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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm FATAL ATTRACTION: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31181.htm By JENNIFER FERMINO and KATE SHEEHY and JOSEPH MOLLICA A disgraced Wall Street exec went psycho after his rich lover jilted him � mercilessly hunting down the terrified businesswoman and killing her, authorities said yesterday. LAST WORDS ON DOOMED PLANE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31159.htm By CLEMENTE LISI The co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed nearly three years ago in Queens, made "unnecessary and aggressive" use of the controls, and his final words reveal how he struggled to regain command of the jet, investigators said yesterday. HEROIC 'BOBBY' PIN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31171.htm By JEANE MacINTOSH, MARK BULLIET and PHILIP MESSING A vacationing British cop, shopping for a diamond necklace for his wife, yesterday nabbed a bloodied, knife-wielding man who'd just stabbed a Diamond District jeweler, cops said. CAR-NAL KNOWLEDGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31173.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY Danny Pelosi admitted he beat a cowering Ted Ammon to death � and asked his girlfriend to cover it up by telling police they were having sex in his Bronco the night of the murder, his tearful ex-lover testified yesterday. MAYOR RIPS ELECT-$$ BILL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31152.htm Mayor Bloomberg's opponent next year could get up to $7.2 million in public campaign-matching funds � nearly double the 2001 amount � under a bill the City Council is expected to approve today. SMALL SCHOOLS BEAT BIG ONES IN BATTLE FOR BUCKS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31158.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA Large city schools got less money for principals, librarians and guidance counselors this year than small schools under a new Department of Education funding formula, an analysis of the agency's budget found. MIKE & RANDI RAP MOSKOWITZ: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31163.htm Mayor Bloomberg and teachers-union President Randi Weingarten, locked in bitter contract negotiations, finally agree on something: City Council Education Committee head Eva Moskowitz should butt out of the process. $2.5M GRABBED IN JAVITS JEWEL HEIST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31172.htm By LARRY CELONA and ALY SUJO A brazen gang of South American thieves is suspected of ripping off $2.5 million worth of gold and jewelry from a booth at the Javits Convention Center, authorities said yesterday. NYERS VENT RAGE AT GOV'T 'EXCUSES, EXCUSES': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31169.htm By NEIL GRAVES and DAN KADISON New Yorkers yesterday blamed federal agencies' lack of oversight for the American Airlines Flight 587 crash into the Rockaways. SUNY SLAM$ BOOK ON BIG'S HIKE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31155.htm By KENNETH LOVETT ALBANY � State University trustees yesterday backed off a proposal that could have raised Chancellor Robert King's salary to $420,000. MOM'S TRAGIC MISTAKE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31161.htm By JOE McGURK and BRIDGET HARRISON Hours before a Lower East Side mom was strangled by her boyfriend in a gruesome murder-suicide discovered by the pair's young son, her family had begged the desperate woman not to go home. CITY UPS FLU-SHOT REQUEST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31178.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL and DAN MANGAN City officials have ordered 600,000 additional flu shots for high-risk New Yorkers. ROOMIE QUIZZED IN DEATH OF MAN, 75: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31143.htm A 75-year-old Brooklyn man was found dead in his apartment yesterday, and cops were questioning his roommate, police sources said. EX-CON CHARGED WITH STRANGLING WIFE IN B'KLYN APT.: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31176.htm By HASANI GITTENS, JAMIE SCHRAM and GERRY WAGSCHAL The search for a Brooklyn woman who failed to show up for work ended tragically when cops found her strangled in the apartment she shared with her ex-con husband � who was busted for her murder. TORN TO PIECES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31166.htm By LAURA ITALIANO Here's Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn as you've never seen him on the small screen before: Either roaring mad, or roaring drunk, depending on which side in his ongoing Manhattan DWI trial you believe. CLIMBERS IN-SPIRE AT ST. PAT'S: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31162.htm Normally unflappable Midtown pedestrians were held spellbound yesterday as these daring maintenance men went about their heavenly chores atop St. Patrick's Cathedral. GRIEVING MOM RIPS 'RUSSIAN ROULETTE' KILLER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31164.htm By ALEX GINSBERG The grieving mother of a Queens man who was shot to death in a game of Russian roulette called her son's killer "emotionally disturbed" yesterday as the 16-year- old girl was sentenced to six months in jail. CLERIC: IT'S ALL MINE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31168.