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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm TOT DIES AFTER 'DRAG-RACING' CRASH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37325.htm A Brooklyn girl has died of the massive injuries she received in an accident her family blames on drag racing. HORRIFIC END FOR BABY, GI: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37342.htm By PATRICK GALLAHUE and ANDY SOLTIS A 22-year-old Brooklyn Army private and her newborn baby were found dead on Christmas morning in their upstate apartment near a military base, investigators said yesterday. 'FALL' GUY FINALLY BACK IN JAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37345.htm By LAURA ITALIANO and DAREH GREGORIAN Bye-bye, Guy. Guy Velella's get-out-of-jail free card expired yesterday, when the former state senator and crybaby crook turned himself in to serve the remainder of his sentence on Rikers Island. BRAVEST NAB 'SLASH AND ROB' KID: COPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37355.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM Six firefighters who had just put out a blaze in a Brooklyn subway station helped police catch a 14-year-old boy yesterday after he robbed and slashed a livery driver, police and fire officials said. MAN SLAIN LEAVING NIGHTCLUB: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37339.htm By LORENA MONGELLI, MURRAY WEISS and BILL HOFFMANN A mystery gunman opened fire on two ex-cons, killing one of them, moments after the pair left a popular Midtown nightclub early yesterday, cops said. TEEN HELD IN MOVIE MURDER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37354.htm A 15-year-old has been charged with savagely stabbing a Queens man to death on Christmas Eve, prosecutors said yesterday. WOMAN SUES OVER 'NOTHING': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37329.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER ALBANY � A State Liquor Authority employee is being paid $82,789 a year to sit in an office and do nothing all day, so she passes the time by reading books and daydreaming, it was revealed yesterday. 'ELEVATOR' BOYS HAVE HISTORY OF ARSON: DA: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37348.htm By ERIN CALABRESE and DAN MANGAN Two Queens cousins who set holiday ornaments ablaze Christmas night in the hallway of a Far Rockaway apartment building � killing a security guard � have a history of playing with fire, prosecutors said yesterday. DEAD BABY FOUND IN L.I. CLOTHING-DONOR TRUCK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37353.htm By DEVIN SMITH A newborn boy was found dead yesterday by employees of a Long Island recycling company who were unloading a truck of donated clothing, household goods and toys, cops said. NO HAPPY RETURNS FOR DUMB THIEF: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37352.htm A dimwitted thief was arrested at a Long Island Radio Shack when he attempted to return roughly $2,200 in Christmas gifts � which he had stolen from the same shop, cops said yesterday. MOB BIG IS STIR CRAZY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37331.htm By DENISE BUFFA Bonanno crime-family boss Joseph Massino, who weighs more than 300 pounds, wants out of his tiny solitary-confinement cell. START SPREADIN' THE BLUES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37346.htm By BILL HOFFMANN Eddie Layton, the beloved organist whose strains keyed up Yankee fans at the House That Ruth Built for 37 years, has died. GOV NAMES AGENCY COMMISH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37350.htm ALBANY � Daniel Hogan, the head of Gov. Pataki's regulatory reform office, was tapped yesterday by the Republican governor to become commissioner of the state Office of General Services. 'SCARY' PAST OF N.J. GOV'S WIFE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37360.htm New Jersey's first lady went public with details of her struggles with depression yesterday, telling a television interviewer that she once thought about putting her "baby in my microwave." SPURNED LOVER ADMITS APT. ARSON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37321.htm BATAVIA, N.Y. � A 30-year-old man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting he set fire to a woman's apartment while she and her three children slept, after she rebuffed his advances. 'BULLY' SUIT VS. SCHOOL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37334.htm Two Connecticut parents have filed a lawsuit against Greenwich Public Schools, claiming their daughter was bullied in class for years and education officials did nothing about it. BODEGA HERO FOILS GUNMAN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/37357.htm By TATIANA DELIGIANNAKIS and DAN MANGAN A Queens bodega clerk wrested a gun from a robber yesterday and then fired at the fleeing crook, who had just shot a co-worker, police said. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm ROUGH SLEDDING: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37347.htm By JEREMY OLSHAN and CLEMENTE LISI The feds yesterday ordered an investigation into thousands of canceled flights and lost baggage that crippled two of the nation's largest airlines over the Christmas weekend. DRUNK LIZA HURT IN FALL: COPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37351.