Where Republicans erred

The Issue: Predictions suggesting Mitt Romney would beat President Obama in the Nov. 6 election. *** What John Podhoretz's column mentions about the failure of the Republican Party to motivate its base is correct ("My Election Mistake," PostOpinion,...

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For shame!

The United Nations yesterday irrevocably repudiated the principles upon which it was founded some seven decades ago as the world emerged from a genocidal war vowing "never again." Ostensibly, of course, the General Assembly voted merely to upgrade the...

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Still New York’s finest

When Police Officer Larry DePrimo stopped to help a homeless man in need on a frigid night this month, he had no idea his private gesture would become a public symbol of New York at its gritty best. But a stranger snapped a cellphone photo of him —...

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Anthony scores 29, Knicks win in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 102-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.Anthony, who sat out the fourth quarter, was 9 of 18 from the floor and also grabbed eight rebounds in 30 minutes....

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NJ spruce lights up as Rockefeller Center tree

Jon Hyde The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit during the 80th annual tree lighting ceremony. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday helped light the Rockefeller Center tree, an 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm...

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Just sold!

Manhattan UPPER WEST SIDE $515,000 235 W. 102nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 650 square feet, with beamed ceilings, dishwasher, new refrigerator, new windows and window AC; building features doorman, courtyard, roof deck, solarium and bike storage....

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‘Deadliest’ crab cakes for sale

The tough-guy "Deadliest Catch" duo is casting their fishing nets onto the land of press-on nails, porcelain dolls and those Joan Rivers butterfly pins. Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand, who star in the popular Discovery series, will appear on shopping...

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Golden age

Emma Koenig came of age at the right time. Koenig, 24, sold her provocatively named Tumblr site, "F - - k! I'm in My Twenties," as a 30-minute comedy series to NBC. "I'm so crazy lucky because the person I am in real life suddenly became completely...

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Minaj calls Tyler comment ‘racist’

More drama on the "American Idol" set — and the new season hasn't even aired yet! Nicki Minaj and former "AI" judge Steven Tyler have been caught in a war of words. It all started in an interview with MTV News when the Aerosmith singer criticized the...

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Predatory pedicabs

The City Council yesterday took a measured half-step toward protecting tourists from price-gouging by pedicab drivers; what a pity that the council didn't ban the kamikaze karts altogether. Little steps for little feet, we guess. The depredations of...

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Hoop di-do

Monday night's headline matchup between the Nets and the Manhattan-rival Knicks at Brooklyn's Barclays Center — the beginning of beautiful rivalry — drew a TV audience to match the excitement.While final ratings numbers were not immediately available,...

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Despot in the making?

"The presidency reiterates the temporary nature of those measures, which are not intended to concentrate power . . .The presidency stresses its firm commitment to engage all political forces in the inclusive democratic dialogue to reach a common ground."...

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No quick tax fix

Gov. Cuomo offered an alarming picture yesterday of New York's post-Sandy fiscal situation; happily, he seems set on avoiding tax hikes to deal with it. That's commendable. And all the more so given the huge pressure he's sure to face to wring yet more...

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Talk show guests

TUESDAY DR. OZ - The Oprah Winfrey Show, 8 a.m., (OWN) HELEN HUNT, BRYAN ADAMS, CARLEY RONEY - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 WENDIE MALICK, TICHINA ARNOLD, BOBBIE BROWN - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9 JOAN...

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The trouble before Sandy

Nicole Gelinas As Mayor Bloomberg and everyone else keep reminding us, Superstorm Sandy packed an economic and fiscal wallop. But Sandy didn't create City Hall's economic and budget problems; it only made them a little worse. Bloomberg shouldn't...

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Sorry, Vito

Great news from Brooklyn: Disgraced political boss Vito Lopez likely won't be able to grope his way to a City Council seat. Not for lack of trying. The 14-term assemblyman had his eyes on a council district a few blocks west of his Bushwick home when...