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN A monsignor accused of bilking an elderly parishioner out of hundreds of thousands of dollars says he didn't do anything wrong � and he's not going to give any of the cash back. ALBANIA 'MAFIA' BROKEN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31175.htm By CARL CAMPANILE The feds have a new organized-crime target: the Albanian Mafia. Federal prosecutors issued racketeering charges against 22 people associated with an immigrant Albanian crime family called the Rudaj Organization. BOUNCER HATED CIG LAW HE DIED FOR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31179.htm An East Village bouncer who was stabbed while trying to force a smoker to snuff out his cigarette died enforcing a law he hated, his brother said yesterday. POST MAN'S HISTORIC VIEW OF WAR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31148.htm By ANDY SOLTIS An exhibit of dramatic photos of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, taken by Post Mideast correspondent Uri Dan, opens today at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City. NFL MAY KICK DRAFT FROM GARDEN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31149.htm The National Football League, a strong supporter of a new West Side stadium for the Jets, is considering moving its annual draft from Madison Square Garden to the Javits Convention Center. B'KLYN PEP GAL BOOED, BEATEN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31157.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM and PATRICK GALLAHUE A Brooklyn cheerleader was viciously beaten by classmates who smashed her in the head with a garbage can after heckling her at a high-school pep rally, police said yesterday. MOB RAT 'TRASHES' GAMBINO IN COURT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31165.htm By KATI CORNELL SMITH A former sanitation worker, gunning for a sentencing break on armed-robbery charges, yesterday revealed details of his colorful double life wearing a wire for an FBI probe of Gambino gambling operations. CITY CAN'T TAKE ABUSED MOMS' KIDS: COURT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31146.htm By KENNETH LOVETT ALBANY � Mothers whose children see them beaten by their spouses or boyfriends should not automatically lose custody for neglect, the state's top court ruled yesterday. 'GRAVE' GOTTI WORRY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31183.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Mob boss John Gotti, who died two years ago, may be a surprise witness against his brother Peter at an upcoming racketeering trial. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm W. GIVES HIS OK TO GAY UNIONS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31151.htm WASHINGTON � President Bush, breaking with the Republican Party, said yesterday that gays should have the right to civil unions if states where they live make that possible. FOES TRADE BLOWS OVER COLUMN BY POST'S DUNLEAVY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31167.htm By ANDY SOLTIS Both presidential campaigns yesterday pledged support to U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq � and took swipes at each other � in response to Post columnist Steve Dunleavy's impassioned farewell to his Iraq-bound GI son. 'EARLY BIRDS' BACKING BUSH: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31170.htm By DEBORAH ORIN There are six frantic days left until the election, but nearly 1 in 10 likely voters have already cast early ballots � and they've backed President Bush by a skinny margin over John Kerry, a tracking poll reports. JULIA IN HOSP FOR PREGNANCY WOES: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31182.htm Julia Roberts, seven months pregnant, was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing early contractions, People magazine reports on its Web site. NEW LIZA 'BASH VICTIM' TO SUE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31156.htm Another former employee of Liza Minnelli plans to sue the petite purported powerhouse. GOP SLAMS 'STOCKPILE' SURPRISE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31174.htm By DEBORAH ORIN Top Republicans yesterday accused The New York Times and CBS News of an October plot to boost Democrat John Kerry with a "flawed" story accusing President Bush of failing to safeguard weapons stockpiles in Iraq. BRUCE BOOSTS KERRY, BUT MOORE'S THE PITY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31177.