Specter: NFL Must Explain Destruction Of Cheating Tapes
WASHINGTON -- With the Super Bowl fast approaching, a senior Republican senator says he wants the NFL to explain why it destroyed evidence of the New England Patriots cheating scandal. Full Article at Boston Channel.com
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There's a credibility issue here
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I am very concerned about the underlying facts on the taping, the reasons for the judgment on the limited penalties and, most of all, on the inexplicable destruction of the tapes
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I may play squash while it's on
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I don't know anything about it.
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Their antitrust exemption has been on my mind for a long time
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I do believe that it is a matter of importance. It's not going to displace the stimulus package or the Iraq war, but I think the integrity of football is very important, and I think the National Football League has a special duty to the American people -- and further the Congress -- because they have an...
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I think it's a great way for Arlen Specter to get some publicity
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I'm hopeful that we can resolve it without having to go to that level
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That requires an explanation
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There are very good explanations why the tapes were destroyed by our staff -- there was no purpose for them.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
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