We'll take that 1.26B in rail funds, says Andy
Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo made a pitch yesterday to snatch $1.26 billion in high-speed rail money from incoming Republican governors who don't want it.
Palin defends 'favoriting' anti-Obama tweet: It was an accident
After being slammed for appearing to list a controversial tweet from Ann Coulter’s as a “favorite” on her Twitter account, Sarah Palin defended herself Friday by saying she didn’t even know how to tag Twitter posts.
First Lady busts a move: dances, hopscotches with Mumbai kids
It hasn't been all work and no play for Michelle Obama in India. The First Lady spent part of Saturday playing hopscotch, dancing and singing with 33 disadvantaged children from an Indian charity at the University of Mumbai.
White cop gets 2 years for killing unarmed black man
More than 150 people were arrested in Oakland, Calif. Friday night during protests.
- Granny jailed for trying to sell baby grandson for $75G
- White cop gets 2 years for killing unarmed black man
- Body found near grounds of Playboy Mansion: report
- Upstate judge banned from bench for making sex jokes about a turtle
- Unemployment rate stays at 9.6%, but 151,000 jobs were added to the economy in October
Hevesi aide will cop to pension fraud rap
Pension fund pay-to-play scammer Hank Morris will have to fork over the $19 million he pocketed in kickbacks as part of his plea deal with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Bronx man arrested for killing 8-week-old daughter: police
A Bronx man was arrested Friday for killing his 8-week-old daughter, police said.
Obama arrives in Mumbai for first leg of Asia tour
He paid tribute to the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, announces new trade deals with India.
Radical US-born Muslim cleric wanted 'dead or alive'
A Yemeni judge ordered police on Saturday to capture "dead or alive" a radical Muslim cleric who has been linked to several terror plots in the U.S.
Teabonics: Most ridiculous Tea Party protest signs
From off-the-wall slogan to "creative" spelling....
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Charles Grodin
I spoke recently at a luncheon for the blind veterans at the V.A. hospital in West Haven, Conn.