.htm By LENN ROBBINS Why is he still doing this? Why would a man who has millions in the bank, who has won the undisputed world heavyweight title four times, climb back into the ring at the age of 42? BOMBERS OPEN TALKS ON PAVANO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31903.htm By MARK HALE KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. � The first step in the Yankees' courting of Carl Pavano has been taken. IMAGINE THIS!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31902.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. � Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and Arizona GM Joe Garagiola Jr. spoke for about five minutes yesterday morning, a conversation outside a Ritz-Carlton ballroom witnessed by The Post. MEL (1 MORE YEAR) & MATTINGLY BACK; GIRARDI NEW COACH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31898.htm By GEORGE KING Ten and out. That's Mel Stottlemyre's plan. During a conference call yesterday to announce that Don Mattingly and Stottlemyre will return to Joe Torre's staff, and that Joe Girardi was hired as a bench coach, Stottlemyre said 2005 will be his 10th and final season as the Yankee pitching coach. BERNIE LEAVING CF HOT OFFSEASON TOPIC: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31900.htm By GEORGE KING The challenge Kenny Lofton posed to Bernie Williams a year ago turned out to be a bug versus windshield. BACK TO L.A.?: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/31876.htm By MARK HALE KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - The names here float around like an All-Star roster of talent. And right now, the Mets are exploring as many possibilities as they can. GIANT GAPS LEFT TO FILL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31890.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ No use denying the obvious. Osi Umenyiora was asked if there is more pressure on him now that he's a full-time starter and Michael Strahan is a full-time spectator. NO GREEN FOR BIG BLUE THIS WEEK IN DESERT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31889.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ GIANT NOTES Adding to the list of injuries to the Giants defense, linebacker Barrett Green yesterday said he has a small tear to the meniscus cartilage and a burst bursa sac in his left knee. He's unlikely to play Sunday against the Cardinals in Arizona. DA QUINCY CODE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31875.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO Something's going to have to give Sunday when the Jets and Ravens meet at Giants Stadium. HERM'S HALFWAY GRADE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31899.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO JET NOTES Herman Edwards has said that after eight games he'll know what kind of team he has. So eight games in, here goes his assessment at the midway point of his 6-2 club: KNICKS GOIN' EXPLORING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/31893.htm By MARC BERMAN With a roster spot open with the Knicks finally finishing negotiations on Shandon Anderson's buyout, a Knick delegation heads to Chicago today and is on the verge of signing the 6-9 athletic swingman Eddie Robinson. BEDLAM ON KNICK BENCH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/31897.htm By MARC BERMAN Minutes before tip-off Tuesday night, Knick assistant coach Mark Aguirre went for his customary seat on the bench only to find new hire Brendan Suhr already seated there. After an icy staredown, according to accounts, Suhr kept the seat and Aguirre moved to the row behind the bench. NETS BLOW ANOTHER ONE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/31905.htm By FRED KERBER OT / BOXSCORE: P. 91Sixers 108Nets 100 MERCER WILL MISS A MONTH OR MORE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/31904.htm By FRED KERBER NET NOTES PHILADELPHIA � Ron Mercer knew there was something wrong with his left knee; he just didn't know what, so he got a second opinion yesterday. Turns out the doctors still aren't sure what's wrong after two MRI exams. So on Monday the shooting guard will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery, which is expected to knock him out for at least one month. RANGER TOP PICK FACES KNIFE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/rangers/31895.htm By LARRY BROOKS Hugh Jessiman did say that receiving an education and pursuing a degree were significant factors in his decision to return to Dartmouth rather than sign a pro contract with the Rangers this summer. That's good, because now the college junior is going to have plenty of time to devote to his studies without hockey to get in the way. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm 'INTENT' STAR FAINTS ON THE SET By Richard Johnson VINCENT D'Onofrio, the star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," passed out while shooting the hit TV series yesterday morning � prompting insiders to gossip that the actor is "losing it." : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm NOW A TELL-ALL FROM FORMER (PET) LOVER By Cindy Adams LAST MONTH brought a news story about Doggy Do and Pussycats, Too. That's a Midtown pet facility which caters to the high-class critters of high-class critters like Jennifer Lopez, Sean Combs and others who know how to put on the dog. Its gay owners, Howie Binder and Larry Roth, live together in Gramercy Park. Or did. For 14 years they were lovers. Now, not. Howie accused Larry of dipping into their food bowl. The fur flew. The fight turned so ugly that Larry allegedly plunged a pair of scissors into Howie. