CHENEY SCOFFED AT DEFICITS: O'NEILL By WILLIAM NEUMAN Vice President Dick Cheney once dismissed talk of federal fiscal worries by saying, "deficits don't matter," former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill says in a controversial new book on his two years in the Bush White House. JEWS WON'T BACK BUSH U.S. Jews would overwhelmingly support any major Democratic candidate over President Bush if the election were held today, according to the 2004 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion. CLINTON IS CLARK'S DOLLAR BILL By FREDRIC U. DICKER ALBANY - Bill and Hillary Clinton have told friends that now is the "key moment" for Wesley Clark's presidential campaign, and the former president has begun making last-minute fund-raising calls, key Democrats say. REV. AL BEANS DEAN By DEBORAH ORIN and VINCENT MORRIS DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic front-runner Howard Dean bristled last night as he admitted - under fire from Al Sharpton - that he never named a black or Latino to his Cabinet in 12 years as Vermont governor. NO DEBATING IT: HOWARD BLEW IT BIG TIME By DEBORAH ORIN and VINCENT MORRIS ANALYSIS DES MOINES, Iowa - Howard Dean's worst debate performance came at the worst possible time: just as Iowans are getting ready to vote. CHURCH IN GAY-WED PLEA TO LAWYERS BOSTON - Archbishop Sean O'Malley urged Catholic lawyers yesterday to oppose gay unions, saying the institution of marriage and the family are under assault and attorneys must help protect them. INCREDIBLE SHARK GIRL BACK IN ACTION Amazing Bethany Hamilton rides the waves in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in her first competition since losing her left arm to a man-eater 10 weeks ago. The gutsy 13-year-old placed fifth in her age group in the Open Women's Division in the National Scholastic Surfing Association Tournament. Bethany kicked her left leg to help propel her surfboard into the waves, and occasionally struggled when pushing off the board with one hand. But "once I get up on the board, I'm OK," she said. JACKO'S PACK O' BOOSTERS ALL SET LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's supporters are planning a massive show of support when the pop superstar is arraigned on child-molestation charges this week. SEARCH HEATS UP FOR PILOT MISSING FROM '91 GULF WAR JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Military probers have resumed their active investigation into the fate of missing Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher, whose fighter jet crashed during the 1991 Gulf War. HOSPITAL SUES 'KILLER NURSE' AGENCY EASTON, Pa - Easton Hospital's former owner has filed notice that it plans to sue the staffing firm that supplied it with Charles Cullen, the former nurse who is charged with killing a patient in New Jersey and suspected in at least one patient death at Easton. PENTAGON HIRE PROBE The Defense Department has reportedly launched an inquiry into high level military officials who have been hired by defense contractors over the past few years - after a continuing probe into ethical problems at Boeing Co. OWE, BROTHER! By DAREH GREGORIAN Doing good is its own reward - but in The Bronx courts, doing bad can get you rewarded.