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Bam urges Dems to pass health bill

Bam urges Dems to pass health bill

With the finish line finally in sight, President Barack Obama today told House Democrats that his health care legislation is "the single most important step that we have taken on health care since...  Read Full Story

Report: Murphy had huge Rx 'scripts

Report: Murphy had huge Rx 'scripts

Using an alias, Brittany Murphy received at least 200 pills every month for nearly two years, TMZ reported today. The 32-year-old star who died Dec. 20, 2009 used the name Lola Manilow Murphy from...  Read Full Story

Uchitel threat over Facebook smears

Uchitel threat over Facebook smears

Lawyers for Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel are threatening to sue a Las Vegas showman over comments he made on Facebook referring to the party gal as a "hooker," "slut", and "whore," according...  Read Full Story

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  • Bronx toddler beaten to death

    Authorities are investigating the death of a toddler in the Bronx after police officers responding to a 911 call from her grandmother found her...  

  • Lazio gets Conservative backing

    Lazio gets Conservative backing

    Mike Long and Rick Lazio just stood together at a press conference after the Conservative Party executive committee voted to give the former congressman their backing, dealing a blow to Steve Levy a day after he announced his quest for the GOP...  

  • Teen was racist Wal-Mart announcer: cops

    Teen was racist Wal-Mart announcer: cops

    A 16-year-old boy was responsible for an intercom announcement ordering black people to leave from a Wal-Mart store in southern New Jersey, angering customers and prompting company leaders to apologize, police said today. The boy, whose name is not...  

  • Cops shoot knife-wielding man

    A police officer shot and wounded a man in the Bronx after he allegedly ignored orders to drop a pair of big kitchen knives. The police department...  

  • Mayor Bloomberg taking softer line vs. 'improved' health care bill

    The health-care bill would suck billions of dollars out of the city's economy and projections of long-term savings should be taken with "a big grain...  

  • 'Child defender' beat his kid: cops

    A churchgoing former child-abuse prosecutor and his wife allegedly beat their naked 8-year-old daughter for hours with a belt -- leaving bruises and...  

  • Gaga gets even

    Gaga gets even

    That's no way to treat a Lady! Lady Gaga is firing back against the ex-flame who's accused her of cheating him out of millions -- charging he's the one who took advantage of her. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Stefani Joanne...  

  • Zero tolerance: 9/11 deal nixed by judge

    A federal judge yesterday rejected the proposed half-billion-dollar settlement for thousands of sickened Ground Zero workers, saying the deal was too...  

  • A $mack at hack cheats

    A $mack at hack cheats

    Taxi officials plan to slap "significant penalties" on what could be thousands of cabbies found guilty of overcharging riders in a widespread meter scam, The Post learned yesterday. The administrative process, still being worked on by the city's...  

  • Golly! Good ol' confessors guilty of stupidity

    Golly! Good ol' confessors guilty of stupidity

    These slack-jawed yokels should have stayed in the hills. Two geniuses from Tennessee became leading candidates for anyone's Dumb and Dumber Award when Port Authority cops, noticing their 1994 Acura Integra's tinted windows and missing license...  

  • Man accused of beating nurse in Midtown bar wails at Rikers

    A metal worker accused of viciously beating a nurse in a Hell's Kitchen bar -- and then despicably blaming her for provoking the assault -- yesterday...  

  • Blankfein got $9.8M

    Goldman Sachs gave Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein $9.8 million in total compensation for 2009, the bank said in a filing yesterday. Blankfein's...  

  • 'Game changer' Levy calls for $$ uprising

    'Game changer' Levy calls for $$ uprising

    Democrat Steve Levy officially joined the GOP governor's race yesterday, getting the endorsement of the Republican state chairman who recruited him and declaring himself the one man with a plan to fix Albany's fiscal dysfunction. "I wanted this...  

  • Riders blunt MTA bus ax

    The MTA apparently listens at those public hearings after all. Several bus routes slated for elimination have been taken off the chopping block --...  

  • Obama's 11th-hour health-care offensive

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama stormed into the final days of his campaign for a government overhaul of health care touting his nearly $1 trillion plan...  

  • Court takes away Anna Nicole Smith inheritance

    Court takes away Anna Nicole Smith inheritance

    The major players in the case may be dead, but the $1.6 billion Anna Nicole Smith inheritance battle still walks the courts of America like a legal zombie. The latest twist came yesterday, when the federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled...  

  • Elin gone over Tiger sex texts

    Tiger Woods' long-suffering wife has not been seen at their Florida home since her hubby's porn-star mistress posted a scandalous string of X-rated sex...  

  • Brushing up on orca safety

    Brushing up on orca safety

    How do you clean a killer whale's teeth? Very carefully. Instituting new safety measures to deal with the orca responsible for the death of one of their colleagues, trainers at SeaWorld Orlando have modified a toothbrush with a 2-foot handle...  

