Me, Pushy?

His brassiness is an asset when he's confronting crooked pols on 60 Minutes. But when MIKE WALLACE challenged some New York City cops who were questioning his double-parked limo driver last week, the newsman got arrested for disorderly conduct. The police claimed Wallace, 86, lunged at them. "I find it difficult to lunge into bed," says CBS's gray inquisitor, who was picking up a takeout dinner at the time. But Wallace, who heads to court Oct. 7, got something good from the evening: "The meat loaf was superb."

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