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Mid-Morning Read: Votes in Creedmoor, Calls in Rensselaer, Kindergarten in Poughkeepsie
Scoopy’s Notebook describes Obama’s “nationwide teleconference” in which he thanked supporters after the election.Christine Quinn’s challengers get ready to run next year. read more »
The New York Observer  –  Nov 21, 2008 2:17 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Photo from New York Post Palin Pardons Turkey
WASILLA, Alaska - Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to a turkey, but the video that shocks some viewers captured what was happening in the background of her news conference. As she answered questions Thursday at...
New York Post  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:55 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
NYC Woman Sues Over Flaming Bar Trick
A woman who got burned during a bar trick as "Great Balls of Fire" played on a jukebox is suing the owners of a Manhattan barbecue joint where it happened.
wcbstv.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:55 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Brooklyn, The Borough: The Great Shop Chop of '08
On Monday, the door to the new and expanded Beacon's Closet, a consignment shop now on the corner of Warren Street and Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, opened. Along with a burst of cold air came not a customer but a stink bomb. "All I heard was a bang and then ahhhh," said Tiffany, a blon ... more »
The New York Observer  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:54 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Opening this Weekend: A Cartoon Dog and... OMG! Twilight!
We don't know about you, but we're sick and tired of reading about the collapse of the Big Three. Thankfully, Hollywood is here to help! Today they unveil their own version of the Big Three, and unlike the car companies, this venture is certain to be financially viable. With guaranteed sma ... more »
The New York Observer  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:50 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Burned woman: Bar trick went wrong
A woman who got burned during a bar trick as "Great Balls of Fire" played on a jukebox issuing the owners of a Manhattan barbecue joint where it happened.
Newsday.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Columbia finally has a graduate in the Oval Office
It's taken two and a half centuries butColumbia College, one of the oldest in the nation, finally will have a president who will be the first Columbia graduate to occupy the Oval Office.
Newsday.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Man's Body Found In Rockaway Church
Morris County authorities are treating the death of a wheelchair-bound man found in a church as suspicious.
wcbstv.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:01 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Photo from New York Daily News United Nations approves sanctions on Somali pirates
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions on pirates, arms smugglers, and perpetrators of instability in Somalia in a fresh attempt to help end years of lawlessness in the Horn of Africa nation.
New York Daily News  –  Nov 21, 2008 12:59 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Photo from New York Post Madonna, Ritchie Get Preliminary Divorce
LONDON -- Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce Friday. Neither appeared at the brief court session in which "Ciccone M L v Ritchie G S" was one of 17 cases given a preliminary decree. After six weeks and a day, the...
New York Post  –  Nov 21, 2008 12:56 PM [GMT]  –  comment?