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Daly: Madoff is disgraced, yet his smirk endures

The two syllables uttered in court by Bernie Madoff meant a man despised as few others would die in prison. Yet Madoff's admission was accompanied by an assertive little nod of the head, and his voice carried no obvious regret.

Molloy: Victim says Madoff worse than market crash

DeWitt Clinton Baker III didn't buy mansions in Palm Beach and Montauk, unlike Bernard Madoff, the man who took $2.5M from Baker's wife, Judith Welling. She was with her husband to watch the swindler plead guilty to $65B worth of fraud.

Straphangers, get ready for shock: MTA fare hikes looming

Straphangers could get socked with another fare hike next year - an unprecedented third in a row - if the state Legislature doesn't come to the rescue, transit sources revealed Thursday.

Cell crackdown snares News reporter on road

My editor had assigned me to cover the 24-hour crackdown on drivers yakking on cell phones. I knew it's illegal to use your cell while driving. Then my phone rang, a relentlessly loud rock song designed to waken even people in a coma.

First Lady visits 'All American' 82nd Airbourne

Michelle Obama went to the home base of the "All American" 82nd Airborne Division Thursday to begin fulfilling her First Lady pledge to be advocate-in-chief for military families.

Carrion OKd architect's Bronx plans

In the two years since an architect worked on his house, White House urban czar Adolfo Carrión repeatedly approved the designer's developments - even subsidizing one with $3 million in taxpayer money - yet never paid his own bill.

Condoms in goodie bags - kids in a tizzy

Clinton middle school parents were in for awkward conversations Thursday night after some students got condoms as part of a school health fair giveaway.

Soup kitchen patrons' pockets stuffed with $100 bills

Two big-hearted benefactors stuffed the pockets of diners at the Masbia kosher soup kitchen in Borough Park with $100 bills Wednesday, providing a small stimulus to those who need it most.

Jury awards $5.4M to woman injured in '93 WTC attack

A Manhattan jury Thursday awarded $5.4 million to a woman injured in the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

He survived WTC, so economic slump no biggie

Bob Eisenhardt knows a thing or two about surviving adversity. The computer expert was inside the World Trade Center when the terrorists struck on 9/11, and had to scramble down more than 70 flights to safety.

• Madoff pleads guilty to all 11 counts
• Inside Bernard Madoff's new home
• Madoff vics tell it like it is: He's 'the embodiment of evil'
• Bernie Madoff - and the circus - comes to town
• Obama: Crisis not as dire as it seems
• Oh God, not another gaffe from GOP chair
• Why there's less loot for wanna-be politicians
• Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at Bush gets three years in prison
• Govs Isle to be no-fun city if Dave won't pay share of tab
• Mayoral hopeful Controller Thompson fires shot at Bloomberg's wealth