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm 'ACCESS' TO HUGH By Liz Smith �'I� RANG UP my agent and I said, 'There must be some mistake be cause you sent me a good script . . . I quite like it, and I'd like to do it!' And they said, 'No, no, no, it's not for you � administrative error!' " The script was "Jerry Maguire," the eventual Tom Cruise smash. 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Visitors taking part in the �All Access� one hour tour become a part of one of the busiest and most exciting sports and entertainment facilities in the world and are treated to a host of unique experiences. Visit the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty locker rooms; tour backstage of the Theater at Madison Square Garden; go inside the Star dressing rooms; learn how a basketball court becomes a sheet of ice; witness all the seldom seen build-up to a live event � players practicing, performers in production, casts in rehearsal or crews staging events! You�ll never know what you�ll see on the All Access Tour. Expect some extra traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s Business News: http://web1.nypost.com/business/business.htm : http://www.nypost.com/business/33860.htm ROY'S REVENGE By PAUL THARP Disney stunned corporate America with his one-man war against Eisner's high-pay, low-performance record that eventually toppled Eisner from his chairman's job at Walt Disney. Roy Disney hopes to re-enact his victory again and again at other troubled companies crippled by board cronyism and dictatorial managers. The billionaire heir to the Disney family fortune has set up a new activist investment fund that will pour cash into good companies suffering from bad management. POPE BOOK FAILS TO CATCH FIRE: http://www.nypost.com/business/33848.htm BY SARA NELSON YOU can almost hear the crowing coming from Warner Books this week. The house has three � count 'em, three � books in the No. 1 spots on three category best-seller lists to be published this Sunday. HOLLINGER'S BLACK HOLE GROWS TO $56M: http://www.nypost.com/business/33859.htm By TIM ARANGO Newspaper giant Hollinger International said yesterday it has spent more than $56 million so far on its investigation into the alleged financial shenanigans that occurred under the watch of ousted CEO Conrad Black. MOUSE MADE OVITZ CHEESY DEAL: http://www.nypost.com/business/33861.htm By PAUL THARP Hollywood dealmaker Michael Ovitz quietly got a very stingy options package before joining Walt Disney � because insiders thought he might flop. THE FED BOOSTS RATES 1/4 POINT: http://www.nypost.com/business/33851.htm By SUZANNE McGEE The Fed may be taking a slightly rosier picture of the economy � but it's not one that stock and bond investors are sharing at the moment. MSG TV BOSS QUITS AS METS' NET CALLS LOSES TV BOSS.: http://www.nypost.com/business/33856.htm By TIM ARANGO and ANDREW MARCHAND MSG Networks head Mike McCarthy resigned yesterday and sources say he is likely to take over the newly created regional sports network formed by the Mets. MICROSOFT AIMS AT GOOGLE, YAHOO!: http://www.nypost.com/business/33857.htm By RICHARD WILNER The battle of the Web search engines is expected to heat up today as tech behemoth Microsoft begins to unveil its much-anticipated product, aimed squarely at toppling market leaders Google and Yahoo! NYSE SEAT PRICE GETS $40K POP TO $1.075M: http://www.nypost.com/business/33847.htm The price of a New York Stock Exchange membership rose from a nine-year low, fetching $1.075 million, a rise of $40,000 from the last sale and the first increase since September. FOREVER 21 SELLS CHEAP CHIC FAST: http://www.nypost.com/business/33853.htm By SUZANNE KAPNER At a time when many teen retailers are struggling, an upstart from California appears to have mastered the art of cheap-and-chic fashion. FED HAS MADE A MESS OF RATES: http://www.nypost.com/business/33843.htm BY JOHN CRUDELE WRONG WAY Green span has done it again. With his fourth interest rate hike since early summer, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has borrowing costs moving � in the opposite direction of what he'd like. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm RUDINS SELL LAND AT 2 5TH: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/33724.htm By LOIS WEISS Twenty years after co-oping its luxury residential building at 2 Fifth Ave., the Rudin family has agreed to sell the land to the shareholders for $29.25 million. AT ELAD, MORE $$ FLOWING INTO NYC: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/33721.htm By STEVE CUOZZO Since Miki Naftali's Elad Properties snatched up the Plaza Hotel for $675 million last summer, property circles have buzzed over where the opportunistic, Manhattan-based acquisition and development company would strike next. NYT'S LANDMARK HQ FETCHES $175M: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/33722.htm By LOIS WEISS Tishman Speyer Properties has agreed to buy the New York Times' landmarked headquarters at 229 W. 43rd St. for $175 million. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm HOWARD WANTS OUT OF JOB NOW: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33850.htm By JOHN MAINELLI HOWARD Stern � claiming he's being "jerked around" and "threatened" by his bosses � says he might start on satellite radio a lot sooner than Jan. 1, 2006. 