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    Senator George Mitchell's Report on Steroids in Baseball

    Advance word was that 80 Major League Baseball players would be linked to drug use by name in today's long-awaited report from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.  Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appointed Mitchell to investigate the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by players.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Advance word was that 80 Major League Baseball players would be linked to drug use by name in today's long-awaited report from former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appointed Mitchell to investigate the use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs by players. When Mitchell unveiled his report, he said that he'd invited each player named in the report to respond to allegations, but that they'd all declined. Tom Verducci is Senior Baseball writer for Sports Illustrated.

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    3 of 3
    Can an Evangelical Christian Unite America?
    1. 1:40Difficulties in Bali and Washington over Emissions and Energy
    2. 7:35The Sudden Impact of Mike Huckabee
    3. 41:49Senator George Mitchell's Report on Steroids in BaseballYou’re reading this
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