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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm CHUCK'S SECRET $11M STASH FOR 'GOV RACE': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32746.htm By KENNETH LOVETT ALBANY � Sen. Charles Schumer has quietly created an $11.6 million state campaign account that Republicans charge is a likely first step toward a run for governor. JENNINGS PLAYS THE RACE CARD: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32755.htm Embattled City Councilman Allan Jennings has branded as "racist" the ongoing council hearings into sex-harassment charges against him. CITY WILL GET ALL 140,000 FLU VACCINES ON ORDER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32757.htm By DAN MANGAN The city Health Department expects to soon get the rest of the flu vaccine it ordered, and hopes it can get more from the federal government � but there's no guarantee that everyone considered high risk will get a shot. PILOT AND PLANE AT FAULT IN FLT. 587 CRASH: NTSB: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32775.htm By GERSH KUNTZMAN Federal probers will reportedly blame both an American Airlines pilot and the designers of his Airbus plane for the crash of Flight 587, which plunged into a Queens neighborhood in 2001, killing all 260 on board and five people on the ground. GAY 'DOGFIGHT': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32747.htm By CHRIS WILSON A lover's squabble between a gay couple who groom the dogs of Jennifer Lopez, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Janet Jackson turned bloody when one pet primper allegedly stabbed his partner with a pair of scissors. OPERA AND YANK VOICE MERRILL DIES AT 85: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32773.htm Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable on opening night at the Met or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died at 85. APPLE POLISHES OFF CRIME: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32763.htm By ZACH HABERMAN and ANDY SOLTIS Crime in New York City fell in eight of nine key categories last year, and it is by far the safest big city in the country, according to new FBI statistics. ACTOR ATTACKS CO-STAR, DIRECTOR IN OFFSTAGE DRAMA: COPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32771.htm By KATE SHEEHY A Long Island actor playing a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress suddenly snapped for real and began pummeling his leading lady and director just before a show, cops said yesterday. UNXPECTED SCENES IN KIDS FLICK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32743.htm By PATRICK GALLAHUE Five-year-old Leigh Ann Umbria thought she was going to see "Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure" on TV, but the adventure turned out to be X-rated when frames from a hard-core porn movie suddenly started popping up on the screen. 'DADDY IS DEAD': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32767.htm By LORENA MONGELLI, BRIDGET HARRISON and LARRY CELONA A Lower East Side man strangled his girlfriend and then hanged himself yesterday morning � leaving their 3-year-old son to discover the grisly scene when he walked into their bedroom, cops said. BOUNCER'S KILLER A 'HERO': LAWYER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32753.htm A Queens martial-arts expert yesterday went on trial for the bloody stabbing death of an East Village bouncer in a fracas that erupted after he ordered a clubgoer to stub out his cigarette. MYSTERY BEHIND N.J. CAR PLUNGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32758.htm By ERIN CALABRESE and LEONARD GREENE The driver of the Jeep that veered off a Newark street and plunged into the Passaic River may have been asleep at the wheel or lost control because of a mechanical failure, police said yesterday. WHEEL HEROES GO DI$TANCE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32739.htm New York's Bravest were the city's proudest pedalers yesterday as 35 firefighters completed a grueling 42-day biking trek across the United States. GOV PAL DRESSED DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32742.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER EXCLUSIVE ALBANY � Gov. Pataki has quietly allowed one of his biggest contributors to be made a "deputy superintendent" and "colonel" in the State Police, angering law-enforcement officials, The Post has learned. CITY'S RAIL BEAUTY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32751.htm By TATIANA DELIGIANNAKIS and CLEMENTE LISI Here she is: Ms. Subways 2004! Caroline Sanchez-Bernat was crowned the first Ms. Subways in nearly 30 years yesterday as part of the transit system's centennial celebration. GOTTI COHORT'S SURPRISE GUILTY PLEA: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32745.htm By CARL CAMPANILE A Peter Gotti co-defendant faces life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his cousin and plotting to rub out mob turncoat Salvatore "Sammy Bull" Gravano. NEW FACES ON SCHOOL FUND: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32748.htm Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday announced the appointments of eight new board members to the Fund for Public Schools, the nonprofit fund-raising arm of the city's Department of Education. SLIPPERY SCAMMER AN ELUSIVE DADDY, TOO: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32765.htm By DOUGLAS MONTERO JACO, Costa Rica � Convicted con man Brett Lurie shamelessly used his young sons in his plot to flee the United States � and then virtually abandoned the boys in Costa Rica with only an ex-hooker and a nanny to care for them, The Post has learned. PERVY SCHOOL SHRINK GETS JAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32734.htm A senior school psychologist was sentenced yesterday to 90 days behind bars for abusing at least one student at PS 146 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, authorities said. MONTHLY METRO MAY RISE 20%: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32766.htm Riders who buy monthly MetroCards should be hit with a 20 percent fare hike in an effort to slam the brakes on service cuts and layoffs, an MTA official said yesterday. CLUB 'SHOOTER'S MOM BUSTED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32772.htm By DEVIN SMITH A mother was arrested after driving her teenage son from a Long Island night spot where he'd opened fire, wounding two people, cops said yesterday. CIPEL OK OVER MCG: ATTORNEY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32776.htm By GERSH KUNTZMAN Federal investigators have cleared Jim McGreevey's alleged gay lover, Golan Cipel, of trying to extort millions of dollars from the New Jersey governor, Cipel's lawyer said. PELOSI 'BASH' & CASH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32759.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY A contractor associate of Danny Pelosi testified yesterday that a year before millionaire Ted Ammon was bludgeoned to death, Pelosi drunkenly told him he planned to "bash in his brains" while he slept and marry his widow to get his fortune. BRONX GRAFFITI MAN SENTENCED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32770.htm A graffiti vandal was sentenced to 50 hours of community service yesterday for painting on the wall of a Bronx building without the owner's permission. STADIUM FOES SPEND $11.5M: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32774.htm By TOM TOPOUSIS The relentless advertising and behind-the-scenes lobbying war over a proposed West Side stadium has cost $11.5 million as the Jets and Madison Square Garden duke it out, a new study shows. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm BRIT PAPER SORRY FOR 'KILL-BUSH' COLUMN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32736.htm LONDON � A British newspaper apologized yesterday for a weekend article in which a writer appeared to call for the assassination of President Bush. KERRY DEFENDS WIFE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32741.htm Democrat John Kerry yesterday defended his controversial wife, Teresa's, gaffe in suggesting that First Lady Laura Bush has never held "a real job" � adding that he loves his wife's outspokenness. W.'S RUDY MOUNTAIN HIGH: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32761.htm By IAN BISHOP GREELEY, Colo. � Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani shined his megawatt star-power on President Bush's re-election bid yesterday and accused John Kerry of taking the wrong approach on terrorism. FLA. POLL PUTS PREZ 8 AHEAD: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32764.htm By DEBORAH ORIN President Bush has a solid 8-point lead over John Kerry in the key state of Florida, according to a new Gallup poll on the heels of others that show the race a tie. BILL'S HEARTY ENDORSEMENT: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32737.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN PHILADELPHIA � Bubba's back. A gaunt but energized Bill Clinton made his debut on the campaign trail here yesterday, touting Sen. John Kerry's ability to lead America while slamming President Bush. DURST JAILED FOR ANOTHER 9 MONTHS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32752.htm By JEANE MacINTOSH PHILADELPHIA � Robert Durst will be spending another nine months behind bars. I'M NO TERRORIST: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32754.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Radical lawyer Lynne Stewart insisted she's a loving grandma � not a terrorist. JURORS DUCK 'BARETTA' DUTY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32750.htm LOS ANGELES � The search for a jury to decide whether or not actor Robert Blake murdered his wife got off to a halting start yesterday with only 20 of the first 177 prospects saying they would be available to serve on a long trial. ASHLEE'S HALF-ACID LIP-SYNC EXCUSE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32769.htm By RUSSELL SCOTT SMITH and KATE SHEEHY Punky lip-syncing pop star Ashlee Simpson last night said she couldn't stomach singing for real on "Saturday Night Live" � because of acid reflux. REHNQUIST'S CANCER JOLTS SUPREME COURT: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32735.htm WASHINGTON � Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the leading conservative figure on the Supreme Court for a generation, has thyroid cancer but will continue working while receiving treatment. PARENTS ON STAND FOR SCOTT: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32756.htm By HOWARD BREUER REDWOOD CITY, Calif. � Scott Peterson dabbed at his eyes yesterday as his parents took the stand in his defense in an attempt to explain away evidence he tried to flee to Mexico. RIP GOT HIS 'KICKS': http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32760.htm By LAURA ITALIANO Emmy-winner Rip Torn cursed like a sailor � and kicked like a chorus girl � when he was hauled in on drunken-driving charges earlier this year, a cop told Manhattan jurors yesterday. