9 January 2004 By The Morning News — 09 Jan 2004 New York's currently: the property of Kevin Kline Putin's challengers for president all plan to lose while praising his Pootie-Pootness. Should we fear when Bush's big-spending, big government has no plans to fix the deficit, marked at $450 billion this year? 'Tis the season for halitosis, at least for Jonathan Ames. Powell: There is no link between Saddam's Iraq and Al Qaeda. After Tuesday's confusing crack 'neo' means 'Jewish,' ha ha! David Brooks apologizes. Related: Feds probe Gawker report from Martha Stewart trial. Courting women voters, or a place in the next Outkast video, Wesley Clark swaps suit for an argyle sweater and duck boots. Lack of airs, plenty of genius in Penelope Fitzgerald's art of fiction. Persuasive call for a secular candidate for the White House. Friday movie: Ninja of the Night. George Harrison's oncologist ousted from Staten Island Hospital, days after Harrison's estate sued for the doctor's coercing Harrison to sign autographs. Drawings and journals in Danny Gregory's new blog Everyday Matters. New York City chess tables for sale. Related: High noon of chess, from a concrete auditorium in Iceland. Elliott Smith's death possibly a homicide. Journal guide to good wines under $10. Doing it means different things to different people in St. Louis.