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN and IAN BISHOP The Boss is joining the man who would be boss � but Republicans charge Michael Moore and Jane Fonda represent Sen. John Kerry's views better than Bruce Springsteen does. PREZ FAN'S GRAVE REQUEST: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31160.htm Don't send flowers � vote for George Bush. That was the unusual request in the death notice for William Kappes Thomassen, who died in a Houston suburb in July at the age of 81. EGGS-CON MARTHA GETS COOKING: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31147.htm Martha Stewart despises prison food so much, she's whipping up her own meals and sharing them with fellow inmates, a prisoner told The Post. HUNDREDS MOURN SLAIN SOX ROOTER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31144.htm EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. � Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects yesterday to a college student killed by a pepper-spray pellet fired by police during raucous celebrations after the Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant. PETERSON RESTS HIS SLIPPERY DEFENSE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31180.htm By HOWARD BREUER REDWOOD CITY, Calif. � Scott Peterson's defense rested yesterday after roughly five days of testimony that skirted around the prosecution's key points. SNIPER TEEN GETS LIFE TERM: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31153.htm SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. � Lee Boyd Malvo struck a deal yesterday in which he avoided the death penalty and was sentenced instead to life without parole for the second of the 10 sniper slayings that terrorized the Washington area in October 2002. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm JAPANESE RESOLUTE AS HOSTAGE FACES SLAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31184.htm BAGHDAD � A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi threatened to behead a Japanese hostage in Iraq unless Japan withdrew its troops, but Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said this morning that his country's contingent would stay. BIG WIN FOR ARIEL ON GAZA: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31150.htm By URI DAN Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday won historic approval of his controversial plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip, but faced a new crisis that could crumble his government. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Try not to be suspicious if someone offers you what you want on a plate. Yes, he may be trying to catch you off guard and, yes, you are right to be careful, but your solar chart indicates it is much more likely he is trying to help you. Not everyone is out to do you down - some people would like to see you succeed. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS Do not complain if your life is a little bit dull at the moment because that will definitely change over the next few days. Tomorrow's lunar eclipse in your sign will force you to get serious about something - or someone - you have been taking for granted, and there will be a lot of catching up, and a lot of making up, to do. Life won't be dull for long. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI Be creative today: Try things that have not been tried before; do things that friends and rivals alike would never suspect you to be capable of. Mars in Libra indicates that if you make an effort, you will accomplish something out of the ordinary, something that will be linked with your name for many years. Make it something good. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER If you have fallen behind in your workload, now is the time to make an extra-special effort to catch up. Today's highly positive Mars-Pluto aspect will give you the energy to get things done and the ruthlessness to make sure partners and colleagues do their bit, too. Take care, however, that you do not work yourself, or others, into the ground. 1-900-990-7813* LEO You deserve to succeed. You deserve to be rewarded. You deserve the fame and the glory that have come your way. Others will try to tell you it is no more than luck, that anyone could have been as fortunate as you, but you must not believe it. You are a Leo. You are special. You are up there with the gods. It's where you belong. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO Resist the urge to make a joke about something that may amuse you but that is likely to offend other people. Both at home and at work, you will have to tread carefully over the next 48 hours because there are some pretty fragile egos laying scattered about. You don't need to make more enemies; you've got enough as it is. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA Make the most of Mars in your birth sign to put yourself forward and prove to the doubters that you have what it takes to succeed. You may have to talk tough today, especially when dealing with people who routinely try to belittle your achievements, but it will be worth it and you will make a good impression with those who truly matter. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO There is no need to change direction or even to think about changing direction. You are where you are meant to be and you are following the path that was designed for you and you alone. Whatever might happen over the next two or three days, if you refuse to be intimidated or diverted, there is nothing anyone can do to stop you. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS The more stubbornly you hold on to something, the more painful it will be when it is torn from your grasp. That is the lesson the planets are trying to teach you, and the sooner you learn it, the better. It not only applies to possessions but to people, too. Friendships are fragile and can easily be broken. Don't grip so tight. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN The message of the stars for you today is that you must finish what you started, even if you are convinced that you should have done something different. If you give up now, not only will you disappoint those who are depending on you, but you will have to start from the beginning all over again. Stay the course: It's not so bad. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS Follow your instincts wherever they might lead you and don't worry if you make a few enemies along the way. Mars, planet of energy and ambition, remains in your fellow air sign of Libra for another two weeks, so you have plenty of time to show what you can do. The fact that others don't want you to do it will make you even more determined. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES The grass may look greener on the other side of the fence, but once you get over there, you will realize it is not that much different at all. If you are thinking of changing your job, or maybe even your entire career, you are advised not to make any final decisions until after tomorrow's lunar eclipse. Things are not as bad as they seem. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml BABE'S CURSE ALMOST DEAD!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32808.htm By GEORGE KING ST. LOUIS � Nine innings. Twenty-seven outs. From New Haven to Bangor, from the Vineyard to the Berkshires, New England has swallowed chilled October air and can't release it. Can the cursed Red Sox really be a gulp away from a World Series title for the first time since 1918? Believe it. One week after being the first team to climb out of a 3-0 ditch to beat the Yankees in the ALCS, the Red Sox aren't about to become the second team to flush that advantage. THIS IS NL'S BEST?: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32800.htm ST. LOUIS � Ray King was the first to bring it up, since he was the first Cardinal brave enough to show his face in the clubhouse. The lefty relief pitcher said it with enough force in his voice that you could tell he wanted you to believe him. And maybe even wanted to believe himself. YANKS NEED PEDRO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32812.htm ST. LOUIS � The most hated man in New York showed last night why he would look fabulous in Pinstripes. LOGIC, ODDS SAY AZERI'S LOST CAUSE IN CLASSIC: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32796.htm GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � They finally bit the bullet with Azeri, deciding to send her against one of the best Classic fields of recent vintage. It's a daring gamble but looms a lost cause. OPPONENTS WRESTLING N.Y. ABOUT BEAR HUNT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32791.htm THE mere mention of black bears always seems to conjure up bad news for local and state governments that seem to be in protracted battles with animal rights groups and hunters. THANKS, FISH!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/32797.htm THE best thing that could have happened to the Jets this past weekend - aside from beating the Patriots, of course - was seeing the Dolphins end their six-game losing streak. 'SNOW BETTER SHOW: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32792.htm By KEN MORAN With winter fast approaching, winter sports enthusiasts have an early opportunity to get the best deals in ski and snowboard equipment, clothing, season passes, vacation packages and more at this week's Metro N.Y. SnowSports Expo at Nassau Coliseum, running tomorrow through Sunday. THEY'RE ALMOST DEADBIRDS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32813.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Down three games to none and with their season on the brink of ending far too early, the Cardinals will come to work today ready to win. LOWE SMELLS BLOOD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32809.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � Derek Lowe was banished to the bullpen at the beginning of the playoffs. Nobody better personifies the October comeback by the Red Sox, so it's fitting Lowe gets the ball with a world championship in his sights. CARDS COUNTING ON MARQUIS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32802.