Gov. Paterson's NEW press secretary quits
Another top aide for Gov. Paterson has bolted amid a firestorm engulfing the administration. Paterson press secretary Marissa Shorenstein abruptly quit Wednesday.
Kucinich backs Obama's health care bill -- reluctantly
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a fierce critic of the health care reform bill from the Democrats' left, relented Wednesday and said he would vote for it.
Senate passes $18B jobs bill that rewards employers for hiring new workers
President Obama promised to push for more job-creation measures after the Senate - in a rare show of bipartisanship - passed an $18 billion bill that rewards employers for hiring new workers.
Hanks under fire over 'racism' in war remarks
The "Saving Private Ryan" star, once praised for his film work by conservatives who felt it honored World War II veterans, is now being struck by verbal salvos over comments he made while promoting his new HBO series, "The Pacific."
600-pound NJ mom's quest to be heaviest woman on Earth just 'a fantasy for fans'
Hungry size four fashion models, eat your heart out.Six-hundred-pound Donna Simpson isn't what most people picture when they hear the word model, but that's exactly how the New Jersey mom makes big money these days, according to ABC News.
Baby-slay mom sentenced to maximum
A Manhattan mom who beat and starved her 3-month-old son to death told a judge she wishes she could "trade places" with the tot - and then asked for a light sentence.
- Woman allegedly swipes fellow juror's credit cards - during trial of credit card thief!
- Suspect's death probed after he was allegedly beaten by those holding him for police
- Cops busting fewer people for fare-beating, NYPD statistics show
- Baby-slay mom sentenced to maximum: 25 years to life
- Don't blame all hacks for scam, taxi boss says
Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism
A Pakistani court charged the five men from Virginia on Wednesday with attempting to join al Qaeda-linked groups to carry out attacks in Pakistan.
Tom Hanks under fire over 'racism' in war remarks
The "Saving Private Ryan" star, once praised for his film work by conservatives who felt it honored World War II veterans, is now being struck by verbal salvos over comments he made while promoting his new HBO series, "The Pacific."
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Charles Grodin
Maybe when I was a boy, there was as much lying and cheating and fraud, and it just wasn't uncovered and reported.
