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Gov gets rug pulled out from under him

Gov. Paterson has asked for $2 billion in budget cuts, but he's not cutting the rug. The Paterson administration has plunked down $21,0000 for a Turkish carpet for the governor's mansion in Albany.

Obama's likely pick for Homeland Security

Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of secretary of homeland security, a top Obama adviser said Thursday.

U.S. likes sound of Secretary Hillary - poll

America wants Hillary the Diplomat. A new Gallup poll found 57% of Americans support President-elect Obama appointing Hillary Clinton secretary of state, while 30% oppose it.

It's unanimous: Rangel keeps his chairmanship

House Democrats voted unanimously today to keep Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee in the next Congress.

From healthy to amputee in days, and hospital's to blame

She went to an ER suffering from what she thought was just a kidney stone, but a medical nightmare left her a quadruple amputee. Tabitha Mullings claims doctors at failed to diagnose an infection that has literally eaten her alive.

In first case of its kind, civilian judge releases 5 from Gitmo

A federal judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terror suspects who have been held without charge for almost seven years at the U.S. Navy prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Unemployment claims rise to a 16-year high

The government says new claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening labor market.

Team Obama thinks Hil's people to blame

President-elect Barack Obama's camp, well practiced in keeping secrets, is increasingly frustrated by a steady stream of leaks that insiders suspect come from confidants of Hillary Clinton, the Daily News has learned.

Sweaty or not, here we come

Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future First Lady like to start their day with a workout - sometimes as early as 4:30 in the morning for her, and usually with a sweaty mix of cardio and weight training for him.

Daly: Big Three need to resign

The CEOs of the Big Three should utter only two more words: "We resign." Anything else they might say lost all value when they flew in private jets to Washington to beg for billions.

M8 is a dead bus rolling

The MTA's grim budget proposal eliminates the local crosstown route, which links the East Village and the West Village in Manhattan, the Daily News has learned.

Dog takes car for run and crashes into L.I. shop

A dog left in his master's idling van put it in gear and headed for the barkway, but wound up crashing into a Long Island coffee shop Wednesday night, police said.

More than a 100 animals parish in Bronx blaze

More than 100 frantic birds, reptiles and small animals died trapped in their cages yesterday when fire raged through a Bronx pet shop.

Stripper, witness lied about Timoshenko shooting

A former stripper and key witness against three ex-cons accused of murdering Brooklyn cop Russel Timoshenko admitted Wednesday she lied to police about the shooting.

'Wear a sweater if you're chilly!'

Call him Mayor Doomsberg. In rat-a-tat fashion on Wednesday, Hizzoner warned city workers they are in danger of being laid off, told homeowners not to count on property tax rebates, and ordered city thermostats turned down.

I wish I'd killed all store raiders

The Brooklyn shopkeeper who killed a pair of holdup men with their own gun told his wife yesterday to reopen the store - and said he wished he had gotten the two crooks that got away.

Witnesses may clear 'Soprano'

Two new witnesses who could potentially clear accused cop-killer Lillo Brancato are expected to be forced to testify at his upcoming trial, attorneys revealed.

• BlackBerry's whippin' up a Storm in city
• Triborough bridge renamed for Robert F. Kennedy
• Gov. Paterson strikes out in D.C. aid pitch
• Last-second Bubba pardon may haunt Barack's AG pick
• Gotti guard muffs suicide bid
• Pirates sent to Davy Jones' Locker
• He stole from the rich to give ... to the opera
• Rogue Bronx pol never registered campaign committee
• Upstate NY dad drowns saving two sons after crash
• eHarmony agrees to provide same-sex matches