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Fehr's career tainted by steroids

 
If there were a labor leader Hall of Fame, Don Fehr was headed to a first-ballot, slam-dunk election. But now, as with so many members of his constituency, steroids have reared its ugly headlines and caused his career to be re-evaluated in a new light. (link)

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