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    Goodell chuckled at that suggestion but didn't comment or say anything to escalate the rhetoric of Specter's letter. "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 exemption" Specter wrote. Invoking the word integrity implies either Goodell improperly destroyed evidence that might impugn the Patriots further or the accomplishments of Belichick's team should be remembered historically in the context of the sign-stealing. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
    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 exemption
    Arlen Specter – Arlen Specter SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago
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  1. 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 22 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 22 months ago

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