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Tonight Jason Marquis makes the first World Series start of this fall classic and of his career. But it won't be his World Series debut. BASE-RUNNING BLUNDERS SINK ST. LOUIS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32814.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Somebody get the Cardinals a copy of Baserunning for Dummies. Quickly. SOX: IT'S NOT OVER YET: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32815.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � Derek Lowe is aware of one thing. "Everyone is waiting for us to stumble and fall," Lowe said last night after Boston's 4-1 victory over the Cardinals in Game 3. THIS TIME, MANNY'S A D-LIGHT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32811.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � Manny Ramirez homered last night for the 18th time in his postseason career, a first-inning, solo blast that sparked Boston to a 4-1 victory in Game 3 of the World Series. ESPN TO KEEP KIPER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32793.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is remaining with ESPN. "We appreciate Mel's ability to compromise and his commitment to ESPN over the past 22 years," ESPN executive VP Mark Shapiro said in a statement. "We anticipate having a signed agreement by Friday." STUD & DUD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32810.htm By GEORGE KING and MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � Dave Roberts knows the moment the Red Sox believed they could achieve greatness this postseason. BATTMAN: LOWE, NO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm Battman won with the Red Sox last night to put the bankroll at 1,840 briles. COUNTDOWN TO THE BREEDERS' CUP: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32783.htm By ED FOUNTAINE The Post continues its profiles of each of the eight Breeders' Cup races to be run Saturday at Lone Star Park. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as handicapped by reporter Ed Fountaine and thoroughbred columnist Ray Kerrison. Today, we focus on the Filly & Mare Turf, followed by, Juvenile, Turf and the Classic. Good luck. MUELLER FEELS RIGHT AT HOME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32799.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � When the hometown boy makes good, it's usually a nice story. But last night, Bill Mueller actually helped devastate the club he grew up watching and in the process disappointed the region where he once lived. JERKENS' STARS GO THE DISTANCE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32794.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Hall of Fame trainer Allen "The Chief" Jerkens didn't earn his reputation as one of history's greatest horsemen by being orthodox. Yesterday, Jerkens once again took the road less traveled, sending out his two Breeders' Cup runners, Society Selection and Bowman's Band, for stiff distance workouts over Lone Star Park's muddy track just four days before Saturday's main event. D. WAYNE STUNNER: AZERI TACKLES BOYS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/32798.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Trainer D. Wayne Lukas threw a jolt into Saturday's Breeders' Cup XXI at Lone Star Park yesterday with the electrifying announcement that champion racemare Azeri will challenge the nation's top colts in the $4 million Classic. YANK BRASS TAKES 1ST STEPS TOWARD 2005: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/32803.htm By GEORGE KING ST. LOUIS � Chances were pretty strong that the televisions in the conference room at the Yankees' minor-league complex in Tampa weren't tuned to the Red Sox-Cardinals World Series last night. GOLLY! METS EYEING WALLY FOR SKIPPER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/32805.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Eighteen years after helping the Mets to a World Series championship, Wally Backman will get a chance to come back home. A DAUNTE-ING TASK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/32795.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ CONTRARY to what appears to be the reality of the situation, the selling point this week for the Giants is not convincing themselves they can defeat the Vikings in their indoor Metrodome playpen. JAX WILL LISTEN IF KNICKS CALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/32790.htm By MARC BERMAN Phil Jackson, back on Broadway yesterday to sign copies of his new book, said he would listen if the Knicks offered him their head coaching job next summer. ANDERSON'S LIKELY TO BE BOUGHT OUT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/32806.htm By MARC BERMAN Preliminary buyout talks have begun between the Knicks and Shandon Anderson's reps, according to a source. KIDD COULD BE RUNNING SOON: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/32807.htm By FRED KERBER NET NOTES Jason Kidd is hopeful he'll get a green light today. Kidd, coming off left knee microfracture surgery, is scheduled for his regular visit with specialist Dr. David Altchek and the All-World point guard anticipates getting a schedule to begin his on-court work. MOURNING'S JUST 'ZO EAGER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/32804.htm By FRED KERBER Alonzo Mourning did not attempt a comeback from a kidney transplant to sit out. So Mourning yesterday stressed that he "wouldn't be happy at all" opening the regular season on the injury list and indicated he might even play tomorrow in the Nets' final preseason game. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm MODEL'S STEPDAD: I STOLE $7M By Richard Johnson SUPERMODEL Maggie Rizer's stepfather could get up to 800 years in jail after pleading guilty to ripping her off for $7 million. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm KIM TAKES LITERARY LICENSE WITH TELL-ALL By Cindy Adams MANY blondes ago, Kim Novak, a most glorious creature to ever roam Hollywood's earth, made movies like "Bell, Book and Candle," "Jeanne Eagels" and "The Man With the Golden Arm." She wore gowns that were almost liquid. Now 70-ish, this animal rights activist who married a vet, assisted him in surgeries, had her own llama and raised geese in her Carmel compound. No longer active on the scene, she apparently wants back being active on the scene. At least in terms of an autobio. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm 'NEVERLAND' FOUND By Liz Smith 'I WAS born in Brooklyn. I can make an egg cream!" Weather: http://weather.nypost.com NEW YORK , NY Get the extended forcast here from the New York Post.: http://weather.nypost.com Traffic: http://traffic.nypost.com/ metrocommute HeadlineSuffolk County Overnight Construction on LIE EB btwn Exit 57 & Exit 59There is overnight construction closing all lanes on the eastbound Long Island Expressway/I-495 between Exit 57 - Veterans Highway and Exit 59 - Ocean Avenue from 10PM to 6AM. Nassau County Overnight Construction on LIE EB btwn Exit 33 & Exit 40; 11PM-6AMThere is overnight construction closing all lanes on the eastbound Long Island Expressway/I-495 between Exit 33 - Lakeville Road and Exit 40 - Jericho Turnpike from 11PM to 6AM Suffolk County Overnight Construction on LIE EB btwn Exit 49S & Exit 50There is overnight construction closing all lanes on the eastbound Long Island Expressway/I-495 between Exit 49S - NY-110 and Exit 50 - Bagatelle Road from 9PM to 6AM. metrocommute DelayWestchester TZB TO RCKLD 10 min delaysTappan Zee Bridge to Rockland has 10 min delays metrocommute Special EventManhattan All Access Tour @ Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden�s� All Access Tour allows fans to get an insider�s view of the inner-workings of The World�s Most Famous Arena�, providing them with little-known information and rarely seen viewpoints on the legendary showplace. 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/31130.htm GOING FOR BROKERS By RICHARD WILNER As scandal-scarred Marsh & McLennan begins to reform its entire company, the next insurance brokers in New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's cross hairs are Aon Corp. and Willis Group Holdings. The firms are expected to be the focus of a hard-charging group of prosecutors as they regroup following Spitzer's shock and awe victory over M&M. M&M BOSS BOASTS OF SETTLEMENT IN 30 DAYS: http://www.nypost.com/business/31134.htm Career prosecutor-turned insurance industry CEO Michael Cherkasky tried on his cheerleader and crisis manager hats yesterday, saying Marsh & McLennan Cos.' bid-rigging and bribe-taking problem was no more widespread than a few employees. EU DROPS ANTITRUST V. H'WOOD: http://www.nypost.com/business/31124.htm The European Union closed antitrust cases yesterday against six major Hollywood studios after they agreed to drop clauses in contracts with pay-television operators that the EU charged artificially inflated film prices. CLINTON'S TAKE ON BUSH: HE'S SMARTER THAN YOU THINK: http://www.nypost.com/business/kelly.htm By KEITH J. KELLY FORMER president Bill Clinton spent about an hour and 15 minutes at the Magazine Publishers of American powwow in Boca Raton � about how long it took news organizations to start ignoring a request that his address be kept off the record. OVITZ BLAMES EISNER FOR EVERYTHING WRONG AT DISNEY: http://www.nypost.com/business/31139.htm By PAUL THARP Walt Disney boss Michael Eisner kept his former president Michael Ovitz from making big deals with everyone from Janet Jackson to Tom Clancy, Ovitz testified yesterday. HEDGE FUNDS' CURTAIN IS LIFTED: http://www.nypost.com/business/31123.htm By PAUL THARP The free-wheeling days of hedge-fund buccaneers are numbered. The $1 trillion industry, which caters to the rich and powerful, has always been able to operate huge investment pools in secret without oversight. DELTA SOARS ON HOPE OF DEAL WITH PILOTS: http://www.nypost.com/business/31125.htm ATLANTA � Delta Air Lines Inc.'s shares surged as much as 30 percent yesterday amid speculation that the nation's third-largest airline would win $1 billion in concessions from its pilots and avoid filing for bankruptcy. 