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  • WASHINGTON -- Declaring the Iraq war over last night, President Obama at the same moment waved the white flag for Democrats in the November...  

  • Now that TJ Maxx is establishing itself uptown, the fashion forward discount retailer wants to find a home downtown. Spies tell us the haunt for...  

  • The Bee Gees expressed it best when they sang, "It's only words, and words are all I have." That, in a nutshell, is Ben Bernanke's problem right...  

  • Michelle Malkin

    Michelle Malkin

    Amok on Arizona

    An indignant President Obama complained last week, “I can’t spend all of my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead.” Fine. How about...  

  • Alan Simpson violated a taboo last week when he likened Social Security to “a milk cow with 310 million tits.” But contrary to the dictionary...  

  • Alex Rodriguez turned 35 in July and limped onto the disabled list in August, and the correlation feels obvious — except not to A-Rod. Rodriguez...  

  • The best tennis player in the world has a hole in his resume that seems far larger than his ego. "I hope I have another chance to win [the U.S....  

Salutes our brave GIs - & even Bush

Salutes our brave GIs - & even Bush

WASHINGTON -- Saying it was time to "turn the page," President Obama declared the end of combat operations in Iraq last night as he vowed to focus his efforts now on the home front's economy....  Read Full Story

Dimwit loses $1M painting after drunken night on the town

Dimwit loses $1M painting after drunken night on the town

Call it, "Portrait of a Boozedup Bozo." The middleman in a deal involving a $1.3 million painting says he lost the pricey artwork during a drunken night out in Manhattan. Art courier James Carl...  Read Full Story

'Rehab' reality shoot at Ground Zero

'Rehab' reality shoot at Ground Zero

The nerve! Serial celebrity suck-up and former Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel, whose fiancé died in the Twin Towers on 9/11, visited Ground Zero last week to shoot scenes for her upcoming...  Read Full Story

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  • 'I was his arm candy'

    'I was his arm candy'

    If he's calling her a dog, he's barking up the wrong tree. The woman suing Pier 59 Studios head Federico Pignatelli for sexual harassment is balking at his claims that's she's too unattractive for him to have preyed upon her. She says there's no...   5:47 AM

  • Yes, it was a cop

    Yes, it was a cop

    The NYPD admitted last night that one of its officers is the mysterious man in uniform accused by a Brooklyn mom of detaining her as she rushed her dying daughter to a hospital. "Finally, they found the one who did it," said Briana Ojeda's...   6:33 AM

  • Tribal smoke break

    Tribal smoke break

    BUFFALO -- A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the state's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian customers while the tribes challenge the policy shift as a threat to sovereignty and their financial well...   5:47 AM

  • Prison cheese stinks

    ALBANY -- There are a lot of rats in Albany, but these must be the first ensnared in a cheese scandal. New York prison big wigs handed out the...   5:47 AM

  • OTB guy robbed of 29G

    His luck didn't last long. A Queens man who had just cashed a $29,000 winning ticket at a Queens OTB was robbed of his winnings at gunpoint minutes...   3:47 AM

  • 'Hell' for al Qaeda stab fiend

    A former federal correction officer yesterday predicted an eternity in hell for an al Qaeda founder who left him partially blind and brain-damaged in a...   5:47 AM

  • Bus bust for transit kook

    Bus bust for transit kook

    This time, he's really gone off the rails. A Queens man who has made a career of stealing subway trains and impersonating transit workers was collared for the 27th time yesterday -- after allegedly swiping a bus in New Jersey and taking it on a...   6:42 AM

  • Lawyer 'grab' for heiress $$

    Lawyer 'grab' for heiress $$

    A lawyer for reclusive copper heiress Huguette Clark repeatedly tried to get the 104-year-old Manhattan woman to sign drafts of last wills and testaments that would have left him and her accountant $1 million or more apiece, his former paralegal...   6:07 AM

  • 70% of NYers demand: Move the GZ mosque!

    70% of NYers demand: Move the GZ mosque!

    The battle over a mosque near Ground Zero could help shape the future of Islam in America, the project's leader said yesterday -- as a new poll found that seven of 10 New Yorkers want him to voluntarily relocate the controversial project. "The...   5:47 AM

  • Hamas thugs slay 4 to show what they think of peace talks

    Hamas thugs slay 4 to show what they think of peace talks

    Hamas gunmen murdered a pregnant woman and three other Jewish settlers in a brazen and bloody West Bank attack last night on the eve of the kickoff of President Obama's Mideast peace push. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- who learned...   6:01 AM

  • Hectic Hill starts hike up summit

    WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday hustled between meeting with the Israeli prime minister, Palestinian president and...   4:13 AM

  • Iran calls for Carla 'to die'

    Iran calls for Carla 'to die'

    TEHRAN --An Iranian newspaper yesterday stepped up its ugly attack on France's first lady, saying Carla Bruni deserved to die for expressing solidarity with a woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery. The hard-line, regime-backed daily...   5:08 AM

  • Hurricane Watch issued for North Carolina coast as Earl moves towards U.S.

    Hurricane Watch issued for North Carolina coast as Earl moves towards U.S.

