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Baseball

Baseball’s new steroid testing program significantly ramps up the penalties to players who test positive (for more about sports drug testing in general, see our page on the topic). The Washington Post reported on November 16, 2005, in an article entitled “Baseball Plan Would Exile Repeat Steroid Offenders” by Les Carpenter and Juliet Eilperin: “Under…

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Olympic Embarrassment: Steroid Double Standard

An article in the November 2, 2005 edition of The New York Times points out the hypocrisy of Olympic and world anti-doping officials regarding the Italian anti-doping law. “Steroid Laws: Equal Justice And Punishment for All,” by Selena Roberts, offers much food for thought [abridged version]: Steroid Laws: Equal Justice and Punishment for All by…