  • Katherine Heigl busts out on stage

    Katherine Heigl busts out on stage

    Here's an anatomy lesson: Never wear a dress that lets your boobs fall out in public. "Grey's Anatomy" star Katherine Heigl could have used that advice when her gown suddenly came apart on stage at an awards show and her breast almost came...  

  • Pelosi potentially secures enough votes for health care passage

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday appeared to have reached 216, the magic number of votes she needs to pass the Democrats' health care reform bill,...  

  • Stars' Twitter accounts play part in suicide help

    Stars' Twitter accounts play part in suicide help

    CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led to Florida authorities intervening Friday when a young man threatened to commit suicide. Moore’s Twitter account,...  

  • Conan O'Brien in talks with Fox for talk show

    Conan O'Brien in talks with Fox for talk show

    The next few months could keep Conan O'Brien very busy. For starters, he needs to keep posting those random tweets on his recently opened Twitter account. Then in April, he hits the road for a cross-country comedy tour that's scheduled to last two...  

  • Ellen presents $30K to Miss. lesbian in prom flap

    Ellen presents $30K to Miss. lesbian in prom flap

    JACKSON, Miss. -- A lesbian high school student embroiled in a legal flap over her school's prom policy has received a $30,000 scholarship on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Constance McMillen was speechless Friday when the talk show host pulled out an...  

  • Obama to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu

    President Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Fox News has learned. Israeli sources confirmed that Netanyahu,...  

  • Top-seeded Kansas knocked out by Northern Iowa

    Top-seeded Kansas knocked out by Northern Iowa

    OKLAHOMA CITY — Ali Farokhmanesh hit another big 3-pointer with 34 seconds left and Northern Iowa pulled off the biggest upset in the NCAA tournament, beating top overall seed Kansas 69-67 in the second round today. Northern Iowa (30-4) won the...  

  • St. Mary's stuns Villanova in upset

    St. Mary's stuns Villanova in upset

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Omar Samhan was an unstoppable Gael force. His career isn't over yet — and neither is Saint Mary's NCAA tournament run as the Gaels are improbably headed to the round of 16. Samhan played the game of his career on basketball's...  

  • Aceves' bad outing could cost him in Yankees' contest

    Aceves' bad outing could cost him in Yankees' contest

    JUPITER, Fla. -- Alfredo Aceves was spanked Saturday in an 8-6 loss to the Astros in which he gave up five runs and five hits in 4 1/3rd innings. Aceves now likely trails Phil Hughes in the battle for the fifth spot in the Yankees' rotation that...  

  • 'Everything good' with Granderson's hand

    'Everything good' with Granderson's hand

    Curtis Granderson said his right hand was fine one day after getting hit on the outside of the hand. "Everything is good," Granderson before taking batting practice in Tampa. "They wanted to ice as a precaution." Because Granderson played Friday...  

  • Mets' Santana drilled by old Minnesota teammates

    Mets' Santana drilled by old Minnesota teammates

    PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets ace Johan Santana uses "Smooth" by Santana as his warmup song. His warmup outing yesterday was far from smooth. Santana took the Tradition Field mound for his third Grapefruit League start and was shelled for the second...  

  • CC, A-Rod, Mo in fine form in Yankees win

    CC, A-Rod, Mo in fine form in Yankees win

    TAMPA -- Even in the middle of March there are times when you are reminded how much muscle the Yankees can flex. Yesterday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the world champions watched CC Sabathia, Alex Rodriguez and Mariano Rivera turn in...  

  • Douglas sparks Knicks

    Douglas sparks Knicks

    Toney The Tiger roared again last night. It took Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni most of the season before realizing what he has on his hands in the fiery rookie Toney Douglas. Douglas carried the Knicks again with an explosive fourth quarter,...  

  • Rangers need win in Boston

    Rangers need win in Boston

    Misery loves company. The Rangers, who can't help but have noticed that the Bruins have failed to pull away in the race for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, perhaps even take some comfort in just how mediocre is the competition. But...  

  • Devils work to boost power play

    Devils work to boost power play

    In other years, under other regimes, the Devils would have had a day off yesterday, after games on consecutive nights with travel to-and-from Toronto, five games in seven nights and zero off-days in 17. Instead, coach Jacques Lemaire yesterday...  

  • Isles blow lead, fall in overtime

    Isles blow lead, fall in overtime

    ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Islanders let this one get away. Saku Koivu scored 14 seconds into overtime after Lubomir Visnovsky tied it with 32 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Ducks rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the...  

  • Help on the way as Nets battle ghosts

    Help on the way as Nets battle ghosts

    And you thought the race was over for the Nets. Not the race with 2010 opponents. That ended in, like, August. But the race with the 1972-73 Sixers is at a critical stage. And the Nets are getting help at just the right time. It's enough to make...  

  • Sandra Bullock's skank foe a nasty Nazi

    Sandra Bullock's skank foe a nasty Nazi

    The tattooed tart who wrecked Sandra Bullock's marriage is a huge Hitler fan. Michelle "Bombshell" McGee last year shamelessly posed for a photo shoot licking a long dagger, sporting a Nazi swastika armband and wearing the "Death's Head" hat of...  

