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Democrats expand majorities; several races remain undecided
Los Angeles TimesDespite his conviction last month on corruption charges, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, clung tenuously to his seat yesterday as congressional Democrats exulted in their election gains elsewhere around the...Tags: Referenda, Executive Branch, Sarah Palin, Republican National Conventions, Jim Martin
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GOP effort unlikely to hold up in court
Sun National StaffAn extraordinary eleventh-hour maneuver by Republicans in Congress to intervene in the Terri Schiavo saga had no legal precedent and was unlikely to withstand a court challenge, congressional analysts said yesterday. In harsher words, an attorney for...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Lawyers, Trials, Local Government, Death
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Baseball stars, officials testify
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - Some of baseball's brightest stars uneasily testified yesterday about steroid use, but a House committee saved its fire for baseball executives, going so far as to question whether their sport still deserved its treasured exemption from...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Charlie Dent, High School Sports, International Law, Jose Canseco
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Baseball stars are refused immunity
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - A House committee refused yesterday to grant immunity to any of a half-dozen current and former baseball stars expected as mostly reluctant witnesses today for a hearing aimed at uncovering the truth about steroid use in their sport. The...Tags: Lawyers, Elijah E. Cummings, Prosecution, Oakland Athletics, Baseball
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Clemens denies drug use
Sun reporterBefore a packed congressional hearing room, Roger Clemens, one of the best pitchers in baseball history, fought to save his reputation yesterday as he angrily denied using steroids. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard nearly five...Tags: Lawyers, Elijah E. Cummings, Virginia Foxx, Awards and Prizes, Baseball
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Palmeiro learned of failed test in May
Sun StaffWhile Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro chased historic hit No. 3,000 last month, he did so with the knowledge that he had failed a drug test. According to a source familiar with the chronology, Palmeiro tested positive for a steroid in May and...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Lawyers, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Seattle Mariners
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House to seek tougher rules on steroid use in pro sports
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - Athletes in five major professional sports leagues would be subjected to an unforgiving steroid-testing regimen under terms of legislation to be introduced next week in the House of Representatives. As two days of congressional hearings...Tags: Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Keith Jones, Tom Davis, Steroids
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Grimsley affidavit links O's, scandal
sun reporterNearly a year after the Rafael Palmeiro steroid scandal and months removed from the federal government's inquiries into Miguel Tejada 's vitamin B-12 usage, the Orioles are again intertwined in an investigation involving drugs and baseball. Former...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Urinalysis, Medical Procedures and Tests, Summer Olympics, New York University
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NFL commissioner opposes uniform approach on steroids
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A congressional effort to create a single steroids testing standard for all professional sports gained momentum yesterday but was opposed by NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who said the league has no widespread steroids problem and can...Tags: Jose Canseco, Labor Legislation, Steroids, National Basketball Association, National Football League
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House members fault agency for inaction on flavoring peril
Sun reporterThree members of Congress have joined an outcry for federal regulators to protect workers from lung damage caused by a chemical contained in synthetic butter flavoring. Reps. George Miller and Hilda L. Solis, both California Democrats, and Rep. Major R....Tags: Butter, Lungs and Airways, Popcorn, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Safety at Work
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Baseball balks at authority of House
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - Major League Baseball challenged the authority yesterday of a House committee that issued subpoenas ordering seven current and former baseball stars, including two Orioles, to appear at a hearing next week on steroid use. Baseball's...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, CNN (tv network), Jose Canseco, Steroids
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Potential hazards to consumers from flavoring agent unchecked
Sun reporterMillions of Americans are exposed regularly to vapors released when they heat products containing the same synthetic butter flavoring blamed for destroying the lungs of workers in popcorn and flavoring factories. But public health activists say no one...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Popcorn, Georgetown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics
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