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM and DAREH GREGORIAN Liza Minnelli was rushed to the hospital early yesterday after a drunken fall in her East Side apartment, a police source said. RELL HAS CANCER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37356.htm By RITA DELFINER Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell underwent surgery for breast cancer yesterday after doctors detected the disease following a routine mammogram. GOP QUESTIONS SEATTLE-AREA VOTES: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37337.htm OLYMPIA, Wash. � Washington Republicans, considering whether to challenge Democrat Christine Gregoire's razor-thin victory for governor, yesterday demanded a list of the 900,000 who cast ballots in vote-rich, problem-plagued King County. COURT TO HEAR SKAKEL APPEAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37333.htm HARTFORD, Conn. � The state Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 14 in the appeal by Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel of his murder conviction. HERO DOC A SUICIDE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37338.htm By MARSHA KRANES A nationally-known pediatric heart surgeon who performed the world's first successful implant of a lifesaving miniature heart pump in a child in September, committed suicide over the holiday weekend. PREZ-RACE LOSERS $WEPT N.Y. STATE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/37320.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � New Yorkers flushed nearly $40 million down the drain backing John Kerry's failed presidential quest and the aborted bids of Howard Dean, Wesley Clark and other White House wannabes. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm WAVE OF FEAR AFTER HORROR: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37349.htm By ANDY GELLER Bodies washed up on south Asian beaches yesterday, sparking fears of cholera in the 10 nations where a massive earthquake and death waves left an arc of destruction that killed 23,700 people, including eight Americans. QUAKE'S JOLTING EFFECT LEAVES THE EARTH RINGING: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37340.htm By ANDY GELLER Because of Sunday's gargantuan quake, planet Earth is ringing like a church bell. NEW YORK MIGHT FACE WATERY END: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37335.htm By LEONARD GREENE It hardly raised a ripple when it was reported over the summer, but news that a tsunami could one day hit New York is suddenly getting a second look. MODEL'S TERROR: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37359.htm By FERNANDO GIL Victoria's Secret model Petra Nemcova was dragged out to sea with her boyfriend by a devastating tsunami while vacationing in the idyllic beach village of Phuket, Thailand. WORLD'S NATIONS OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND COFFERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37341.htm Compassion swept across the globe yesterday as aid from the far corners of the earth began to pour in to the Southeast Asian region destroyed by a killer tsunami. 'THE HORRIFYING SCREAMS . . . I'LL HEAR THEM IN MY NIGHTMARES': http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37343.htm Todd Everts, his son Todd Jr., daughter Isabella, and wife Nadim met Santa at the Thailand hotel where they were vacationing. Hours later, they were fleeing for their lives before the tsunami. UKRAINE UNITY URGED: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37328.htm WASHINGTON � Reveling in the apparent election of a pro-Western president in Ukraine, the Bush administration yesterday urged Russia to join with the United States in helping the former Soviet republic. MUSLIM PREACHER SENTENCED: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37322.htm AMMAN, Jordan � A military court sentenced a radical Muslim preacher and three Saudi fugitives sympathetic to al Qaeda to 15 years in jail yesterday for possessing arms in an alleged plot to attack U.S. troops in Jordan. 'OSAMA TAPE' URGES IRAQI-ELECTION BOYCOTT: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37327.htm DUBAI � An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden aired yesterday demanding Iraqis boycott January parliamentary polls and warned that anyone who takes part would be an "infidel." MENACING MISSILE IS AN 'ARAFAT': http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37330.htm By URI DAN JERUSALEM � Palestinians said yesterday they are developing their most advanced missile yet � and named it the "Yasser Arafat." CHINA, RUSSIA FORCES TEAM UP: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/37323.htm MOSCOW � Russia and China will hold unprecedented joint military maneuvers on Chinese territory next year involving both nations' air forces and navies, Russia's defense minister yesterday. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES You will be on fire today. You will be even more energetic and enthusiastic than usual - if that is possible. Don't make any plans, just take life as it comes: Each and every situation will offer something to be passionate about. You will move so fast and do so much that others may have trouble keeping up with you. Tough luck on them. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS No matter how much you might prefer to stick to methods you feel comfortable with, you must be more adventurous. The world around you is changing at an ever increasing pace and you must change with it if you want to take advantage of new opportunities. You don't have to change your essential nature; you just have to be a bit more flexible. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI Partnership matters in general and affairs of the heart in particular are under excellent stars, so don't be coy: Let those who are important to you know how much you appreciate their efforts and let those you love know how much you care. Mercury, your ruler, close to Venus, planet of love, will sweeten your words over the next 24 hours. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER You seem to be working harder than ever, but are you working for your own interests or for the interests of colleagues and employers? That is something you need to sit down and think about, and if it turns out you are doing more for others than you are doing for yourself, then, obviously, there will have to be changes. Your needs must come first. 1-900-990-7813* LEO You have never been one to avoid taking risks, and today you will go out of your way to seek them out. A Mercury-Venus conjunction in the most dynamic area of your chart means that both your head and your heart are telling you that you cannot fail; that whatever gamble you choose to take, it will pay off. They're right, it will, so don't hang around! 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO There is no point being aggressive when dealing with family situations because that will only encourage others to be aggressive, too. With Mercury, your ruler, close to Venus, planet of harmony, in the domestic area of your chart, you will get a lot more done over the next 24 hours if you use your charm. Don't laugh - you've got plenty! 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA You will be in an extremely sociable mood today, so much so that you simply cannot be bothered with your work and your chores. That might get you into hot water with colleagues and employers, but you will worry about that when the time comes. For now, you want nothing more than to hit the town with your friends and have a good time. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO Don't wait to take advantage of an opportunity that opens up for you today. Your rivals would not hesitate to use it, so why should you? If fate hands you the chance to move up in the world, it can only be because you have earned it. It may not always seem like it, but everything happens at the right time, so it must be your time to benefit. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS A Mercury-Venus conjunction in your birth sign means that your head and your heart are working in perfect harmony and what they are both telling you is to forget about your money worries and your emotional problems and to go out and have fun. If you can't let your hair down at this time of year, when can you? Your love of life will be infectious. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN If you use your imagination today, you will come up with an idea that inspires you to such an extent that you will forget about what you should be doing and focus entirely on your new toy. To others that might not seem like such a good idea, but you desperately need something that motivates you to try harder and aim higher. This could be it. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS Friends and loved ones may think they are doing you a favor by coming up with suggestions, but you don't need their assistance - in fact, it's the last thing you want. You know in your own mind what it is you should be doing; now all you need is the courage to do it in the face of the inevitable disapproving looks. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES Your time is precious and you must not waste it on people who cannot be of use to you in your quest for fame and fortune. Others may call you a snob, but your main aim now must be to make the acquaintance of those who can breathe new life into your work and career. There is nothing wrong in a bit of social climbing. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml NO HELP WANTED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/37247.