    A Hurricane watch was issued for the east coast of the United States from north of Surf City, N.C., to Duck, N.C., Tuesday as Hurricane Earl continued to whip towards the U.S. A tropical storm watch was also in effect from Cape Fear, N.C., to Surf...  

  • Oval Office gets makeover

    Oval Office gets makeover

    WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look — and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents. While the president and his...  

  • Former landlord sues Michael Jackson estate for $234K over damage: report

    Michael Jackson’s former landlord is suing the late singer’s estate over unpaid bills for damage allegedly done to Jackson’s Las Vegas home, TMZ...  

  • New poll shows many Americans unhappy with how Obama handles divisive issues

    New poll shows many Americans unhappy with how Obama handles divisive issues

    WASHINGTON — Americans with the strongest opinions about the country's most divisive issues are largely unhappy with how President Barack Obama is handling them, an ominous sign for Democrats hoping to retain control of Congress in the fall...  

  • Obama calls former President George W. Bush ahead of Iraq speech

    President Barack Obama called former President George W. Bush Tuesday hours before he was set to deliver an Oval Office speech on the drawdown of U.S....  

  • Animal lovers launch online search for 'puppy killer'

    Animal lovers launch online search for 'puppy killer'

    Outraged animal lovers joined an online search Tuesday for a young woman who features in a 44-second-long video throwing what appear to be puppies into a river to drown them. More than 1,500 people have joined a Facebook group titled "Find the...  

  • WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police

    WikiLeaks founder questioned by Swedish police

    STOCKHOLM — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been questioned by Swedish police about an allegation that he mistreated a woman, his lawyer said Tuesday. Leif Silbersky said Assange, an Australian citizen, was questioned by police in Stockholm...  

  • Sun Pharmaceutical receives warning from FDA

    Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said Tuesday it has received a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about manufacturing problems at a...  

  • Qantas jet makes emergency landing in San Francisco after engine explodes

    Qantas jet makes emergency landing in San Francisco after engine explodes

    A Qantas Airways plane made an emergency landing Tuesday after an engine exploded shortly after it took off from San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The four-engine Boeing 747, which departed from San Francisco International...  

  • Eight killed in attack on Cancun bar

    At least eight people were killed when molotov cocktails were thrown into a bar in the Mexican town of Cancun, a resort area popular with U.S. tourists...  

  • Dutch confirm two US jet passengers held on terror charges

    Authorities in the Netherlands confirmed Tuesday that two U.S. residents detained as they arrived on a flight from Chicago were being held for...  

  • Five US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence

    Five US soldiers killed in day of Afghan violence

    Five U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, NATO said, as the number of Americans to die in the war in the past four days climbed to 22. Four soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan in a Taliban-style bomb attack, NATO's...  

  • Yankees all alone in top spot after romp

    Yankees all alone in top spot after romp

    The Yankees open September exactly where they want to be — staring down at the rest of the AL East. The hot bat of Mark Teixeira and a dismal A’s offense helped the Yankees to a 9-3 victory in front of 44,575 fans at Yankee Stadium. The victory,...   7:00 AM

  • Mets mauled; Mejia to start Saturday

    Mets mauled; Mejia to start Saturday

    ATLANTA -- It will be a dark September littered by meaningless games for the Mets, but maybe Jenrry Mejia can supply electricity every fifth day. The 20-year-old fireballer is expected to receive word today that he'll get the ball on Saturday at...   7:00 AM

  • State denies work-release bid by Giants star Burress

    State denies work-release bid by Giants star Burress

    Plaxico Burress can catch a football, but not a break. The former Giants wide receiver's second application for an early prison release was denied -- meaning he'll stay locked up until at least June 2011, the state Department of Corrections said...   7:36 AM

  • Clemens takes pay cut to stay as Jets 3rd QB

    Clemens takes pay cut to stay as Jets 3rd QB

    Rex Ryan wasn't kidding Monday when he said backup quarterback Kellen Clemens had "a pretty strong chance" to make the Jets' regular-season roster. It took a hefty, take-it-or-leave pay cut on Clemens' part to make it happen, though. The Jets...   7:29 AM

  • Eli's backup with Giants could be all Rhett

    The job of protecting Eli Manning has gone from important to imperative. Big Blue yesterday put QB Jim Sorgi -- the veteran brought in to back up...   7:32 AM

  • Rangers' Lundqvist welcomes the help

    Rangers' Lundqvist welcomes the help

    Henrik Lundqvist played a career-high 73 games last season -- one in which the Rangers missed the playoffs by one point. The goalie is hoping the addition of new backup Martin Biron changes both the number of games he's in and when their season...   4:54 AM

  • Liberty face do-or-die Game 3 vs. Fever

    It's the best moment in sports: Do or die. Win or go home. A season's worth of intensity, anguish, frustration and jubilation either will be extended...   7:27 AM

  • Burnett's spot in Yankees' rotation on line tonight

    A.J. Burnett was in no mood to discuss tonight's start when approached by The Post at his locker yesterday. Burnett, who went 0-4 with a 7.80 ERA in...   7:29 AM

  • Sharapova, Djokovic overcome brutal heat

    Sharapova, Djokovic overcome brutal heat

    It was so hot at the U.S. Open yesterday, Novak Djokovic said the shade that covered the Arthur Ashe Stadium court in the fifth set felt better than sex. With temperatures nearing the 100-degree mark, it was hot, but maybe not as hot as Maria...   7:00 AM

  • Seasons eatings!

