Today’s Daily Examiner quote comes from a Miami Herald online commenter responding to a bland apology letter police commissioner John Timoney wrote to the city in wake of corruption allegations. The former Philly top cop has been dubbed the “Lexus Leprechaun” by Miami papers after he spent the last year driving around in an SUV paid for by a local auto dealership.

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Chief Timoney: ‘I offer my deepest apology’ [Miami Herald]

Sal Pal and Smerconish Break Up

PHL Has Trouble Telling Age of Brown People

Strident Jews Love Taubenberger

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

The Phillies Say Inquirer Reporter Is Always Causing Trouble

Print This Out for Your Next DUI Stop

Sal Pal and Smerconish Make Up

Photo: Bugs and Cranks

With the unofficial last weekend of summer just a few hours away, many local Philadelphians plan to partake in copious alcohol consumption. Some will subsequently make the ridiculously stupid decision to drive. We’re not condoning such behavior in the least, but if you do make the big mistake, here are a few things to keep in mind when you get pulled over.

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Local ESPN analyst and sports talking head Sal Paolantonio says his feud with conservative mouthpiece Michael Smerconish has ended, and this morning he was back on Smerconish’s popular 1210 AM show. The fight began after Smerconish and Paolantonio had a heated on-air argument last week, which resulted in Sal Pal’s banishment.

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MEDIA: Comcast pulls plug on NFL Network

IVY LEAGUE: 1400 SAT apparently enough to get into Penn nowadays

WEATHER: Citizens Bank Park’s dimensions don’t make it a homer-dome — it’s the southwesterly winds

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The Daily Examiner closes the day with these calming words from Lower Merion township spokeswoman Brenda Viola, who’s chosen an interesting way to keep her residents vigilant during a recent carjacking wave.

“A lot of times people hesitate — they don’t want to overreact. We’d rather that they overreact.”

Carjackers Targeting Lower Merion Residents Leaving Philadelphia [KYW]

Philadelphia International Airport was involved in an embarrassing homeland security incident last week when it detained seven-year-old Javaid Iqbal because his name resembles that of a 39-year-old Pakistani terror suspect. This was big news internationally, as it pointed both to potential problems with the U.S.’s terror-fighting policies and a possible profiling situation. But if you check with the local media — or even airport staff — Iqbal’s accidental detainment appears never to have happened.

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On Monday, the Daily Examiner reported on the on-air fight between Michael Smerconish and ESPN analyst and (former) frequent guest Sal Paolantonio that got Paolantonio booted off the Big Talker’s morning show. The nasty breakup originated in a debate about the media’s coverage of Andy Reid’s sons — Sal Pal claiming the coverage was fair, Smerconish stating it wasn’t. Today the talk show host devotes his Daily News column to that very topic.

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While last night’s Phillies/Mets tilt gave off the expected amount of tension that seems to come up when any New York team is in town — the shit-talking bravado between the loudmouth guy in the Mets visor and the loudmouth guy in the Ryan Howard jersey, the wimpy chorus of boos trying to drown out “Let’s Go Mets!” — the brawling in the 300 level was off the charts. It’s unclear if this was a direct result of things gone too far between rival fans or just another instance of the unrest that’s become more and more prevalent at Citizens Bank Park this season.

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POWER: Rendell for VP?

UNPLUGGED: Earthlink layoffs could complicate future of city’s wi-fi network

BOOZE BIZ: PLCB to celebrate 75 years of liquor monopoly by putting prettier lipstick on state-store pigs

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