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    As the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Specter said the committee eventually will call on Goodell to explain why he had the tapes destroyed and discuss the NFL's antitrust exemption. "I am more than willing to speak with the senator ... There are very good explanations why the tapes were destroyed by our staff—there was no purpose for them." According to Specter, the purpose of addressing the issue so close to the Super Bowl by releasing the letter Goodell sent him Thursday involved preserving the sanctity of the NFL. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
    I am more than willing to speak with the senator ... There are very good explanations why the tapes were destroyed by our staff—there was no purpose for them.
    SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 25 months ago
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Perfection carries hint of a blemish
  1. 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 25 months ago
  2. 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: Chicago Tribune 25 months ago

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