    Seasons eatings!

    Classic New York settings. Deco-inspired design. This season, it’s all about looking back, and nowhere is that more apparent than at The Lambs Club. The glamorous American restaurant officially opens next week in a landmark building at 132 W. 44th...   3:53 AM

  • 'Housewives' immediately came out swinging

    'Housewives' immediately came out swinging

    If you thought the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion show this week was a hot mess, you should see what was left out. Teresa Giudice -- who became a reality TV star last year in a raging, table-flipping incident that has been replayed...   3:53 AM

  • Justin time at Garden

    Justin time at Garden

    No one is immune to Bieber fever, not even Justin. The diminutive teen star, who was walloped with an undisclosed illness two nights ago, bounced back for the biggest gig of his young career last night at Madison Square Garden. The trouble...   3:53 AM

  • Shock! Snooki says no to beau

    Hey guys, you still have a chance to be Mr. Snooki! Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi responded to Jeff Miranda's marriage proposal yesterday via her...   3:34 AM

  • Two separate Emmy ceremonies?

    Now that the Emmys are over, speculation about what's going to change next year is kicking into high gear. The major broadcast networks are said...   3:34 AM

  • 'My Dog Tulip' definitely leaves its mark

    'My Dog Tulip' definitely leaves its mark

    Paul and Sandra Fierlinger's "My Dog Tulip" is an animated film about a dog, but don't take the kids unless you want to give them some fairly explicit lessons about canine mating and excretory habits. "Marmaduke" it isn't. This dryly funny,...   3:15 AM

  • 'Real' desperate

    'Real' desperate

    Remember when we used to watch the Oscars and the Emmys just to see stars behaving badly and dressing like Las Vegas hookers? Alas, handlers, stylists and spokespeople have taken over and now everyone on these shows acts like George Washington....   3:33 AM

  • Thriller genre takes a siesta

    Thriller genre takes a siesta

    It's hard to imagine anyone but a critic sitting twice through "The American," a pretentious Euro-snore that should occasion a fraud prosecution for any marketer who calls it a thriller -- and which stars an actor who seems to wish his name were...   3:33 AM

  • No 'Love' lost on Broadway

    With a worldwide gross of more than $5 billion, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" is the most successful theatrical venture in showbiz...   3:47 AM

  • Starr report

    Tina Sloan, who played nurse Lillian Raines on the CBS soap for 26 years, is refocusing and redefining her career a year after "GL's" cancellation....   3:35 AM

Page Six

White House flirts with Mayor Bloomberg

White House flirts with Mayor Bloomberg

Is Mayor Bloomberg being wooed to join the Obama administration...   12:34 AM

Chace Crawford can't catch waitress's eye

Chace Crawford can't catch waitress's eye

"Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford spent hours Sunday night trying...   12:34 AM

Sports

Yankees all alone in top spot after romp

Yankees all alone in top spot after romp

The Yankees open September exactly where they want to be —...   7:00 AM

Mets mauled; Mejia to start Saturday

Mets mauled; Mejia to start Saturday

ATLANTA -- It will be a dark September littered by meaningless...   7:00 AM

Joel Sherman Joel Sherman

A-Rod shrugs off injury, age worries

Alex Rodriguez turned 35 in July and limped onto the disabled...   7:00 AM

Entertainment

Seasons eatings!

Seasons eatings!

Classic New York settings. Deco-inspired design. This season, it...   3:53 AM

Justin time at Garden

Justin time at Garden

No one is immune to Bieber fever, not even Justin. The...   3:53 AM

Michael Riedel Michael Riedel

No 'Love' lost on Broadway

With a worldwide gross of more than $5 billion, Andrew Lloyd...   3:47 AM

Markets

Dow: 10013.13 3.4 Nasdaq: 2114.03 5.94

Business

Expect hot luxury brands to stay on the block

Expect hot luxury brands to stay on the block

Some big-name luxury brands may be on the block, but prospective...   3:00 AM

Blankfein hits bottom, Gaga joins Establishment

Blankfein hits bottom, Gaga joins Establishment

The most powerful man on Wall Street just got dissed. Goldman...   1:18 AM

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Opinion

Beyond the milestone

Beyond the milestone

President Obama last night declared an official end to US combat...   1:29 AM

For the GOP: David Malpass

For the GOP: David Malpass

Three Republicans are competing in the Sept. 14 primary for the...   1:29 AM

Knickerbocker: The latest from The Post's NY politics blog

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

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Hamas thugs slay 4 to show what they think of peace talks

Hamas thugs slay 4 to show what they think of peace talks

Hamas gunmen murdered a pregnant woman and three other Jewish...   6:01 AM

Bus bust for transit kook

Bus bust for transit kook

This time, he's really gone off the rails. A Queens man who...   6:42 AM

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