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ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog found this 5/14/2008 on sports-law.blogspot.com [flag]
Senator Arlen Specter has called for an independent investigation (a la the Mitchell Commission) into the New England Patriots' videotaping practices, apparently dissatisfied with the inquiry conducted by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Specter is particularly upset with the fact that an attorney for the Patriots sat-in on Tuesday's meeting between Goodeel and former Patriots video assistant Matt ... [link]

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Law prof shoots down Specter's reasoning
Published 5/14/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... , associate professor of law at Florida International University, argues that politicians have no business trying to hold the NFL accountable to outside standards in the Spygate case. Sen. Arlen Specter's call for an "impartial" investigation strikes Wasserman as misplaced. ...

Daily Links - Lynch Staying Home for Workouts
Published 5/15/2008 by Kyle at BroncoTalk
... this offseason (again). [Hashmarks] Looking at Eddie Royal’s impact for the Broncos. [KFFL] Dallas Stars center Toby Peterson can relate to Jay Cutler’s struggle with Type 1 diabetes. [Denver Post] Pats owner Bob Kraft was “delighted” with the Boston Herald retraction. [Denver Post] Shouldn’t Sen. Arlen Specter have better things to do? [Sports Law Blog] Yes, he really should. [Rocky ...

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