President Bush: I hope baseball will put steroid era behind it

 
President Bush said Friday that baseball players and owners must take seriously the Mitchell Report on steroid use, but cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the individuals named. [link]

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Notes (Exchange) on a Scandal

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Roger's response to the Mitchell report

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