  • Pup stars!

    Pup stars!

    In a large loft in Chelsea, 46-year-old attorney Deirdre Cavanaugh and her 8-year-old border collie Clancy sit patiently in between takes for a Ralph Lauren children’s clothing ad, which requires the dog to stay perfectly still while being hugged by...  

  • Runaway husbands

    Runaway husbands

    While making a routine dinner for her husband of 21 years, author Vikki Stark learned he had been having a six-year affair. Alarming, right? Even more for someone like Stark — a marriage and family therapist who’s counseled individuals on marital...  

  • 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' shines as it nears a reality milestone

    'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' shines as it nears a reality milestone

    It's unrealistic -- if not downright impossible -- to watch everything that premieres on TV. So I've only seen bits and pieces of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" over the years and didn't have any preconceived opinions of the A&E series -- which...  

  • Beau Bridges set to join NBC's 'Rockford Files' revival

    Beau Bridges set to join NBC's 'Rockford Files' revival

    Beau Bridges is set to co- star opposite Dermot Mulroney on NBC's "Rockford Files" revival. Bridges will play Rockford's father and closest friend, Rocky, a truck driver for thirty years who always helps his son in a tough situation. Noah Beery...  

  • ‘The night my heart broke’

    ‘The night my heart broke’

    Steve Hindy’s office at the Brooklyn Brewery is a minimalist’s nightmare. Walls and shelves are covered in beer trophies, beer books and beer photographs, and golf equipment is scattered about the floor. Among the ruins are family photos of Hindy...  

  • Dirty 'Dancing'

    Dirty 'Dancing'

    By all rights, ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" should be about ready to hang up its high heels and call it a day after nine successful seasons. The format remains essentially the same. The judges are familiar. The stars -- inevitably -- include...  

  • Painful 'Bounty' another Jennifer Aniston dud

    Painful 'Bounty' another Jennifer Aniston dud

    I can believe a guy can be thrown off a downtown New York building (at “Sixth and Rivington”) and investigators would be too dumb to figure out it wasn’t a suicide. I can believe a reporter who bumped into a police horse with her car could be thrown...  

  • Routine rock in 'The Runaways'

    Routine rock in 'The Runaways'

    "The Runaways" features a "Twilight" star breaking free of kid roles and showing her wild side -- but it's Dakota Fanning, not Kristen Stewart. Stewart plays a very serious teenage Joan Jett, who joins an all-girl rock band in 1975 LA with the...  

  • It's schlock and Law in 'Repo Men'

    It's schlock and Law in 'Repo Men'

    Title notwithstanding, "Repo Men" has nothing to do with the Emilio Estevez 1984 cult classic "Repo Man." This interminable, blood-spattered thriller with Jude Law and Forest Whitaker is more like "Repo! The Genetic Opera," minus the music and...  

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Lady Gaga's sister is much more demure

Lady Gaga's sister is much more demure

Natali Germanotta doesn't share the same outlandish fashion...   3:45 AM

Snoop Dogg freestyles on the Lower East Side

Snoop Dogg freestyles on the Lower East Side

Snoop Dogg still keeps it real. While walking out of The Eldridge...   3:45 AM

Cindy Adams

Truth is, everybody lies

Truth. Not a thing in wide use these days. I mean, where's...   3:48 AM

Sports

Top-seeded Kansas knocked out by Northern Iowa

Top-seeded Kansas knocked out by Northern Iowa

OKLAHOMA CITY — Ali Farokhmanesh hit another big 3-pointer with...  

'Everything good' with Granderson's hand

'Everything good' with Granderson's hand

Curtis Granderson said his right hand was fine one day after...  

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No guarantee St. John’s, Seton Hall can regain greatness

This was January 2000, inside Walsh Gymnasium, the cozy...  

Entertainment

Pup stars!

Pup stars!

In a large loft in Chelsea, 46-year-old attorney Deirdre...  

‘The night my heart broke’

‘The night my heart broke’

Steve Hindy’s office at the Brooklyn Brewery is a minimalist’s...  

Markets

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Business

Don't be evil, You!

Don't be evil, You!

When it comes to YouTube, it sure seems like the geniuses at...   3:58 AM

Wine trader has sense of opportunity

Wine trader has sense of opportunity

On the surface, the career trajectory of Upper East Sider...   3:58 AM

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Opinion

Bam's Big Apple bite

Bam's Big Apple bite

The Democrats giveth, the Democrats taketh away. And New...  

Holder's shoot-first wisdom

Holder's shoot-first wisdom

Give Attorney General Eric Holder points for candor: Asked this...  

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From the state capitol to City Hall, The Post's reporters deliver...  

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Katherine Heigl busts out on stage

Katherine Heigl busts out on stage

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Brushing up on orca safety

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