'QUIET' RULE MAY CHANGE: http://www.nypost.com/business/31127.htm One of Wall Street's time-honored no-no's is about to become a yes. The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to scrap a 1933 rule that forces a strict "quiet period" on all talk about a company just prior to its stock being sold initially to the public. HIGH ANXIETY ALERT: http://www.nypost.com/business/31128.htm By SUZANNE McGEE American consumers stayed worried for the third straight month, a trend that is likely causing concern at the White House. MARTS MOTOR ON MARSH: http://www.nypost.com/business/31129.htm Wall Street investors appear to be recovering their confidence just as consumers are losing some of theirs in the face of soaring energy costs. DADDY DONALD'S GIFT: IVANKA'S $1.5M PAD: http://www.nypost.com/business/31132.htm By LOIS WEISS LIKE lots of other wealthy parents, Donald Trump has bought an apartment in a doormanned, high-security building for his daughter, Ivanka, who turns 23 on Saturday. MORGAN STANLEY JOINS TRUMP BAILOUT: http://www.nypost.com/business/31136.htm Morgan Stanley will join UBS Inc. in arranging a $500 million loan to developer and television personality Donald Trump's Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm BOYD'S STORE TO TAKE THIRD: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32714.htm By STEVE CUOZZO BOYD'S Chemists, the legendary Madison Avenue beauty-products emporium that's moving to Columbus Avenue, has nailed down a new East Side location, too: 968 Third Ave., where Steve Roth's Vornado is building it a two-story showplace on the site of an old tenement. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm QUICK & MINDLESS FUN: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31133.htm By HAROLD GOLDBERG LET the gangland-style shooting commence. The action-packed "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" � a must-have game of the season � is a study in violent genius, often hard to play, often pure, visceral shoot 'em up excitement. 'OCEAN' SINKING: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31135.htm By MICHAEL RIEDEL AUGUST Wilson's plays have always been a tough sell to theatergoers. NEW 'THEFT' STEALS PLAYERS' ATTENTION: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31137.htm By MAXINE SHEN VIDEO gamers were racing yesterday to get their hands on scarce copies of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," the latest, highly anticipated addition to the popular videogame franchise, which hit stores yesterday. YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH THIS MISS AMERICA: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31116.htm By ALISON ROGERS and IVAN COHEN THERE she . . . was. After 50 years on TV, a slimmed-down version of the classic Miss America pageant � with skimpier swimwear and fewer "talent" portions � did so poorly it went the way of last week's "Apprentice" loser and was fired. ABC announced last week it is dropping the program. 'ANGRY HOWARD STERN ON LINE 3': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31118.htm By DON KAPLAN HOWARD Stern squared off yesterday with his chief government tormentor, FCC Chairman Michael Powell, on a radio call-in show � that began with Stern ripping Powell's credentials and accusing the regulator of "racketeering." GOTCHA KING: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31119.htm By MICHAEL STARR IT'S been almost 10 years since Ch. 11's Howard Thompson first rode to the rescue of the little guy with his initial "Help Me Howard" segment. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31141.htm By MICHAEL STARR Either Ving Rhames deliv ered the most astonishing performance of his career in USA's upcoming "Kojak" movie, or network officials were bereft of ideas � but now there's a "Kojak" series coming down the pike. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm 'GRUDGE' MISMATCH: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30810.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THE GRUDGEWELCOME to Japan, which, by the look of "The Grudge," has been overrun with Americans. How else do you explain the shortage of Japanese characters in a horror flick set smack dab in the middle of bustling Tokyo? IN LATEST CAMPAIGN FILM, MORE IS LESS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30811.htm By LOU LUMENICK CELSIUS 41.11'CELSIUS 41.11," a hastily made rejoinder to "Fahrenheit 9/ 11," is the first conservative documentary to join the bumper crop of liberal political films riding Michael Moore's coattails into theaters. EYES WIDE OPEN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30806.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN THE MACHINISTCHRISTIAN Bale lost 60 pounds � a third of his body weight � to turn himself into a haunting special effect for the bleak, nerve-jangling psychodrama "The Machinist." BLUES'LL CHEER YOU UP: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30812.