David Brooks, who is the subject of a pump and dump stock scheme investigation that allegedly netted him hundreds of millions of dollars, had the restrictions on his $400 million bail loosened this week by a judge who feels he's only a minor flight risk. Brooks was the CEO of DHB Industries, a maker of bullet proof body armor worn by the U.S. military and the NYPD. Law enforcement became more interested in Brooks when......

Today's big Texas primary, the Post has delivered a cover with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as old West gunslingers. And since Obama's hand in on his gun, it makes sense the headline for the story is, "Barack Goes For Hill Kill." (Obama believes in gun control, though he backed a law allowing retired cops to carry concealed weapons). At any rate, in spite of Obama leading and her campaign desperate for wins in Texas......

With Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's death giving many people agita about WWDD (What Will Dubya Do?), President Bush has done what pundits have predicted (and we're not giving pundits that much credit, because given the hours they had to yak about the loss of Rehnquist, of course they were going to come up with this scenario) and nominated Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to be Chief Justice; here's the White House statement. Now,......

The nomination of Judge John Roberts to the Supreme Court has struck a sour note with New Yorkers who are not David Brooks, especially New York politicians in search of female voters. Mayor Bloomberg received an endorsement from Naral Pro-Choice in New York. Bloomberg, who has consistently been pro-choice, in spite of his inconsistent political party sides, even made remarks saying that he'd only support Roberts if Roberts didn't overturn Roe v. Wade. Bloomberg's......

Thanks for the morning giggles, David Brooks! The NY Times Op-Ed columnist's valentine (literally!) to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is dripping with hearts and little cupids with arrows and birds singing... If Brooks could have composed it in Shakespearan verse, Gothamist suspects he might have. Here's the opening:Roberts nomination, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee with the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach. I......

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