BARACK'S FAVORS FOR CORRUPT CRONY
The deal's details are well-known: On June 15, 2005, Obama bought a gorgeous house in Hyde Park for $1.65 million - $300,000 below the list price. Rezko bought the empty but attractive lot next door from the same seller at the same time; Obama... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

A NEW GOLD STANDARD: PHELPS DOES US PROUD
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps has distinguished himself as the greatest Olympian in history and made America proud ("A New Golden Age for Phelps," Aug. 19). He has proven, with his tenacious and courageous spirit, not to mention his... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

ROOM TO GROW
Steve Cuozzo's latest unfair hit on Fiterman Hall will not deter CUNY from working with city and state officials to obtain sufficient funding to start the rebuilding before the irreparably damaged facility is taken down ("CUNY's Downtown Shakedown,"... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

SILVER'S OTHER SIN
Not only did Speaker Sheldon Silver and his Assembly bandits seek to sock successful New Yorkers with steep tax hikes Tuesday, they also flipped the bird to hard-pressed homeowners sorely in need of property-tax relief. Property taxes in New York... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

AS NATION SAYS 'DRILL,' NANCY SAYS 'STALL'
THIS summer, rather than taking a family vacation, many Americans had to take on a second or third job to offset rising energy costs. Meanwhile, Congress has done . . . nothing. For that, we can thank the Democratic leaders of the House of... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

SCHOOL JEWEL
OAKLAND, CALIF. SEATED at a solitary desk in the hall outside a classroom, the slender 13-year-old boy earnestly does remedial algebra, assisted by a paid tutor. She, too, is 13. Both wear the uniform - white polo shirt, khaki slacks - of a school... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

GREAT DEBATES, NOT
One hundred and fifty years ago today, some 10,000 people stood for more than three hours in the sweltering heat of Ottawa, Ill., as two candidates for a US Senate seat conducted the first in a series of the most memorable political debates in... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

HILLARY'S HELLIONS
'WELL-behaved women rarely make history": That old feminist rallying cry could be Hillary Clinton's new motto. While in Denver to officially support Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, Sen. Clinton will headline an event hosted by WomenCount -... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:54:41 -0400

ANTHRAX AND THE FBI
No matter what it does, says the FBI, there will always be those who doubt its case against anthrax-attack suspect Bruce Ivins. "There's always going to be a spore on a grassy knoll," said Vahid Majidi, head of the FBI's WMD division, after the... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:52:36 -0400

THE VAMPIRE TAX
Sheldon Silver's band of legislative brigands sent a message to hard working New Yorkers of means yesterday - and to those who aspire to better themselves and their families through initiative and hard work. It was stark and precisely to the point... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:52:36 -0400