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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP) — The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury trial has declared a mistrial over over inadmissible evidence shown to jurors that could have prejudiced them against the former Yankees star.
WCBS 880's Peter Haskell: The Judge Said Not To Go There
"In the United States of America we try to ensure that everybody that comes into our courthouse is treated fairly," U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said. "I have no alternative, despite the tremendous loss of time, effort and money."
Walton scolded prosecutors for twice violating his orders not to reveal certain evidence to the jury and said it put the whole case at risk. He took a short recess Thursday morning to consider how to rule on a motion for a mistrial from Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin.
When Walton returned, he made it official: mistrial.
He said that because prosecutors broke his rules, "the ability… to get a fair trial with this jury would be very difficult if not impossible."
LISTEN: Newsday's Jim Baumbach with WFAN's Marc Malusis moments after the mistrial decision
Defense attorney Hardin patted an unsmiling Clemens on the back as the judge announced his decision. Clemens did not speak to reporters as he left the courtroom and made a telephone call in a private corner of the hallway.
Clemens and his lawyers remain under a court gag order and they declined to comment as they left the courthouse. Clemens hugged a couple of court workers, shook hands with the security guards and signed autographs and a couple of baseballs for fans.
"I'm not going to say anything," Clemens said, sounding frustrated at the mass of reporters and camera crews. He and his legal team ducked into a nearby restaurant to escape the horde of news people.
A Sept. 2 hearing was set to determine whether to hold a new trial.
Prosecutors suggested the problem could be fixed with an instruction to the jury to disregard the evidence, but Walton seemed skeptical. He said he could never know what impact the evidence would have during the jury's deliberations "when we've got a man's liberty at interest."
"I don't see how I un-ring the bell," said Walton.
Walton interrupted the prosecution's playing of a video from Clemens' 2008 testimony before Congress and had the jury removed from the courtroom. Clemens was accused of lying during that testimony when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs during his 24-season career in the Major Leagues.
One of the chief pieces of evidence against Clemens is testimony from his former teammate and close friend, Andy Pettitte, who says Clemens told him in 1999 or 2000 that he used human growth hormone. Clemens has said that Pettitte misheard him. Pettitte also also says he told his wife, Laura, about the conversation the same day it happened.
Prosecutors had wanted to call Laura Pettitte as a witness to back up her husband's account, but Walton had said he wasn't inclined to have her testify since she didn't speak directly to Clemens.
Walton was angered that in the video prosecutors showed the jury, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., referred to Pettitte's conversation with his wife.
"I think that a first-year law student would know that you can't bolster the credibility of one witness with clearly inadmissible evidence," Walton said.
He said it was the second time that prosecutors had gone against his orders — the other being an incident that happened during opening arguments Wednesday when assistant U.S. attorney Steven Durham said that Pettite and two other of Clemens' New York teammates, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton, had used human growth hormone.
Walton said in pre-trial hearings that such testimony could lead jurors to consider Clemens guilty by association. Clemens' defense attorney objected when Durham made the statement and Walton told jurors to disregard Durham's comments about other players.
There was no objection from Clemens' team during the Laura Pettitte reference, but the judge stopped the proceedings, called attorneys up to the bench and spoke to them privately for several minutes. Hardin pointed out during that time, the video remained frozen on the screen in front of jurors with a transcript of what was being said on the bottom.
Cummings had been quoting from Laura Pettitte's affidavit to the committee. "I, Laura Pettitte, do depose and state, in 1999 or 2000, Andy told me had a conversation with Roger Clemens in which Roger admitted to him using human growth hormones," the text on the screen read.
Walton later told jurors: "We have taken a week out of your life to reach this point. When a judge makes rules regarding evidence that can or cannot be presented to the jury … there is an obligation of the lawyers to comply."
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clemens attorneys should just use videos of congress and obama lying and it will be over in a heartbeat
or is this just more LIBERAL HYPOCRISY …………. no one is allowed to lie except the liberals/democrat congress/president
You got that right!!!
The charges should be dropped. Clemens is guilty of nothing more than refusing to cheerfully participate in a Congressional witch hunt and being friends with the Bush family.That sleezeball trainer who's trying to frame him is the only person in this situation who committed a crime.
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Has anyone ever taken a tour of the wing of the hospital that Roger Clements and his wife donated to the children's hospital in Houston?
Has anyone ever taken a tour of Mike Piazza's concussioned brain in New York that Clemens donated?
No, I wasn't aware of this, but since people buy new wings for hospitals in order to put their names on them, it's no surprise that Clemens has one.
Suck it Thunderroad.
lt's not forget "I am not a crook" or "read my lips, I will not rise taxes"
"I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order – not one"
So much for LIBERAL HYPOCRISY right Jack@ss Kennedy.
