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Article: Scorin' with Orrin.(Orrin Hatch, U.S. senator)
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- The Washington Monthly
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- September 1, 2001
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How the gentleman from Utah made it easier for kids to buy speed, steroids, and Spanish fly
AT LAST SUMMER'S OLYMPIC GAMES in Sydney, Australia, Norwegian wrestler Fritz Aanes suffered two heartbreaks: He lost the bronze medal, and then he was banned from competing internationally for two years, after testing positive for the potent anabolic steroid nandrolone. Although he couldn't do much about losing his medal, Aanes protested vehemently about his drug test, arguing that he had not taken steroids. The problem, he claimed, stemmed from another source: mislabeled dietary supplements manufactured in Utah.
Aanes made a compelling case. Nandrolone had been ...