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Report doubts Palmeiro
Sun ReporterWASHINGTON // A House committee report released yesterday undermines former Orioles star Rafael Palmeiro's contention that his positive steroids test was accidental and provides an alarming glimpse at life inside the team's clubhouse, which one lawmaker...Tags: Laws, Steroids, U.S. Department of Justice, Rafael Palmeiro, Miguel Tejada
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McCain: MLBPA plan not enough
Sun reporterWASHINGTON // Four months ago, Sen. John McCain chided Major League Baseball Players Association chief Donald Fehr for being slow to take a position on a new steroids policy proposed by the baseball commissioner. "Mr. Fehr, who's a friend of mine, said...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Steroids, National Basketball Association, Chicago Bulls, Rafael Palmeiro
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Congress expects Palmeiro drug test records this week
Associated PressWASHINGTON - A House committee chairman said yesterday he expects to have all of Major League Baseball's drug testing records for Rafael Palmeiro by the end of the week as the panel steps up its perjury investigation of the Orioles player. Rep. Tom...Tags: Steroids, Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore Orioles, Tom Davis, Major League Baseball
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Storm clouds brewing for bailout plan?
The Swampby James Oliphant It's still too early to tell, but is bipartisan support for the Paulson Plan eroding? Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing kicked off with strong words from the ranking Republican on the panel, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama.......Tags: Business Enterprises, Banking, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Investments, Federal Reserve
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Bailout: Global warming on Wall Street
The Swampby William Neikirk The $700 billion bank bailout reminds me of global warming. Certainly the consequences of each are dire. But you wouldn't know the real impact if you took pre-emptive action that proved to be successful. If you cure......Tags: Laws, Weather, Global Warming, Government, National Government
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Will Dems get a brake-free Senate?
The Swampby Frank James One of the biggest question marks right now about what will happen on Election Day is whether Democrats will gain a filibuster-proof Senate by reaching 60 votes. The filibuster, of course, is the way that the Senate......Tags: Mississippi, Government, National Government, Republican Party, Jeff Merkley
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Roberts: Let's give everyone a tax holiday!
Spin CycleRepublicans continue to give Geithner a hard time at his Finance Committee confirmation hearing. Olympia Snowe asks about his failure to effectively regulate credit swap derivatives, and his role in allow Lehman Brothers to fail. Jim Bunning says he......Tags: Olympia J. Snowe, Internal Revenue Service, Pat Roberts, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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Jim Bunning puts foot in mouth, then apologizes
WatchdogFormer Phillie Jim Bunning publicly anticipated Saturday that Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Cornell '54) would be dead within the year from pancreatic cancer. Then he apologized, which seems appropriate. (A donation would be a nice touch, Senator.) Regardless,...Tags: Social Issues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Death
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Steroid heat now turns to NFL
Sun StaffTwo weeks after a congressional hearing intensified the steroids spotlight on baseball, the onus of abusing performance-enhancing drugs shifts to the NFL tonight. In the television show 60 Minutes Wednesday, CBS will report that three members of the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Steroids, Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, Television
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Legislators: Don't stick taxpayers with bill
Associated PressRepublican lawmakers on Wednesday criticized an administration proposal to have the government pay a major share of insurance costs from future terrorist attacks, saying the measure could make taxpayers liable for big payments before insurers chip in. "I...Tags: Laws, Companies and Corporations, State Budgets, Insurance, Phil Gramm
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Senate OKs more base closures
Washington BureauThe Senate narrowly approved a new round of military base closings Tuesday, even as critics warned that more bases might be needed to fight the new war on terrorism. On a 53-47 vote, the Senate agreed to authorize an independent commission to recommend...Tags: Defense, Washington (U.S. state), John Warner, U.S. Department of Defense, Elections
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7 banks found to help Enron disguise debt
From Wire ReportsWASHINGTON - Seven major investment banks gave Enron Corp. multimillion-dollar loans that helped the now-bankrupt company disguise its financial condition, and in some cases, they knew that Enron was using deceptive accounting for the loans, a Senate...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Washington (U.S. state), Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance, Business Institutions
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