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A mugger wearing in an “I love NY” t-shirt repeatedly slashed a man in the face and chest before stealing his wallet in Brooklyn, cops say. The NYPD is now asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who attacked his 40-year-old victim around 5:30 p.m. near Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy on July 10. The slasher was last seen running from the scene in black tennis shoes, black shorts, a blue baseball cap — and a gray t-shirt with the iconic logo. The attacked man told cops the suspect demanded money from him before “forcefully removing the...

John McCain's campaign is using their campaign website to encourage supporters to post supportive comments on political blogs, including the most well-known liberal site in the blogosphere. And to make things easier, they're including talking points with which sympathizers can use to get out the McCain message. "Select from the numerous web, blog and news sites listed here, go there, and make your opinions supporting John McCain known," instructs the page. McCain supporters are asked to send the details of their comment to the campaign, which in turn will verify it and then reward the supporter with "points" (assumedly to...

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Mayor Royce E. Pollard didn't find what he wanted at one Starbucks, so off he went to another, paid $20 and change for two Portland, Ore., souvenir mugs and smashed them to bits. Pollard's stunt Tuesday was part of his campaign to get more respect for a city in the dual shadow of its much larger neighbor across the river from Portland and its even larger namesake 250 miles to the north in British Columbia. After bashing the mugs against each other inside a garbage can by the front door and picking up the few pieces that...

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ATLANTA -- They will give us Mariah Carey, Kool & the Gang, the Village People, along with Gladys Knight & the Pips. About the only thing missing from the circus that has become the NBA All-Star Weekend is a full-fledged freak show. Which is why they should let Mike Tyson throw up the ball for the opening tip Sunday night on TNT. After all, in a year when one of the main features is supposed to be a salute to His Airness, wouldn't it be as appropriate to have a visit by His Earness? Through the first three-plus months of...