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO The task that stands before the 10-5 Jets as they embark on their regular-season finale is quite simple: Win and they're in. There are other scenarios for them to get into the postseason without beating the Rams Sunday in St. Louis, but Herman Edwards wants no part of any scenario other than a Jets' victory. QB BRINGS ACHE GAME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/37244.htm THAT is not Chad Pennington straining to push the Jets into the playoffs. It is Chad Painington. It has been the dirty little secret around the Jets, because no one wants to give the opponent a competitive advantage, because no one, least of all Pennington, wants to use his pre-surgical shoulder as an excuse for starting 5-0 and now living on the edge of doom with P-Day � Playoff Day � arriving Sunday in St. Louis. ROCKETS ARE A WRECK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/37246.htm JIMMY Jackson got the call yesterday he didn't want to hear, and had no idea was coming. As the journeyman small forward was preparing to join his Rocket teammates on the team charter to Milwaukee for tonight's game, VP Carroll Dawson informed him he'd been traded along with Bostjan Nachbar to New Orleans for David Wesley. STORM'S EPPERSON SUSPENDED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/37245.htm St. John's will be without starting forward Rodney Epperson for tonight's game against Canisius in the Holiday Festival in the Garden after the university suspended the junior college transfer indefinitely. HODGE COOL TO IDEA OF BEING NO. 2: http://www.nypost.com/sports/37248.htm By LENN ROBBINS I know N.C. State swingman Julius Hodge well enough to know that what he said to me yesterday wasn't exactly the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Which is, as he would say, cool. HUSKIES ROLL OVER ROCKETS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/37253.htm By NICK PARISH DETROIT � It would make sense that, at the Motor City Bowl, a few rivets might shore up a team's game, but the metal in Toledo quarterback Bruce Gradkowski's throwing hand disabled the Rockets' offense. Meanwhile, the other top gun at Ford Field, Connecticut's Dan Orlovsky, passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, leading his Huskies to a 39-10 victory last night in their bowl debut. PEREZ, METS NOT MEETING . . . YET: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/37252.htm By JOEL SHERMAN A face-to-face meeting with Odalis Perez is not on Omar Minaya's immediate agenda. More and more, though, the Mets GM is pushing for a sit-down with the biggest free-agent prize, Carlos Beltran. MARA TIME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/37254.htm BY PAUL SCHWARTZ Wellington Mara admits he doesn't have the answer to what he believes is the most pressing question of the fading season: What in the world happened to the Giants following their 5-2 start? MANNING PHONES HOME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/37240.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Following a 23-22 loss in Cincinnati, Eli Manning phoned his father Archie, which is not uncommon. This time, though, Eli had a specific purpose for the call. He wanted to know if older brother Peyton had broken Dan Marino's single season touchdown record. WILL IT NEVER END?: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/37241.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ QUARTERBACKS Still too many bad throws for Eli Man ning (19 of 37, 202 yards, 1 INT) but enough good ones to consider this pro gress. Six consecutive scoring drives great, only one TD not-so-great. ABRAHAM A NO-GO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/37243.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO Though Herman Edwards sounded as if he's not ruling out having John Abraham ready to play Sunday in St. Louis, Abraham yesterday acknowledged that he'll miss his fourth consecutive game Sunday because of his right knee injury. COMPLETE FAILURES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/37242.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO QUARTERBACKS Chad Pennington (22-36, 252 yards, 1 TD, 2 TDs) didn't play well. Most of his statistical production came in garbage time. KNICKS BEGIN TO MAKE MOVE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/37250.htm By MARC BERMAN ORLANDO � Jamal Crawford should watch and learn. Ball movement. The Knicks haven't always done it well this season. Until last night. ISIAH AND STEPH SHARE TOUGH LOVE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/37251.htm By MARC BERMAN ORLANDO � After last week's defensive debacle, after those two consecutive losses when the Knicks gave up 123 points and 114 points to Dallas and Boston, respectively, Isiah Thomas chewed out Stephon Marbury, telling him to step up his defense. VIN-JURED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/37256.htm By FRED KERBER AUBURN HILLS -The Vince Carter Era of the Nets could not have started in worse fashion. There was a loss. To the Pistons. But there also was an injury. To Carter. BROWN LIKES THE LOOK OF NETS AFTER BIG TRADE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/37255.htm By FRED KERBER AUBURN HILLS - Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Jason Kidd and the officials. Add them together and the Carter trade was a great deal for the Nets, said Pistons coach Larry Brown. