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Article: Palmeiro Explains Failed Drug Test
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- November 9, 2005
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HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
11-09-2005
Dateline: WASHINGTON
Rafael Palmeiro gave his first public explanation of his failed drug test Wednesday, on the eve of a congressional report on whether the former Baltimore Orioles slugger lied under oath when he denied using steroids.
In a statement released by his lawyer, Palmeiro acknowledged several facts of his case that already had been reported, including that the anabolic steroid stanozolol was found in his system in May, and that he raised the possibility that a shot of vitamin B12 he took in April "might have ...