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nytimes.com - 2/1/2008

Senator Wants N.F.L. Spying Case Explained - New York Times

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Senator Arlen Specter, left, wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, to explain the rationale behind destroying evidence that the Patriots cheated.

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