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In a Feb. 26 editorial, we said Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was “posturing” during the Thursday health-care summit by stacking the voluminous Senate bill before him. Mr. Cantor says that he had the bill with him, well-tabbed, not for show but so that Republicans could respond if specific provisions of the bill came up for [...]

An 85-year-old New Jersey woman who spent decades manning a beer stand at Mets games cried foul when her employer, Aramark, booted her from her profitable stand during the last season at Shea Stadium and replaced her with a younger woman.

A judge tossed Mildred Block’s lawsuit yesterday, however, on the grounds that her replacement – [...]

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Movie theater popcorn is as much an American icon as baseball and apple pie. Like a moth to its flame, movie-goers instinctively load up on hot, buttery popcorn before sitting down to enjoy the show. It’s hard to imagine things being any other way. That being said, movie [...]

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McCaffrey, whom Gonzalez had accused of raping her on a deserted Inwood street, served nearly four years of a 20-year sentence. The Bronx man, now 33, was exonerated in December after Gonzalez, a mother of two, admitted concocting the tale to gain sympathy from friends.

Although Gonzalez desperately wanted McCaffrey freed, “I don’t [...]

Family SUV: Chevrolet Traverse

The Traverse stands out as an impressive overall package with a quiet, spacious cabin that can comfortably seat up to eight adults and leave room for cargo. It provides a pleasant ride, communicative steering, and responsive handling. Our Traverse returned 16 mpg overall, [...]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Republicans have left their mark on the healthcare bill and should accept that the bill will go forward.

“They’ve had plenty of opportunity to make their voices heard,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday morning. “Bipartisanship is a two-way street. A bill can be bipartisan [...]

One of pop music’s biggest mysteries now has a clue. For almost 40 years, the identity of the mystery man of Carly Simon’s 1972 hit “You’re So Vain” has remained a secret. Until now.

In a newly-recorded version, Simon whispers roughly two and a half minutes into the tune. Play it backwards and you’ll hear the [...]

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John Mayer played guitar with an 11-year-old fan on Sunday, February 21.

The 32-year-old singer, who is famous for his celebrity ex-girlfriends including Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson, showed a generous side at the concert in Philadelphia when he spotted the youngster in the crowd clutching a sign reading, “Can I please play ‘Belief’ [...]

President Barack Obama scolded Virgina Republican Rep. Eric Cantor for the stack of paper he brought with him to the health summit, calling it the type of political stunt that gets in the way of lawmakers having a serious conversation.

Cantor said he brought a copy of the 2,400-page Senate bill and the 11-page proposal [...]

We tuned in to watch the president’s health care summit at Blair House today — all six-plus hours of it. And we weren’t surprised to hear some factual missteps in the discussion:

Sen. Lamar Alexander said premiums will go up for “millions” under the Senate bill and president’s plan, while President Barack Obama said [...]

“Nobody should be made to feel like a freak or a weirdo,” Weir said, “of course unless you want that.”

During the telecast of Weir’s long program from Pacific Coliseum last week, commentator Alain Goldberg from the French-language RDS network suggested Weir sets a “bad example” for other male skaters because “they’ll think all the boys [...]

Let’s face it, if the New York Times or the Washington Post broke the Edwards story no one would be asking if the paper should be in the running for the Pulitzer.  It’s only a question because it’s the Enquirer.

For the record, I’m not saying the Enquirer deserves to win.  But I am glad it’s [...]