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Top senator: NFL 'spygate' analogous to CIA tape destruction

There may not have been any waterboarding shown on secret video tapes that the NFL destroyed, but that's not stopping a prominent GOP senator from demanding answers from the league. Full Article at The Raw Story

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  1. 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.
    Arlen Specter – Arlen Specter SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 22 months ago
  2. I do believe 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 antitrust ...
    Arlen Specter – Arlen Specter SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago
  3. The NFL has a very unique status in our society - they have an antitrust exemption ... Every other business has to abide by the antitrust laws. But the Congress gave [the NFL] a specific exception, and from that, they've been able to pool their resources, structure a league, structure a multimillion-dol...
    Arlen Specter – Arlen Specter SOURCE: Philly.com 22 months ago
  4. There was no indication that it benefited (the Patriots) in any of the Super Bowl victories.
    Roger Goodell – Roger Goodell SOURCE: Boston Herald 22 months ago
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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (C), Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) (L) and Energy Secretary Steven Chu prepare for a committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: United States Anti Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart (R) is greeted by the Senate Judiciary Committee's Crime and Drugs Subcommittee Chairman Arlen Specter (D-PA) before a hearing on 'Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers' on Capitol Hill Septe...
  3. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. , right, accompanied by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, oversees a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.
  4. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 7: Vice President Joe Biden (L) joins hands with U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) at a Labor Day parade outside the Mellon Arena September 7, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Biden spoke about the Employee Free Choice Act, which is currently before congress.
  5. KITTANNING, PA - AUGUST 13: Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) speaks at at a town hall meeting on August 13, 2009 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Specter held the town hall meeting to speak with local residents about health care reform.
  6. LEBANON, PA - AUGUST 11: U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (L) listens as an unidentified man shouts at him during a town hall meeting August 11, 2009 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Specter held the town hall meeting to speak about health care reform.
  7. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (19) is congratulated by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after their NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana November 30, 2009.
  8. NEW ORLEANS - NOVEMBER 30: Quarterback Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saintsthrows a 2-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against the New England Patriots at Louisana Superdome on November 30, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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