Hondo took the nasty plunge into red ink last night, falling with the Rangers to put the dreaded deficit at 45 northrups.

Today, Mr. Aitch will go with Gallardo in Cincy and Jacko in El Bronx — 10 units apiece on the Brewers and Tigers.

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Three Republican Senators, Richard Lugar, Mel Mar tinez and Olympia Snow, have endorsed Sonia Soto mayor, the Supreme Court nominee. Sotomayor was so moved she immediately named each one of them an Honorary Wise Latina … Hillary gave a climate control pep talk yesterday in India, although the Sec. of State might not be the best person to lecture on global warming. She’s always hot and sweaty in that double- wide woolen pantsuit.

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