Right-wingers love to blame liberals for all the problems even for those lies & actions taken by their own Republican party.
Waste of the taxpayers time and money. God what a silly country we have become.
If lying to Congress is a crime, why isn't the enitre obama administration in jail?
If lying to Congress is a crime, why isn't the entire bush administration in jail?
whos bush?
Hey legal geniuses, the crime is lying "UNDER OATH", not just lying, otherwise I'd be indicted and convicted for my profile on hot american studs . com.
Hey there, Legal-G: When you testify to Congress – you ARE under oath.
The More You Know.
Agree!! My wife takes MD prescribed HGH. It's not illegal. Let baseball take care of what it outlaws within the sport not Corgress. How can they justify wasting their time and our tax money. Absolutly ridiculous.
And even better yet – HGH was not illegal in baseball at that time ( when Clemens allegedley took them) The whole deal is about lying to Congress (which is made up of liars) so his image wouldn't be tarnished. Kind of a circus when you think about it
My question is this: why did the judge suppress this evidence? What other evidence did he suppress? Any judge can make trying a case similar to walking through a minefield by the way he rules before trial on evidentiary issues.
What was wrong with letting jurors hear the evidence and decide for themselves if it had any value? Doesn't this judge trust jurors to assign to the evidence whatever value they thought it might deserve? Doesn't he believe in the jury system? Otherwise, let's quit tricking jurors into believing they are hearing all the evidence when it fact, the reall important information is suppressed and they never hear it.
This sounds like a very important piece of information. It looks like this case might have turned out to be a he said-she said, ie, Pettite vs Clemens-if the defense argues Pettite is making it up, or Pettite misheard what clemens said-wouldn't it be important that jurors hear that pettite said this that day to his wife, he did not make it up, and at a time he had no reason to make it up?
Bad ruling by the judge. Keeping evidence from the jury they wouuld have been entitled to hear. And as pointed out in this article, the judge said the prosecutors broke "his rules" not the rules of evidence, and not the rules of criminal procedure.
Perhaps we need to find out what other evidence he precluded? How does the truth ever prejudice a jury? Judge needs to reevalute admissibility of evidence and let jurors hear the truth. Don't be so quick to blame the prosecutors for judiical mistakes.
Some of the prosecutor's allegations were clearly hearsay in nature, in particular the taped testimony of Ms. Pettite. She had no personal knowledge of any of Clemens supposed misdeeds other than that gained from discussion with her husband, clearly inadmissible testimony in its presented form. Had she been called to testify and the defense been given the opportunity to cross-examine, the ruling might have been different, although it would have ibeen dentified as hearsay. The system worked properly.
It is hearsay, not allowed.
Rich in New Mexico.
No, not hearsay. When Petite testifies that clemens admitted using to him, what is defense attorney going to argue-Petite made it up? Petite is mistaken? Petite is lying to get a deal? Same old defense atty arugments right?
So her testimony becomes highly critical-petite tells wife 10 yrs ago about it? at a time before he had any motive to make it up, mistake or get a deal?
(d) Statements which are not hearsay. A statement is not hearsay if–
(1) Prior statement by witness. The declarant testifies at the trial or hearing
and is subject to cross-examination concerning the statement, and the statement
is (A) inconsistent with the declarant's testimony, or (B) consistent with the
declarant's testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge
against the declarant of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive
Clearly adimissible. obviously, defense atty is going to create some reason why petite is lying or mistaken, etc. statement is admissible to rebut allegation of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive. It is not hearsay.
Who is judge? What trial experience does he have? Any criminal trial experience?
Petits wife's testimony, which is what is in question, not Andy Petits himself, is indeed hearsay. It is second hand info and hence hearsay.
Rich in New Mexico.
It's the HEAR-SAY rule… The Supreme Court has upheld it MANY TIMES… If this rule were not observed, then I could say that somebody told me that YOU were going to rob a bank. Also, an affidavit cannot be cross-examined… If you don't know the rules, then back out and let the rules work like intended. With regard to this whole MESS, do you think Clemons should be jailed for perjury, if convicted ??
If so, why didn't CLINTON go to jail for his TWO COUNTS of perjury you never heard about, for which he was DIS-BARRED by an Arkansas judge, after he lied under oath during a deposition in the Paula Jones case, and lied in an actual court proceeding ( which is why the Arkansas Judge YANKED his law license ). CONGRESS is full of liars, thieves, crooks & perjurers. Roger Clemons shouldn't be ANYWHERE NEAR a jail for LYING TO LIARS… KCUF THEM…
Because it is not real evidence under the rules.
Spoken like a true non-lawyer. Mrs. Pettite did not hear Clemons say anything, so you cant accept what she says as true…she dosent know anything, she's just parroting what somebody else said. Andy heard the statement, so he can testify to it all day long.