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm ARIEL'S SETTLER SLAP: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32740.htm By URI DAN Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday opened a raucous debate over his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip by saying that while he feels the pain of Jewish settlers, they've become religious zealots. ARAFAT TO LEAVE HIS BESIEGED COMPOUND: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32762.htm Israel said it will temporarily allow Yasser Arafat to leave his besieged compound for the first time in more than two years so that the ailing Palestinian leader can get further medical tests following an endoscopy procedure yesterday to determine the source of his recent stomach ailment. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES You are an Aries. You are supposed to be bold, brave and adventurous. So what happened? Maybe it is the sun's transit of one of the more sensitive areas of your chart, but for some reason you are a bit too hesitant lately, a bit too reluctant to take the plunge. That's a shame because there are a lot of interesting opportunities heading your way. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS You will have to be firm with a partner or colleague today, but you must also let him know that if he follows your lead, you will see to it he gets hisfair share of the glory. Let others know where they stand and let them know, too, that if they stand by you at all times, you will always take care of them. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI Today's excellent sun-Uranus alignment urges you to try something new. On the work front, especially, you seem to be in a bit of a slump and things won't pick up until you admit that the old way of doing things may not be so good after all. You are supposed to be an ideas person, so think of new ways to boost your productivity. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER You will act on impulse today, which is not like you at all. A positive link-up between the sun and Uranus across your fellow water signs of Scorpio and Pisces means you won't hesitate to strike out in a new direction or try your hand at new activities. You have played safe for long enough. Life is too short not to take a few chances. 1-900-990-7813* LEO You may be taken aback by how quickly some people adapt to changing events, but you are not the only one who is on the ball. Neither are you the only one with good ideas, so listen to what friends and family members have to tell you today and, if their advice sounds good, act on it immediately. Don't let your ego get in the way. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO You like to take your time and mull things over before making a decision, but if you do that today, you will miss out on a glorious opportunity. The first idea that comes into your head is the idea you must follow, no matter how silly it might seem to begin with. Trust your instincts - they won't let you down. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA If there is a habit that you wish to overcome, or a routine that you wish to change, now is the time to get serious about it. Today's sun-Uranus aspect will give you the impetus you need, if not to transform your life, at least to change those areas where you are not entirely happy with your performance. Don't leave things as they are any longer. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO Sometimes you can be a bit too hesitant for your own good, and if you don't get your act together today, you will spend the rest of the week kicking yourself for being so dumb. With the sun in your birth sign perfectly aligned to Uranus, planet of the unexpected, you must be on the ball and you must look at change as your friend. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS Others may be afraid to face the future, but you are made of sterner stuff. You are also the kind of person who, if the future you see is not to your liking, will go out of your way to change it. Despite what some people might say, your fate is not set in stone and what happens today will remind you of that fact. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN It is not enough to have faith in your abilities and it is not enough to want to succeed. You also need to get your timing right, and the planets indicate that the right time for making your mark on the world is now! Don't wait to be asked to show what you can do - barge your way to the front and wow the crowd with your moves. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS It will be tempting to neglect certain responsibilities today, especially those that don't seem to be that important - tempting, but wrong. Others are watching you closely and if you cut corners or leave a job unfinished, it won't do your reputation a whole lot of good. Make the effort - the rewards will one day be worth it. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES These may be tough times for some, but for you it is one of the best times of the year, so much so that you are prepared to take almost any risk in your quest for new and exciting experiences. If you have been thinking of taking a trip, make it to somewhere exotic, somewhere you have never been before and might never go again. