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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: John McCain, Drugs and Medicines, Rafael Palmeiro, Football, Major League Baseball
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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: Rafael Palmeiro, Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Tom Davis, Steroids
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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: Richard Shelby, Business Enterprises, Christopher Cox, Securities, Banking
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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: Weather, Government, Ben Bernanke, Environmental Issues, Henry Paulson
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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: Government, White House, Parliament, Republican Party, Ron Wyden
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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: Pat Roberts, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Internal Revenue Service, Olympia J. Snowe
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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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Death, Social Issues
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Maese: With speech, Ripken fields tough chance
It's not that Cal Ripken Jr. is at all ungrateful, but you've got to understand, over the past few months, virtually everyone he encounters goes through the same two-step greeting. First, they want to congratulate him. Tell him he's the greatest, how...Tags: Major League Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Sports, Jackie Robinson, Brooks Robinson
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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: Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Television, Career and Workplace, Super Bowl
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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: Terrorism, Phil Gramm, White House, Defense, Paul Sarbanes
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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: Terrorism, John McCain, John Warner, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Are the Mets the GOP's team?
Staff WriterThe Mets' clubhouse, though more than a few long home runs from midtown, is nonetheless within the limits of the city that traditionally has embraced the Democratic Party. It is, however, a Republican stronghold. Most clubhouses in major league baseball...Tags: New York Mets, CNN (tv network), Mike Mussina, John McCain, Mike Piazza
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