Famous for — What? Crashing Celebrity

“Your Invitation, Please?” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 29, 2009 What is it about the Salahis? These fame-seeking missiles! These low-class, high-gloss wannabes! With a flash of moxie and a laser-focused self-promotion streak, they hijacked the national conversation from health care, climate change and Afghanistan. Suddenly, it was all about THEM! And Door Buster Special…

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Mammo-Outrageous Good Stats Go Bad

“Who Needs Early Testing?” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 22, 2009 Don’t rush so quickly for routine mammograms. No need to bother with annual pap smears. What other time-honored advice would the medical profession like to revise next? Shall we all start stuffing our faces with high-fat food? For decades, doctors have been telling women…

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RUDY’S NEXT MAYBE N.Y.’S BIG WHATEVER

“New York’s Next Governor/Senator/Whatever,” Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, November 20, 2009 No to governor. Yes to Senator. Or maybe the man they used to call America’s Mayor – used to – will never really decide. There’s plenty of precedent for skepticism when it comes to the political pronouncement of Rudy Giuliani. This is the candidate…

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CAN I CHECK A MAP? TERROR’S GEOGRAPHY

“Scared Yet?” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, November 15, 2009 Here’s the strange geography of terror fear: The farther you are from any real danger, the more jitters you are likely to feel. Doubt me? Consider some of the political reaction to New York’s coming terror trials. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that 9/11 mastermind Khalid…

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THE TRUTH AT HOFSTRA SO WHAT COMES NEXT?

“False Accuser Faces Facts,” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, September 29, 2009 She isn’t being charged with any crime. But is the woman in the Hofstra rape-allegation case actually getting a sterner dose of justice in the deal she cut on Friday with the Nassau district attorney’s office? District Attorney Kathleen Rice says so. Danmell Ndonye…

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MANI, PEDI, WMDs… BEAUTY BOMBERS

“A Terrifying Beauty,” Ellis Henican Column, amNew York, September 24, 2009 Told you they had some scary stuff in those beauty supply stores. Hair dyes, face creams — weapons of mass destruction! Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh had his ag-store farm fertilizer and his 55-gallon drums. Now, if the NYPD and FBI can be believed,…

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The Accuser Accused From Victim to Liar

“For the Accuser, the DA Takes Her Time,” Ellis Henican Sunday Column, Newsday, September 20, 2009 Will the false accuser be charged? Four men she called her rapists were. Will she be widely named in the media? Their names were blasted everywhere. Does she now face prison time? The four young men accused of raping…

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From This Tiny ACORN, A Mighty Mess Grows

“From a Tiny Acorn, A Mighty Mess Shall Grow,” Ellis Henican Column, amNew York, September 18, 2009 There is no defending what the ACORN workers did. Why even try? Offering to help a couple of undercover filmmakers set up an underage brothel — that’s just wrong. The workers should be fired, as they have been…

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YOU LOOK SO FAMILIAR DID YOU RUN BEFORE?

“Don’t I know You?” Ellis Henican Column, am/New York, September 11, 2009 Oh, them again! There’s certainly no shortage of candidates on Tuesday’s New York City primary ballot — veteran officeholders, perennial job-seekers, ambitious trader-uppers, even a hopeful retread or two. The only thing missing from this year’s contests for mayor, comptroller and public advocate?…

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