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml RULING THEIR ROOST: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31092.htm By GEORGE KING ST. LOUIS � Since the 100th World Series swapped Samuel Adams for Budweiser at the taps by leaving New England for the banks of the Mississippi, the responsibility for placing the iced keg of beer behind second base tonight for Game 3 at Busch Stadium falls to the Cardinals.Baseball gets off on promoting its showcase event as "The Fall Classic." Yet, two games into the best-of-seven affair the Red Sox lead, 2-0, the play has looked more like what a bunch of beer boilers produce at the company picnic softball game. HISTORY LESSENS FOR BIRDS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31096.htm ST. LOUIS � It can't be this easy. That would be the biggest disservice of all. The more rabid members of Red Sox Nation understood perfectly well that if the Sox were ever going to break the historic stranglehold that has kept the franchise title-free since 1918, it was going to come with a minimum of sleep and a maximum of stress. YANKEES INSPIRED SOX RUN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31088.htm ST. LOUIS � The Yan kees wanted to build a championship team this year. They did. In Boston. The Red Sox have become baseball's version of the Patriots, the NFL winning machine that churned through the Jets on Sunday for their 21st consecutive victory. TIME TO AIR IT OUT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31082.htm CHAD Pennington, pilot of Hackett Airways, is encountering turbulence in the air. Engine trouble. His Jet has mechanical problems, and somebody had better fix them fast. TRUTH CAN REALLY HURT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31085.htm NOBODY'S asking Doug Collins, or other NBA (sports) analysts, to make a living looking into closed closets or accentuating negative aspects of a player's game or a coach's game plan. A 'JOY' TO BEHOLD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31073.htm GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � One of the shortest price betting favorites in the Breeders' Cup Saturday will be an American horse going a mile and a half on the grass and shooting for Horse of the Year honors. Now there's a real switch! BATTMAN: DAD, DAD WORLD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm Battman won with the Bengals last night to put the bankroll at 1,785 culbersons. Tonight, the Red Sox can't become the second team to blow a 3-0 lead unless they win this one - 10 units on Papa Pedro. VITALI, WILLIAMS TALKIN' TITLE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31083.htm By GEORGE WILLIS Is Danny Williams a one-hit wonder? Is Vitali Klitschko the best of the heavyweight champions? Those questions could be answered when the two meet on Dec. 11 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. GRADY GETS GOOD NEWS ON TRANSFERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31084.htm By DAN MARTIN Derick Echols considered making another attempt to leave Grady last week, but yesterday, as PSAL basketball teams were allowed to begin practice for the season, the senior showed up, hoping to make a run at a title. JUST CALL HIM ALEX THE GREAT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31075.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � The Breeders' Cup workout spotlight yesterday was focused on Juvenile candidate Afleet Alex, who had the clockers nodding in approval as he zipped five furlongs in :58.2 at Lone Star Park. Anyone who watched the work was shocked when they heard the time. Afleet Alex, under no urging from exercise rider Sam Cabrera, didn't look as if he was going that fast. HERE WE GO AGAIN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31079.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Is America ready for Smarty Jones II? We've heard this Cinderella story before: A brilliant colt with an obscure pedigree, and a trainer and jockey who are top-notch at their mid-Atlantic racetrack but little-known outside of it, overcomes adversity as a youngster, then rises from obscurity to become a superstar. OUIJA BOARD LEANS TO FILLY & MARE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31078.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Lord Derby has decided to run his champion 3-year-old filly Ouija Board in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, rather than tackle top-class colts like Kitten's Joy and Powerscourt in the $2 million Turf, according to the English daily Sporting Life. GM: CURT CAN PITCH IN GAME 6: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31097.htm By GEORGE KING ST. LOUIS � Red Sox GM Theo Epstein expects ace Curt Schilling to be available for Game 6 if the World Series goes that far � calling Dr. Bill Morgan's quotes Sunday night that Schilling's right ankle may not let him pitch for the rest Series a case of miscommunication. WHOLE LOTTA GLOVE FOR BIG PAPI: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31086.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � With the clamor around David Ortiz starting at first base tonight, you'd think he hadn't played there since he was with Triple-A Salt Lake City. WHICH PEDRO WILL SHOW TONIGHT?: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31089.