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Jenkins picks off two passes as Rams defeat Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Janoris Jenkins became the first player in Rams history and the first NFL rookie since 1960 to return two interceptions for touchdowns in the same game and St. Louis dominated the second half to hand the Arizona Cardinals their seventh...

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Kaepernick picks up second win as 49ers topple Saints

NEW ORLEANS — Ahmad Brooks and Donte Whitner returned interceptions for touchdowns, the 49ers sacked Drew Brees five times, and San Francisco ended the New Orleans Saints' three-game winning streak, 31-21 on Sunday. Colin Kaepernick was solid in his...

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Oho ho ho! Web sales expected to grow 17%

Us online holiday sales are already on the rise, and are expected to grow 17 percent from last year to $43.4 billion, a new forecast said last week. The report from the research firm comScore showed retail e-commerce spending for the first 18 days of...

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This week's couple: Picture perfect

SOME dates need a dose of creativity. So we sent Tim and Winnie, both 26, to SoHo's Cupping Room Cafe for Paint Nite NYC. While sipping cocktails, artist Nick Pappalardo helped Tim and Winnie create their own pieces of art fit to hang in their respective...

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Savannah Guthrie: My Downtown

Savannah Guthrie may be the high-profile co-host of NBC's New York institution the "Today" show, but she still doesn't consider herself a real New Yorker. "I have a best friend who grew up here, and she has an encyclopedic knowledge of the city, block...

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'Steel' this movie

Consider the utterly messed-up cinematic world we live in. Superhero movies have become so popular that someone is actually considering remaking "Condorman." Meanwhile, nobody has yet figured out how to launch a viable franchise featuring the granddaddy...

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Hellooo, Santa

My mother told me I couldn't sing, and I believed her," jokes Wayne Knight. If that's the case, he might be in trouble, since he's in the middle of a nine-week run of "Elf" on Broadway. The holiday musical, based on the 2003 Will Ferrell movie, is about...

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Drake, Chris Brown nightclub brawl – no charges filed: report

Chris Brown and Drake will not be answering to the law as charges for their bottle-throwing melee at SoHo hot spot W.i.P. this summer have reportedly been dropped. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that there will be no criminal charges because there...

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Business briefs

Va-va-Viagra Pfizer has cut the Canadian price of its Viagra erectile dysfunction drug after the Supreme Court of Canada opened the door to sales of generic versions of the drug. Scaredy cat German politicians accused Deutsche Bank Co-CEO Anshu Jain...

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Red Friday Alert

Gilt Groupe, once the city's hottest e-commerce startup, won't be celebrating a true Black Friday. Tech insiders say this is a make-or-break holiday shopping season for the struggling e-retailer, which specializes in fashion flash sales. No matter...

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Sandy’s silver lining

John Crudele You have to wonder how anyone in Belmar, NJ, a small shore town ravaged by Sandy, could possibly be thankful today. As in nearby Manasquan and in Midland Beach on Staten Island, just 25 miles up the coastline and around the aptly-named...

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Evergreen copy caper called out

The company behind the "Little Trees" brand air fresheners says Capital One's marketing campaign really stinks. Car-Freshner Corp. has sued the "what's-in-your-wallet?" company for allegedly stealing the design of its tree-shaped deodorizers to tout...

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Judge rules for Singer

A federal judge has ordered Argentina to pay holders of defaulted bonds, including Paul Singer's Elliott Management, immediately, a blow to the country's efforts to overcome a 2002 debt crisis that has raised fears of another default. In a ruling Wednesday,...

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Penn Station reopens after switch problem

Christopher Sadowski Massive lines caused by people waiting for LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak trains at Penn Station in Manhattan tonight. The switch problem that led to a complete service shutdown at Penn Station on the busiest travel night of the...

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Cops hunting suspect wanted for B'klyn rape

A sicko stalked a young woman, followed her into her Williamsburg apartment building and raped her, police said today.The suspect followed the victim into her Kent Ave. apartment building at around 5:45 am Saturday and raped her, police said.The suspect...