Ever played the game "telephone?" Once you get to a second or third person, the at-issue statement starts to change. People add and subtract information. They hear things differently thatn others. They interpret things. Ultimtately then, if you didnt hear it from the horses mouth, you dont know exactly what was said.
buahahahaha… You are so wrong its sad. ANDY PETTITE's statement that Clemmons said he used HGH is NOT HEARSAY because it is a ststement by a PARTY (Clemmons). MRS. PETTITE's statement that ANDY told her that CLEMMONS told him that CLEMMONS used HGH IS HEARSAY. See the extra step in MRS. PETTITE's testimony? She didn't say "I heard CLEMMONS say X." She said "I heard ANDY say that CLEMMONS said X." The only person MRS. PETTITE heard speak is ANDY. She cannot speak to what CLEMMONS said.
1) If def atty suggests, in opening statement( shades of Casey Anthony) or during cross of Petite that he is mistaken, lying, etc., her testimony about what Petite told her 1999-2000, way before any motive too fabricate, is admissible to rebut any such insinuations, or
2) I guess prosecutor could ask petite on redirect or even direct, if he ever told anyone this before and he could say, yes, my wife, in 1999-2000.
Fact remains, he told her———– why is it being suppressed? it is key to case? That's just life. Defendant has to deal with facts. He either cross-examines Petite or he doesnt. But if he insinuates Petite is lying, etc., he opens door to her testimony. Judge just can't decide what he thinks jury should and should not hear. Jurors can figure it out for themselves who is lying if you give them all the facts. 1999-2000, that's a long time ago, way before any reason to fabricate.
baseballlayer is on crack.
2) NOT A MISTAKE THEY TRIED TO SNEAK SOMETHING IN THATS INADMISSABLE BECAUSE ANY 1ST YEAR LAW STUDENT WILL BLOW McNAMEE OUT OF THE WATER AND THERE GOES THE CASE.
Are you a prosecutor, or just a Nancy Grace fan?
Please do not insult Nancy Grace. I am trying to sell her hairstyle to the Defense Department as head protection.
When a judge instructs ath prowecutor what is not admissible and the prosecutor immediately refuses to obey, it shows the lack of expertice of the prosecution team.
Clemens should never have been prosecuted in the first place. No one should be forced to answer questions before Congress about activiities, if any, that occurred BEFORE the activity was made illegal.
Make that "activities"!!
He wasn't forced…he volunteered to testify. Nobody ever accused the Rocket of being a rocket scientist. Nonetheless, they should just drop this and move on.
He wasn't forced to answer questions about PED use. He REQUESTED a congressional hearing to refute the allegations made by McNamee in the Mitchell Report. I still agree though that prosecuting him is a waste of time.
Justice Ginsburg was right.
We have reached a point in this country when an ambitious prosecutor has no evidence of a crime being committed will use lying to an official to go after someone famous and make a name for him or herself.
Congress had no business ever holding hearings and wasting the taxpayers money on an issue that wasn't even being considered for legislation.
They do it to the unfamous folks too, because they can't afford big lawyers to defend themselves against the unlimited resources of the government.
If the government has a shred of common sense then this mistrial should just end the case altogether. There has already been too much time and resources spent on this pointless prosecution.
The trail we should have is one that indicts Barney Frank and Chris Dodd for the mess we are in……………think about this: Remember the day… January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress: …At the time: The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77 The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5% The Unemployment rate was 4.6% George Bush's Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION! Remember the day… January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy? BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!!! THANK YOU DEMOCRATS for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment… to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS! (BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie – starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy). And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie??? OBAMA So when Liberals try to blame Bush… REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007…. THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!"
Tom Hahn,
I don't think its very fair for you to blame Democrats by choosing the date they took over congress. That ignores the fact that the whole debacle was brewing for at least a decade before.
No, your blame and the public's anger needs to be directed, ironically, at the very same people you mention, Barney Frank, Congress etc, but going back to the 1990s when laws were enacted to promote home ownership. Remember, the government kills everything it touches. It tried to manipulate home ownership to favor minorities, thus killing it for everyone. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac were creations of the Democrats, Congress and Barney Frank.
The practice continues, as if we have learned NOTHING from this insanely expensive disaster. Eric Holder is at it again, pressuring banks to loan to people who cannot afford it. Truly if a minority can afford a loan, why would a bank reject them? They would lose business for no good reason. And another bank would pick it up. Free market competition. The problem is the govt is trying to "pick winners" and has no business doing so.
You can thank Obama, Goldman Sachs, Geithner and crew for bailing out wall street, bailing out AIG, bailing out the Europeans at 100 cents on the dollar. They took no losses on their bad investments. American taxpayers saved Europe, again.