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLEONLY a couple thousand fans scored tickets to 2003's Tribute to the Blues concert at Radio City Music Hall, but Antoine Fuqua's soulful documentary "Lightning in a Bottle" provides a close approximation of being there. FINE VINTAGE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30835.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN SIDEWAYSALEXANDER Payne, the clear-sighted director of "Election" and "About Schmidt," always treats his characters' flaws with compassion, and his latest keenly observed comedy is the most humanistic yet. BROTHERS CRY UNCLE IN SOUTHERN GOTHIC TALE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30805.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN UNDERTOWA vicariously excruciat ing scene, soon after the opening credits, sets the tone for the Southern Gothic drama "Undertow." HAPPY HOUR: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32425.htm By V.A. MUSETTO IT'S doubtful you'll want to go out for a drink after seeing "Happy Hour," yet another tale of a boozy writer, or as antihero Tulley describes himself, "A drinker with a writing problem." FAMILY SPLATTERS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32430.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THE MANSON FAMILY IT'S taken all of 15 years for under ground auteur Jim Van Bebber to com plete his eagerly awaited "The Manson Family." STELLA STREET: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32426.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN 'STELLA Street," the movie-length version of a cult British TV comedy series, is a sporadically amusing curiosity that falls short of effectively satirizing the public's fixation with the minutiae of celebrity lives. FISH WITHOUT A BICYCLE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32427.htm By V.A. MUSETTO 'BEVERLY Hills, 90210" hunk Brian Austin Green tries his hand at directing, but the result, "Fish Without a Bicycle," never rises above the level of a second-rate TV sit-com. 'POSTMEN' RINGS NICE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32429.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN POSTMEN IN THE MOUNTAINS THE contemplative Chi nese film "Postmen in the Mountains" is as straightforward as its title suggests. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm PURR-FECT ART: http://www.nypost.com/living/32489.htm By JULIA SZABO ON Manhattan's Upper East Side, the William Secord Gal lery shows dog paintings, drawings and sculptures, while Doyle New York hosts its popular "Dogs in Art" auction every February. In Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, a terrier named Tillie has her own gallery, and in St. Louis the American Kennel Club operates the Museum of the Dog. ASK DR. MICHAEL FOX: http://www.nypost.com/living/32503.htm DEAR DR. FOX: For the entire time that we have had our 8-year-old cat, we have used a cover over the litter box. Recently, I read that you should not use a cover because ammonia gas can be created inside, and this is harmful to the cat. 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His drive to reform New York City's public schools, she wrote, will veer off course if he agrees to a teachers contract that maintains the status quo � something he seems set to do any day now. TERROR TAKES A STAND: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31117.htm By RALPH PETERS SOLDIERS don't beg. But an old friend of mine who's still in uniform came close the other day. He badly wanted me to write another column before Election Day stressing that our troops are winning in Iraq. ENTER THE WOLF: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31114.htm By DICK MORRIS THE race has settled into the pattern it was destined to take all along: President Bush pushing the issue of terrorism while John Kerry focuses on domestic policies. THE LATE HIT: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31131.htm By JOHN PODHORETZ WELL, here we are, in the land of the Late Hit. John Kerry has seized on a New York Times/"60 Minutes" report about 380 missing tons of high explosives in Iraq and the administration's supposed dereliction in failing to secure them. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10262004/photo01.htm October 26th:The Tribeca Theater Festival & Mario Cantone's 'Laugh' Whore'..: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10262004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm Box Office Analysis, Oct. 25: ''Grudge'' Scares Up Big Bucks Kit Bowen -- Hollywood.com Staff No one was holding any Grudges this weekend at the box office. Sony's creepy remake of the Japanese horror film Ju-On, the Sarah Michelle Gellar starrer The Grudge, scared away the competition with a whopping $40 million, bumping reigning champ Shark Tale into second place with $14.3 million. 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