According to the police complaint, the Emmy-winning anchor yelled at the female police officer, “I don’t give a f— who you are, I’m a f—ing TV reporter, you f—ing dyke,” according to Philadelphiawilldo.com, a Philadelphia Weekly blog.

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Lane, 35, her current honey, Q102 morning host Chris Booker, and another couple were in a cab behind a slow-moving unmarked cop car, the New York Post reported. One of the males jumped out and headed to the police vehicle, screaming, “I don’t care if you’re a cop, drive faster!” the newspaper said.

The officers got out and identified themselves to Lane and company, and Lane began to take photos, according to the paper. The female cop asked her to step back and that’s when Lane lost it, according to the Post.

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Her lawyer, Manhattan-based David Smith, defended his client.

“Miss Lane never hit or ever said any derogatory comments to anyone,” he told the Daily News.

Lane was “accosted by several individuals wearing plainclothes,” Smith said. “They attempted to grab her camera to prevent her from taking photographs of an altercation they [plainclothes people] were involved in. Miss Lane was shocked to learn after the fact that these individuals were police officers.”

The high-profile anchor, who has been with CBS3 since 2003, “respects police officers and has done several positive profiles of them in the Philadelphia area,” Smith said.

Lane and Smith “are confident” that after a full investigation, she will be cleared of the charges,” he said.

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Or a case of Officers in the wrong?

What do you think?

and while I was pretty sure Santa wasn’t real, I still tried to believe. I hadn’t heard of Pascal’s Wager, but I certainly had a visceral understanding of it, and my primitive risk/benefit analysis had determined little cost in believing. That Christmas was the one that killed Santa for me.

I can’t remember a time when I ever believed Santa Claus was real. I’m sure I did at some time, but as far back as I can recall, pre-kindergarten days, I didn’t. Finally my parents asked me about it when I was like 5 or 6, and I told them I didn’t. They asked me why I pretended to, and I told them that, well, I said I believed in him and I got all these presents, so who was I to question a good thing? I was a cynical little curmudgeon even back then. The way my parents did it, to differentiate it, we opened gifts from each other on Christmas Eve, and Santa’s presents showed up on Christmas Morning. After that we just exchanged gifts on the Eve and just sat around and played with them and pigged out on Christmas dinner on the day itself.

I won’t go into details, but my location for this Christmas will be the same spot where many years ago I was dragooned by my Mom to help set up the gifts late Christmas Eve after my younger siblings had gone to bed, my Father being in Vietnam at the time. I was eleven, and while I was pretty sure Santa wasn’t real, I still tried to believe. I hadn’t heard of Pascal’s Wager, but I certainly had a visceral understanding of it, and my primitive risk/benefit analysis had determined little cost in believing. That Christmas was the one that killed Santa for me.

One of ST’s guest-bloggers, Brian from Liberty Pundit, put up a good look at Iowa over at Pajamas Media. In short, he’s calling for Obama and Huckabee wins, even though he has no idea where the Huckaboom came from.

The Register’s caucus endorsements: McCain, Clinton

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/YAWN Next waste of newsprint please. How many here saw this as a big shock?? – Lorica

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Mike Huckabee, who has joked about his lack of foreign policy experience, is criticizing the Bush administration’s efforts, denouncing a go-it-alone “arrogant bunker mentality” and questioning decisions on Iraq.

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I’ve always been a baseball fan and love watching the games. I remember going to Yankee games when I lived in NJ with my father, who actually played minor league baseball for the Yankees affiliate back in 1959-61.

I fully expected there to be some unexpected names, especially NY players since the only two training assistants who cooperated with the probe were from NY. It was sad to see Clemens, McGuire, Tejada, and the others who really seemed to love the game.

Don’t get me wrong, the verdict is not in yet and I have plenty of questions about this report, but you just can’t ignore the evidence.

So sad that since the days of Mantle, Robinson, Ted Williams, and the like, our athletes have chosen to cheat and break the law in order to win.

I certainly hope the kids of today aren’t looking towards athletes as role models.