washingtonpost.com - 2/14/2008
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It isn't just that he almost certainly lied on Capitol Hill; it is the Texas-sized audaciousness of Roger Clemens to think that his stature in society is big enough to get away with committing perjury.
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The Daily Roundup: Thursday
ACC BasketBlog —
... Mike Wise of the Washington Post: Untruth Be Told- "It isn't just that he almost certainly lied; it is the audacity of Roger Clemens to think that he is big enough to get away with perjury." ...
What they're saying about Clemens' hearing
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... under threat of prosecution, about Andy Pettitte. McNamee told the truth, under threat of prosecution, about Chuck Knoblauch. It defies logic, then, that McNamee would choose to spin wild, fantastic tales about Roger Clemens, the one member of that triumvirate with whom he had a personal relationship. It is inexplicable why McNamee, who would face jail time only if he lied with feds in the room, would decide to serve up Clemens out of thin air." The Washington Post 's Mike Wise skewered Clemens : "As the contradictions kept coming yesterday in the Rayburn House Office ...
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WAITING IT OUT —
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