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ST. LOUIS � Tonight is the first World Series start in Pedro Martinez' illustrious career. Not to spoil the party, but will he finally pitch like a three-time Cy Young Award winner this postseason? THE PRESSURE'S ON: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31093.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � During the 2003 season, the Red Sox traded for Jeff Suppan and asked him to be a part of their pitching plans down the stretch. TEAMMATES KEEP KILE'S SPIRIT ALIVE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31087.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Two years later, the clubhouse locker is still his, the white home jersey with the No. 57 on it is still hanging inside and facing his teammates. BOSS, BRASS BEGIN POST-MORTEMS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/31091.htm By GEORGE KING ST. LOUIS � The first Yankee steps in recovering from the darkest moment in franchise history will be taken today, when George Steinbrenner gathers his inner circle to Tampa for two or three days of meetings. WILLIE STEPS TO PLATE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/31095.htm By MARK HALE ST. LOUIS � Willie Randolph came into his interview with the Mets at Shea Stadium yesterday as the favorite for the managerial job. All he did was enhance his status. BLUE BUMMERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31094.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Starting out calm and growing increasingly exasperated, Tom Coughlin yesterday grew agitated and animated as he defended his short-yardage usage of Ron Dayne and continued to harp on the lack-of-preparation theme that dominated his postgame remarks following a 28-13 loss to the Lions Sunday. WARNER PINS LOSS ON PICK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31090.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ No one player is responsible for winning or losing, but Kurt Warner yesterday boiled down the 28-13 loss to the Lions to one play he'd love to have back. TIKI CAN'T DO IT ALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31072.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ QUARTERBACKS The mantra has been the same all season: avoid the big mistake. Kurt Warner (23 of 34, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, three fumbles) didn't do that, lofting, in stead of drilling, a terrible pass in end zone picked off by CB Chris Cash. NO BANGING CHAD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31081.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO The Jets are moving on from Sunday's disappointing loss to the Patriots. KENDALL RELISHES BIG-GAME SCENE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31074.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO All was not lost in Sunday's 13-7 Jets' loss to the Patriots. Jets left guard Pete Kendall, who's spent most of his eight-year career playing on losing teams in Seattle and Arizona before coming to the Jets earlier this season, reveled in the big-game atmosphere the Jets faced in New England. TAKING A STEP BACK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31070.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO QUARTERBACKS Chad Pennington (19-of-30, 162 yards, 77.4 rating, one rushing TD) didn't have the magic this time. PENNY'S READY TO FIRE AWAY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/31080.htm By EVAN GROSSMAN Barring a major surprise before the Knicks' regular season tips off next week, it's likely Allan Houston will not be healthy enough to play. You know that Jamal Crawford will play the most of Houston's minutes at shooting guard, but somewhere on the roster, coach Lenny Wilkens is going to have to find someone who can shoot from the perimeter like No. 20 can. NETS MUST ADJUST THEIR 'D': http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/31076.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Despite their transition game, the Nets were always at heart a defensive team. Long-armed uber-athletes like Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles and Jason Kidd made them one of the NBA's best on-the-ball defensive clubs. Not anymore. IT'S HOME OVER BUCKS FOR GOMEZ: http://www.nypost.com/sports/devils/31077.htm By MARK EVERSON Paying those hometown dues, Devil center Scott Gomez is passing on a chance to make up the money he's losing from Gary Bettman's lockout. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm ZETA-JONES: IMAGE OF A BULLY By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm P.R. GURU FINALLY GETS SOME GOOD PUBLICITY By Cindy Adams LIZZIE Grubman a TV star? Public re lations people are taking over the world. Enough that celebs no longer cry, laugh, speak, cough or pee unless their p.r. guru gives the OK, but now publicity-types, who once worked strictly behind the scenes, are in front of the cameras. Lizzie, who used to do p.r. for VIPs, is becoming the VIP herself. Her own show. She nailed a half-hour reality thing on MTV with a "go" for six episodes. Against an NYC backdrop, her program will follow her on her rounds, plus they'll interview her young assistants who are just starting out, plus the journalists these creatures supposedly feed. Lizzie Grubman, TV star, will be on in March. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm VIEW OF 'DEMOCRACY' By Liz Smith 'I WANT to take you and your mom together!" said the late photographer Richard Avedon to Spc. Gabriel Garriga at the Brooke Army Medical Center's famed Army Burn center in San Antonio. This was after Avedon had been told that the badly burned Garriga, age 20, had been lovingly nursed by his mother, Gisele, during the whole time he had undergone 28 grueling skin grafts. 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 E/W btwn Exit 43 & Exit 44There is overnight construction closing all lanes in both directions of Long Island Expressway/I-495 between Exit 43 - South Oyster Bay Road and Exit 44 - Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway from 11PM 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 metrocommute DelayNassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-WB: 31 to 29Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 31 to Exit 29 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/32702.htm DAILY NEWS CIRC DEALS RAISE FLAGS By HOLLY M. SANDERS and TIM ARANGO The Daily News has engaged in several practices that suggest the tabloid's circulation figures may be inflated, a Post investigation has revealed. In interviews with The Post, retailers and home-delivery dealers for the News described deals and practices that could serve to artificially boost the News' paid circulation. NINTENDO GIVES NEW MEANING TO HANDHELD: http://www.nypost.com/business/32717.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS A buxom blonde beckons from the pages of a magazine: "Two is always better than one," she says. "I love a man with a soft, sensitive touch," and "Believe it or not, sometimes smaller is better!" ON STAGE, OFF THE RECORD: http://www.nypost.com/business/kelly.htm By KEITH J. KELLY POLITICS came to the American Magazine Conference with news that former President Bill Clinton would be making a surprise stop at the Boca Raton Resort this morning in one of his first post-heart surgery appearances. WITNESS: OVITZ WAS OVERPAID: http://www.nypost.com/business/32704.htm GEORGETOWN, Del. � The compensation package granted to former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz was "unreasonable" and not in the interest of the entertainment giant's shareholders, a compensation expert testified yesterday in a shareholder lawsuit. HEIDRICK TO HELP PICK NEXT EISNER: http://www.nypost.com/business/32708.htm Walt Disney Co. said its board chose executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles to help it find a new chief executive officer when Disney CEO Michael Eisner steps down. AMEX $ BOOSTS DELTA: http://www.nypost.com/business/32709.htm ATLANTA � A unit of American Express Co. agreed yesterday to provide Delta Air Lines with up to $600 million in financing � if the cash-strapped airline persuades its reluctant pilots to accept $1 billion in concessions. Delta shares soared 18 percent. HOUSING SALES UP: http://www.nypost.com/business/32710.htm U.S. sales of previously owned houses rose in September to the third- highest pace on record as low borrowing costs attracted buyers, helping sustain the economic expansion. BILLIONAIRE'S PAYDAY TO GILD GOLDEN YEARS: http://www.nypost.com/business/32715.htm By PAUL THARP While Wilbur Ross celebrates his new honeymoon, he's also toasting his latest deal � an $80 million bet that reaped a $4.5 billion payoff in just two years. CRIME BUSTER WADES IN AT MARSH: http://www.nypost.com/business/32716.htm By RICHARD WILNER As Marsh & McLennan gets a new, squeaky clean chief executive, the financial giant's executive ranks are poised for an even bigger shakeup. YSL CHIEF REPLACES SANTUCCI AT GUCCI: http://www.nypost.com/business/32707.htm By SUZANNE KAPNER Robert Polet, chief executive of the Gucci Group, named company veteran Mark Lee to the post of president and managing director of the Gucci division, moving quickly to replace Giacomo Santucci, who was fired last week. BATTERED CITIGROUP GETS FINE, HITS LOW: http://www.nypost.com/business/32718.htm By PAUL THARP Citigroup stock hit a new low yesterday following two more black eyes � the shutdown of its scandalized Japanese bank and a record fine here over its hedge fund abuses. 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 KEN PASSES $2M MILESTONE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32712.htm LONGSTANDING "Jeop ardy!" champ Ken Jennings passed the $2 million mark on last night's show. SLOW CLIMB: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32713.htm By MICHAEL STARR 'THE Mountain" has risen to become this season's word- of-mouth hit � at least among the younger female set enamored with star Oliver Hudson (Kate's brother and Goldie Hawn's son). 'REAL' TOON SMACKS OF CLEVERNESS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32731.htm By LINDA STASI TOMORROW night, Comedy Central presents the world's first-ever, all fake reality show called, appropriately enough, "Drawn Together." FAYE-D AWAY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32703.htm IN what's being called a casting coup, a WB real ity show, "The Starlet," is close to snagging Faye Dunaway as a judge. PLAYED TO THE HILTON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32706.htm By DON KAPLAN PARIS and Nicole are going to leave the driving to Greyhound. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, the ditz-lectic duo from Fox's "The Simple Life" are all set to embark on the third installment of the show tomorrow � a month-long trip around the Northeast in a Greyhound bus. 