'FASHION POLICE' UNCOVER SEXY SECRETS OF HIT SHOW: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33862.htm THE sexy sirens of "Desperate Housewives" chatted with E!'s "Fashion Police" host Robert Verdi about their smash ABC series - and the fashions that define their wild characters. THE JOYS OF BEING THE MRS.: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33844.htm BELIEVE it or not, possums, Dame Edna has a better half. In fact, she's had four. WHAT A DAME!: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33845.htm By BARBARA HOFFMAN THERE are one-man shows and one- woman shows . . . and then there are Dame Edna's shows. FIRST NOMS OF SEASON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33846.htm TWO weeks before Thanksgiving, the first nominations of the movie awards season are already out � with IFP/New York (the Independent Features Project) revealing nods for brand-new indie-film laurels it will hand out on Dec. 1. BULLY PULPIT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33855.htm By DON KAPLAN ABC is preparing a major investigation of the Matthew Shepard gay-bashing murder that contends it may not have been a hate crime � but a mugging gone wrong. RAH, RAH RAJ: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33858.htm FIRED "Apprentice" Romeo Raj Bhakta got his wish yesterday � a "date" with Donald Trump's pretty receptionist, Robin Himmler, who's featured on the NBC reality show. POP'S ON TOP: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33854.htm 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Volume 17" steamrolled to the head of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, putting another disc in the unstoppable pop compilation series at the top for the second time this year. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/33842.htm Turk, is that you? A subplot on Tuesday's epi sode of "Scrubs" revolved around Turk's (Donald Fai son) cell phone, and its dis tinctive number (916-CALL-TUR). Turns out the number, which had to be specially procured for Tues day's show, actually works � and people who dialed it yes terday (aren't there always those people?) were greeted, live, by "Scrubs" cast mem bers, including Zach Braff. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm TICKET TO RIDE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/20383.htm By MEGHAN LEHMANN THE POLAR EXPRESSDevoid of 21st-century irony, this visually stunning, action-packed yuletide treat is sweet and, yes, magical in a way that will enchant kids and give older viewers a twinge of nostalgia. CAPTURING THE FALL OF TROY: http://www.nypost.com/movies/20354.htm By LOU LUMENICK OVERNIGHTFOR sheer hubris, it's hard to beat Troy Duffy, a blowhard Los Angeles bartender who was briefly Hollywood's flavor of the month in 1996 and whose meltdown is captured in the brutally funny documentary "Overnight." TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVEL OFF, 'GUY': http://www.nypost.com/movies/20355.htm By V.A. MUSETTO NEW GUY THE first day on a new job can be disconcerting, but few people, if any, experience what Gregg does in the low-budget indie "New Guy." Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm CITY EATERIES AFFLICTED BY SEVERE SERVER SHORTAGE: http://www.nypost.com/living/33864.htm By MAUREEN CALLAHAN IF you've spent too many nights waiting for a waiter, you're not alone: The city's in the grip of a massive waiter shortage. LUCK BE A LADY: http://www.nypost.com/living/33849.htm By DAN MANGAN FOUR other Post staffers and I are playing no-limit Texas Hold'em against Annie Duke, arguably the greatest woman poker player in the world, and I peek at the two face- down cards she deals me. ANNIE SEZ . . .: http://www.nypost.com/living/33852.htm 1. Don't "slop the pot." It's bad etiquette to toss your poker chips haphazardly into the pot, making it difficult for players to see if the bet matches what you say it is. Place your chips in a neat stack in front of you when placing your bet. 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No matter that such "obstructionism" cost their leader, Tom Daschle, his job just a week ago. VICTORY IN FALLUJAH: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/33870.htm BY RALPH PETERS IN the Second Battle of Fallujah, military operations are ahead of schedule. Our casualties have been blessedly light. The terrorists who haven't fled are being killed by the hundreds. Our troops will soon achieve their goal of eliminating Iraq's key safe haven for terrorists. THOSE WE HONOR TODAY: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/33877.htm BY FREDERICK J. CHIAVENTONE "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers . . . " � Wm. Shakespeare (Henry V) IT'S late night, maybe 10:30 already, and I'm outside putting the trash out for the morning pick-up. I pause for a moment and enjoy the unusual warmth and the sound of crickets and cicadas chattering in the trees. It's their last gasp, as the coming cold weather will soon silence them for the winter months. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/11092004/photo01.htm November 9th:The Glamour Women of The Year Awards & Stella By Starlight..: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/11092004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm News, Nov. 10: Hilton's Marriage Annulled, Zellweger To Take a Break, Minnelli Sues Former Chauffeur, More... Guylaine Cadorette -- Hollywood.com Staff Nicky Hilton's marriage to Todd Meister annulled To think they had appeared so happy. Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton's flash-in-the-pan marriage is officially over--after less than three months. Style: http://web1.nypost.com/style/style.htm To modify your account settings go to: http://www.nypost.com/useradmin/useradmin.htm To unsubscribe, go to: http://www.nypost.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.htm
