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Article: Bad sports: congress takes a swing at steroid abuse.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- September 9, 2005
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On March 17, Rafael Palmeiro testified under Oath at a congressional hearing on steroids in sports. Jabbing his finger into the air for emphasis, he declared, "I have never used steroids. Period."
But that period quickly turned into a question mark. During a random drug test four months later, the Baltimore Orioles star tested positive for a powerful steroid. Major League Baseball (MLB) suspended Palmeiro for 10 days, docking his $3 million salary by about $164,000.
The announcement came just weeks after Palmeiro--one of baseball's top all-time home-run hitters--became the fourth player in major-league history to reach 3,0001 and 500 ...