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B'klyn store owner says bookkeeper tipped off robbers

He said it was an inside job. The owner of a Brooklyn grocery store testified against his pretty bookkeeper who he claims tipped off a pack of robbers who attacked him in 2010. Natalie De Los Santos, 31, allegedly called and told her accomplice, Carlos...

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Mother & son busted with illegal cigarettes & $132,000 in cash

Mama taught him wrong. A Queens mother and her son were arrested with 677 cartons of illegal Asian cigarettes and $132,000 in cash, authorities announced today. Ying-Jian Lin, 48, and Xiao Lin, 23, face up to four years in prison for peddling the shady...

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Just sold!

Manhattan GRAMERCY $815,000 44 Gramercy Park North One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 850 square feet, with foyer, windowed kitchen, dining area and two walk-in closets; building features elevator operator, laundry and live-in super. Maintenance $1,545,...

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‘Radiance’ is light on ideas

THEATER REVIEW RADIANCEBank Street Theater, 155 Bank St.; 212-513-1080. Through Dec. 2. Running time: 90 minutes, no intermission. 'if it wasn't for you, we might all be eating with chopsticks." Those comforting words are offered to a haunted-looking...

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Gottfried Helnwein And The Dreaming Child

MOVIE REVIEW GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN AND THE DREAMING CHILD As a rule, when politicians say that something must be done "for the children," it's an excellent time both to make sure your wallet is secured and a helpful reminder that the chief interest...

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Seeds Of Resiliency

MOVIE REVIEW SEEDS OF RESILIENCY It must have seemed a good idea at the time: filmed interviews with a dozen good people who have had very, very bad things happen to them. From these people could be gathered pointers on how to overcome the hardships...

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Shin Bet doc is a sure bet

MOVIE REVIEW THE GATEKEEPERS The Israeli security agency known as Shin Bet is so secretive that its members are not permitted even to acknowledge that they work there. The only public faces of the organization are its leaders, and six former...

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Starr Report

Michael Starr Blog: TV Tony Denison has one of "those faces" you've seen so many times before — but can't quite place where. Well, let me refresh your memory. The veteran actor, who was named Time Magazine's "Best Villain of the Decade" for his role...

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Splits for the ‘Gonzo Strip’

Since Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show was canceled last month, it appears the CNN newsman is suddenly more willing to jet off to world hot spots and leave the talk show in the hands of substitutes. Cooper popped up in the Middle East over the weekend...

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Who is the mole?

Linda Stasi TV Critic We're well into the second season of "Homeland," and still there is only one thing that we know for sure: The only person who can't be the mole is the man from the hole — Nick Brody. Brody has played for so many teams,...

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Kenan may leave ‘SNL’; has sitcom

Kenan Thompson is teaming with Lorne Michaels for an NBC sitcom pilot — opening up the possibility he could leave "Saturday Night Live" after a 10-year run. Thompson is working with Michaels on the sitcom, in which he would play a guy who moves from...

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‘What Would’ spinoff

ABC News is planning to spin off its popular hidden-camera show, "What Would You Do ?" — and has posted a casting notice on the show's Web site, according to tvnewser.com. "What" uses hidden cameras to catch people reacting to different social situations....

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Talk show guests

TUESDAY KE$HA - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 AMY POEHLER, RICO RODRIGUEZ - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 ZOOEY DESCHANEL, DR. PHIL MCGRAW - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7 KATIE COURIC - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9...

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Go to Greg

I've received two job offers: The job I prefer has only average benefits while the other job has great perks and benefits like unlimited vacation time. How much value should one place on company benefits when considering a job? Well, if unlimited vacation...

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The Man Below

Bill Schermerhorn, long-time creative director of the iconic Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and two-time Emmy Award-winning lyricist, started at the retail behemoth fresh out of William and Mary, but his first gig had nothing to do with orchestrating...

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