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nytimes.com - 12/21/2007

Election 2013 (or Later): Debates Already in Swing

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If Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds never play baseball again, they could be on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2013 and would learn together how much their off-the-field issues affected their legacies.

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