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King Kaufman's Sports Daily: Rafael Palmeiro "comes clean" about steroids: Hey, it wasn't my fault. Plus: NBA attendance fun, boxing
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November 10, 2005
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On the eve of the release of a congressional report on whether Rafael Palmeiro lied when he denied under oath that he'd ever used steroids, the slugger finally came clean with an explanation. Jabbing his finger, Palmeiro said "I have never had sex with a pair of Carolina Panthers cheerleaders in the restroom of a Tampa nightclub. Period." No, wait, that's not right. Palmeiro told a congressional committee in March that he'd "never used steroids. Period." He jabbed his finger at the lawmakers as he said this, which, as Bill Clinton taught us, is a sure sign of lying. On Aug. 1 he was suspended after testing positive for steroids. Two days later, House Government Reform Committee Chairman ...
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