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The Shots Heard 'Round the World

Atlantic, The,  April, 2007  by John Freeman Gill

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An open letter from Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig:

With Opening Day upon us and Hank Aaron’s hallowed career home-run record likely to come under controversial assault this season, it is with some urgency that I share with you disturbing new revelations about the conduct of several current and former Bush administration heavy hitters.

In recent weeks, baseball’s ongoing investigation, led by former Washington Senators left fielder George Mitchell, has turned up damaging new evidence.

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