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm KIDS TUNE OUT NOVELISTS' FEUD By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm GETTING TO THE CORE OF KARL By Cindy Adams : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm IT IS CHRIST'S DAY By Liz Smith 'MERRY CHRISTMAS" � I know those Christian-sounding words ought to feel odd coming from my lips � I'm a third-generation atheist of Jewish ancestry and I'm almost evangelical in my lack of faith. But they feel fine. 'Merry Christmas!' " 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 HeadlineExpect delays at La Guardia, JFK & Newark airportsExpect delays on airline service in La Guardia, JFK and Newark Airports due to extra volume of Holiday travel and new security measures. Please arrive 2 hours early and call your airline carrier for more information on schedules and delays. metrocommute DelayNassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-EB: 16 to 19Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 16N to Exit 19S/N Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-EB: 21 to 26Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 21S/N to Exit 26 Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-EB: 27 to 28Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 27S/N to Exit 28S/N Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-WB: 32 to 31Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 32 to Exit 31 Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-WB: 23 to 22Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 23 to Exit 22S/N Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-WB: 20 to 18Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 20S/N to Exit 18 metrocommute Special EventNew Jersey Disney On Ice @ Continental Airlines Arena; Jan 25 - Jan 30Disney On Ice Presents "Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey" at the Continental Airlines Arena from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29. Audiences will be transported straight from their seats into the magical worlds of Disney's Lilo & Stich, The Little Mermaid, 101 Dalmations and Peter Pan. Expect delays on the Garden State Parkway, Route 34, 35, 36 and 520. Before and after the event. Doors will open around 2 hours before show. Please arrive early due to new security checks. Manhattan Knicks @ Madison Square Garden thru November & DecemberThe Knicks host at the Madison Square Garden in the months of November & December. Expect some extra traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s, 2 hours before the game, after the game.*Please arrive early due to new security checks*Opponents, dates and times of games are:Atlanta Hawks, Nov. 23, 7:30 PMToronto Raptors, Nov. 27, 1:00 PMMemphis Grizzlies, Dec. 01, 7:30 PMOrlando Magic, Dec. 03, 7:30 PMDenver Nuggets, Dec. 12, 12:00 PMDetroit Pistons, Dec. 15, 8PMUtah Jazz, Dec. 19, 3PMDallas Mavericks, Dec. 21, 7:30PMCharlotte Bobcats, Dec. 26, 1PM Manhattan Radio City Christmas Spectacular @ Radio City Music Hall; November 23 thru January 2The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world-famous Rockettes, returns to Radio City Music Hall, November 23, 2004 thru January 2, 2005 Be a part of this American tradition and enjoy such show-stopping scenes as the "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", and the majestic "Living Nativity." Also, witness Santa's return to the Music Hall through an exciting 3-D sleigh ride. Expect delays on 5th, 6th and 7th Avenue between 48th Street and 51st Street and on Broadway starting around 2 hours before and after the show. Please arrive early due to new security measures and for parking. Visit thegarden.com site for information on showtimes.: http://www.thegarden.com New Jersey New Jersey Nets @ Continental Airlines Arena in JanuaryThe New Jersey Nets play at the Continental Airlines Arena in the month of November. Expect some extra traffic on the NJ Turnpike, Route 3, Route 17, and Route 120, starting about 2 hours before, and again after the game.*Please try to arrive early due to new security checks. Opponents, dates and times of games are:Indiana Pacers, Dec. 30, 7PMGolden State Warriors, Jan. 7, 7:30PMDetroit Pistons, Jan.11, 7:30PMMilwaukee Bucks, Jan 18, 7PMBoston Celtics, Jan.21, 7:30PM Manhattan 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/37302.htm LOG ON & LUXE By PAUL THARP Bragging rights for who won the Christmas sales derby may have to be shared this year � among Amazon.com, Coach and the ubiquitous gift card. Merchants were still counting tallies at the start of this week's crucial wrap-up of the holiday-sales period, when as much as a quarter of retailing business is done. Some analysts think the season didn't have any clear cut winners. FAO SHEDS GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: http://www.nypost.com/business/37303.htm By JENNIFER GOULD KEIL Santa blessed FAO Schwarz this Christmas � from sales of $20 custom-made cars to a $100,000 gift card. BELTWAY BANDITS' STORM: $615B DEFICIT SNOW JOB: http://www.nypost.com/business/37285.htm By JOHN CRUDELE WHAT would you