'COBBLE HILL' TV: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32711.htm IT may never make it on the air, but hipster Brooklynites have arrived. CBS is fiddling with the idea of a new TV series to be called "Cobble Hill." JEWISH JOKE GOES SO WRONG: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32719.htm By DON KAPLAN A casting call for a cable makeover show about "Jewish American Princesses" in New York City has a lot people in a schvitz. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32720.htm By MICHAEL STARR Congrats to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" co-execu tive producer Vin Rubino. His movie, "The Breakup Art ist," which I wrote about here Oct. 14, screened last Satur day at the Hamptons Interna tional Film Festival � and walked away with the Audi ence Award for Best Narra tive Film. If that wasn't thrill ing enough, Vin's also been invited to the First Annual Bahamas International Film Festival in December. 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. I took the cover off, and now the cat spreads litter all over the walls and the dog is attracted to Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Mon.: 619 Midday Win-4 Mon.: 8228 Evening Numbers Mon.: 755 Evening Win-4 Mon.: 2358 Pick-10 Mon.: 4, 5, 9, 13, 22, 23, 28, 33, 34, 37, 38, 45, 49, 51, 53, 60, 64, 70, 78, 80 Take-5 Mon.: 5, 13, 16, 18, 20; Extra: 10 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Mon.: 056 Pick-4 Mon.: 0922 Cash-5 Mon.: 7, 10, 19, 22, 25 Pick-6 Mon.: 11, 12, 16, 22, 30, 44 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Mon.: 692; Play-4 Mon.: 1339 Cash-5 Mon.: 8, 15, 20, 22, 26 Travel: http://web1.nypost.com/travel/travel.htm WHERE THEY ARE, NOBODY KNOWS: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32723.htm FEW fan bases have ever been as fanatical about a TV show's location as the loyal fan base of the The Simpsons. Problem is, nobody knows which town it's actually standing in for - there are almost as many Springfields as there are U.S. states. SOAPED UP: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32722.htm PRISTINE beaches, block-size yachts and manors that sneer at Malibu's mud huts - if you're watching TV, you're in "O.C." land, the sudsy nighttime soap about angst-filled teens and their money-hungry parents. EXPRESS CHECK-IN: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32724.htm SHE has property in Barbados and gets to perform in such hot spots as the Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, but singer Roberta Flack, who flew to Jamaica last week to perform at Half Moon's 50th birthday, would rather stay where her pets feel most at home. RUN FAR, RUN FAST: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32725.htm Couldn't get a spot in next month's New York City Marathon? DIANE VADINO picks five races in far-flung climes you're going to love SPOT CHECK: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32726.htm WE wouldn't ordinarily describe ourselves as "fans" of Mandarin Oriental, which tend to be slick, perfectly fine, well-run, hotels. Not until now, that is.But this one, without question, is the greatest hotel in the city. CLOSE CALLS: http://www.nypost.com/travel/32727.htm Nowhere to go? Try one of these great weekends with the gang The leaves are almost gone and cold weather - and the holidays - are about to put a cramp in your travel style. So why not go on a low-cost, quick trip, fun for the whole family, while you have the chance? Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm NO DRAFT: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32694.htm By RALPH PETERS THERE is not going to be a military draft. No matter who is elected. No draft. None. Period. NOBODY KNOWS: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32695.htm By DICK MORRIS SO now the Zogby poll, which had seen more Kerry strength than most, is picking up a Bush surge � while the Rasmussen poll, which trended for Bush, is seeing a Kerry bump. MYTHS OF THE UNDECIDED: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32697.htm By JOHN PODHORETZ WHAT if there are no undecided voters left? What if the polls we're seeing now are a precise mirror of where we're going to be on Election Day? THE MAYOR'S W. SIDE RISK: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32696.htm By WILLIAM C. THOMPSON MAYOR Bloomberg has proposed an ambi tious, comprehensive plan to develop Manhattan's Hudson Yards area. His pro posal has the potential to create a thriving residential community and a successful commercial center on Manhattan's far West Side. Some elements of the proposal have been the subject of intense debate and litigation. However, one very significant piece of this plan � the proposed financing of the project's infrastructure � has not received the public scrutiny it deserves. 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 News, Oct. 22: Stewart Appeals Conviction from Prison, Cojo Shoots TV Pilot, MPAA Warns of Piracy Costs, More... Guylaine Cadorette -- Hollywood.com Staff Martha Stewart appeals conviction from Camp Cupcake Martha Stewart is urging a federal appeals court to overturn her conviction because she claims her trial was ''tarred'' by suggestions she was charged with insider trading, The Associated Press reports, although she was never with insider tradin 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
