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TOP OF THE NEWS AS -c CONTACT US lug hired Offlcsi 235 Pinelawn Rd Melville NY 11747-4250 New Yerildty Office! 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd Kew Gardens -NY 11415-3610 Hmm Delivery! 843-2000 Oa tfw Wefei www news--daycom An e-mail directory is available on the Newsday Web site Newsby (USPS 388-760) is pubfisM daily except Smby by Newsdiy kc 235 Pndawn Rd MeMfe NY H747-4250L Periodcab postage paid 4 Huntington Station AY Postmaster -Send address changes to Newsday 235 Pfnelawn Rd MeMln NY 1T747-25a Sunday Newsday also puMshed by Newsday he For mai subscription cal 63M43-2Q00L heats up Miami CORRECTIONS Newsday strives for the highest level of accuracy and fairness and is commit- ted to promptly correcting errors Readers can con-: tact Newsday to report problems or concerns about content in the paper or on Newsdaycom the following ways: by E-mail at wwwnewsdaycomcor- sections by phone to 843-2700 or by mail at 235 i i Pinelawn Rd Melville NY 11747 Attention: Correc- tions QUOTE OF THE DAY 'To some off us in this room the words "President Pataki" sound damn nice Patrick Guerriero executive director of Log Cabin Republicans a gay and lesbian organization at the "Big Tent Story on IS of GOP convention wrap KEY PHONE NUMBERS (Numbers work in 516 and 631 area codas unless otherwise noted! 843-4000 The Nawaroan 843-2700 Hare re A 843-3000 SwbecriptiewB! 843-2000 wwwnewsdayxompremium Newatawd Safes 843-2121 8adi capias Rage prtwta pages! 1-800-234-6368 Mawaday archival To search articles back to 198a visit libraryxiewsdaycom Mk reprints! For high-quality article reprints of 100 or more contact Tribune Media Services International at 800-661-2511 or licensetribunerom SIZZLING SHOW MTV Outkast's 'Hey Jay-Z's '99 Problems' each take 4 moonmen statuettes at 21st Video Music Awards THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI Holding its festivities for the first time in the city of skin MTV Video Music Awards getic and colorful yet tame by MTV standards There were no wardrobe malfunctions (sorry TiVo) Britney kiss Madonna like last year or anyone else for that matter (neither were at die blowout affair) Hie most skin shown was from Usher who in front of simulated fell on his chiseled body during foe opening performance -Even Christina AguDere was ly as she debuted a jazzy number "Tilt Ya Head" with rapper Nelly And the sometimes raunchy comedian Dave ChappeUe even kept it relatively clem level at the already raucous celebrity-soaked affair held at the downtown AmericanAir-1ine Arena OutKasfS vivid "Hey Ya!" perhaps best described as the old Ed Sullivan show on acid won four awards including video of the year Jay-Zs "99 Problems1 the most nominated video with six also won four The gritty black-and-white "99 Problems" depicts his own killing as a metaphor for his much-ballyhooed retirement which has yet to lumpen Usher won his first moon-man as he took best male video for "Yeah!" As usual the awards were an afterthought to explosive performances and surprise cameos Alicia Keys gave a dramatic soulful appearance of her hit I Ain't Got and was buoyed by Stevie Wonder on harmonica Moments later she joined Wonder and Lenny Kravitz as they sang a classic Wonder hit The daughters of Democratic ireMwiiJ pflwliflat John Kerry and Resident George Bush made an appearance the I Usher like other stars arrives by private yacht before making his way to the red carpet NEWSDAY MONDAY AUGUST 3a 2004 first time (The audio delay used for years was In heavy use' during the hip-hop medley which featured Lil Jon Petey Pablo and Fat Joe) Still MTV provided the already broiling Miami with even more lizzie last night as MTV brought its annual party to the city for the first time in the 21-year history The change of scenery for the awards typically held In New York or Los Angeles helped raise the decadence despite teasing hewoulcbft the biggest mistake you made since Janet Jackson 'at die Super Bowl" be joked alluding to die MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime flesh show that created a firestorm earlier this year There may have been plenty of sez appeal but little shock appeal on hand even though MTV was ready using a several-second tape delay for the ta urge people to vote Even the Rev A1 Sharptan made an ap- not for file election though 1 for the viewer's choice award.