think if I told you that 2004's federal budget deficit was really $615 billion, which is about 30 percent bigger than you've read in the newspapers? TRUMP SELLS $6M LICENSE: http://www.nypost.com/business/37300.htm Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last month, said it would sell a casino management license back to a California Indian tribe for $6 million. DOLLAR SLIDES TO RECORD LOW AGAINST THE EURO: http://www.nypost.com/business/37301.htm The dollar fell to new lows against the euro on Monday, part of broad losses the U.S. currency suffered as traders gunned down technical targets amid thin market conditions. OIL SKIDS, FALLS TO $2.86 A BARREL: http://www.nypost.com/business/37305.htm By PAUL THARP America got a late Christmas gift � a whopping drop in oil prices. Crude oil skidded almost $3 a barrel here yesterday to $41.32 a barrel despite recent efforts by Middle Eastern oil producers to keep prices higher. REGULATORS PROBE CONTROVERSIAL LENDER: http://www.nypost.com/business/37298.htm Allied Capital Corp., a lender to private companies that plan to go public, said that federal prosecutors have requested information about the company and its Business Loan Express LLC unit in connection with a criminal probe. SIRIUS NUMBERS: http://www.nypost.com/business/37310.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS Satellite-radio services Sirius and XM said they rocketed past their year-end targets for subscriber additions � fueling optimism about the fate of the upstart industry. INSURERS: TSUNAMI CAPS COSTLY YEAR: http://www.nypost.com/business/37311.htm Losses for the global insurance industry from the devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Southeast Asia are likely to be sharply below claims from the hurricanes in Florida earlier this year, as the regions hit over the weekend are generally underinsured, analysts said. RAINES' FAREWELL: $26M+: http://www.nypost.com/business/37312.htm By PAUL THARP Although Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines was fired for bungling its books, he'll get a $26 million parachute � not counting a monthly pension of $116,300 for life. BEAMING BUYOUT SHOP: http://www.nypost.com/business/37287.htm By ERICA COPULSKY Just one month after taking New Skies Satellite NV private, Blackstone Group is already paving the way to take the satellite operator public again. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm TUNNEL VISION ON WEST ST.: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/37299.htm By STEVE CUOZZO TEMPERATURES are rising Downtown over Gov. Pataki's proposal to build an $840 million West Street tunnel that would sink the six-lane highway under a landscaped median. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm TIDAL TRAGEDY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37293.htm By DON KAPLAN NATE Berkus, a celebrity inte rior designer and frequent guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," was safe and on his way to the U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka yesterday after his south Asian adventure was turned into a nightmare by a deadly tsunami. COVERAGE OF TSUNAMI THE REAL DISASTER: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37304.htm By LINDA STASI IF you were watching TV news over the past few days, it would be hard to know which story carried more weight: The incomprehensible devastation caused by the tsunami which took (at press time) nearly 30,000 lives, or the equally tragic story of airport delays and lost baggage. RACE FOR WAVE TAPE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37306.htm TV news execs are on the hunt for amateur footage taken of the deadly tsunami wave that washed over 10 nations Sunday. FILLING OUT THE 'LOST' FAT KID: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37295.htm By DON KAPLAN DESPITE all the beautiful people trapped on the mysterious island on ABC's hit drama, "Lost," fans are increasingly obsessed with the back story of the lovable fat kid, Hurley. TOUCH OF 'MONK': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37296.htm By ADAM BUCKMAN In her very first scene, Monk's new assistant kills an intruder with a scissors. CHACHI COMES BACK AS OLDSTER: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37297.htm FORMER teen heartthrob Scott Baio is coming back with a sitcom project about a fortysomething guy who moves in with a fellow in his 20s and turns his life upside down. 'CSI: MIAMI' SWAMPED: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/37313.htm 'CSI:Miami" is preparing an other special, 90-minute epsiode set around a huge fire in the Everglades, according to reports. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm FLAT 'ALBERT': http://www.nypost.com/movies/37017.htm By LOU LUMENICK FAT ALBERT HEY! Hey! Hey! Stay away from "Fat Albert." Resurrecting the beloved '70s cartoon "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" as a blend of animation and live action for the big screen turns out to be one of the worst ideas of the year. 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