Thank you Tom,
You have nailed it. I have been telling people this for quite a while and the Democrats among them refuse to accept it.
Keep spreading the word, so will I and so will others until the truth gets out, gets accepted and gets acted on in November 2012.
Rich in New Mexico.
Illegal aliens marching over the borders in droves without consequence, the country on the verge of bankruptcy and all you have to do is go after a retired baseball player???
Congress has no business conducting hearings about the conduct of baseball players. Roger Clemens is not a government employee and if he broke any laws it is up to law enforcement and courts to prosecute him. We are supposed to have separation of powers in this country which means that the legislature makes the laws but stays out of law enforcement. Congress had no right to demand testimony from Clemens or any other moron baseball player.
Congress can tell pharmaceutical Companies what to do because it makes research grants; Congress can tell Colleges what to do because it makes research grants. Congress can tell baseball what to do becauese it grants an exemption from anti-trust laws. When you can get government out of the business of making grants and picking winners and losers in our economy, then you can stop answering to their every whim.
Congress should not be making research grants. Congress should have enacted anti-trust laws.
Congress should not be making research grants. Congress should never have enacted anti-trust laws.
Congress is so concerned about some lying to them in a matter that should be of no concern to them, yet they continue to lie to the American public in a daily basis. Does any see the irony of this besides me?
Everyone just wants this matter erased……….. It was just a TV drama..
Prosecuting someone for lying to Congress is like prosecuting someone for stealing from the Mob. Maybe we should prosecute the liars in Congress instead of the liars to Congress.
Good, now hopefully it's over for good. I don't care that it's Roger Clemens, but I never understood why congress was investigating this? Seems to me that the illegal use of drugs is a local matter between him and his employer, and/or law enforcement if necessary.
For the guy that said the trial is being held in Yankee fandom – it is being held in D.C. The "crime" took place in D.C. and it is the U.S. attorney for D.C. that is handling the prosecution. The story was headlined from NYC but that is all that is happening there.
We are a ruined nation when Congress feels itself so omnipotent that it investigates what hormones a person may or may not have taken to help them play a game. End the witch hunts NOW and start to dismantle this out of control monstrosity of government that is crushing the life out of the American dream.
Ride on JJ I'm with you…
Amen to that JJ
The fix is in!
Case dismissed. We have bigger fish to fry!!!
Total waste of taxpayer money! Casey Anthony can lie and get away with murder, so leave Roger alone – at least he didn't murder anyone!
I agree Deborah. Casey's jury really wimped out and allowed a murderer and a liar go free, but Roger Clemens gets tried for lying and every one gets all warped out because Clemens lied. What is wrong with our society of people anyway.
The Obama Administration sells guns to Mexican Drug Lords which end up killing Americans and used for other crimes and then end up getting caught, covering it up and it isn't worth the time of the mainstream press like CBS, NY Times, et al to report. But get caught lying to congress (or being a weiner) and its national news that must be covered in every detail.
WAKE UP AMERICA, you are being made a fool of by these people.
Lying to Congress ? The penultimate oxymorn notwithstanding the importance of telling the truh when under oath ..
If anyone should be on trial for anything I would say it is that Congressman from I believe it was Indiana, Dan Burton, who should be on trial for stupidity and just being a moron. He fits right in with the arrogant azzed Clemens. Both are useless humans. I hope Clemens goes to prison for 10 years, but I know the liberal hacks will take care of him.
YEAH !!! AND THAT CLINTON RAT -SDRATSAB TOO, HUH ?? HE LIED UNDER OATH TWICE and didn't go to trial !!!! YOU OK WITH THAT, RUFUS ???
I didn't think so… Clinton is one of yours, huh ??
Why is it okay for Congress to lie to us but not okay for us to lie to them? (allegedly)
Why is it okay for entertainment celebs to use cocaine, marijuana, thai sticks, etc, but a grave sin for an athlete to use steroids? (allegedly)
Just curious
Just to calrify. It isn't congress itself that is prosecuting Clemens. it is Eric Holders Justice Department. Of course Holder doesn't want to concentrate on why we sold guns to Mexican Drug Lords.
That would be why we sold drugs to Mexican Drug Lords UNDER THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION!
It would seem you had been buying and using drugs because you sound like you are high. What kind of vapid statement is that about Mr. Bush selling drugs to Mexican cartels?
You have to be the world's most stupid person and the most partisan idiot in a long time. In case you haven't noticed, the drugs come north, FROM MEXICO, while the cash goes south TO MEXICO. Got it?
Now repeat after me, Drugs come north FROM Mexico, money for drugs goes south TO Mexico; repeat again, Drugs North, Money South…
Now let's try this, concentrate now, cartels do not buy drugs, cartels sell drugs. Try it again now, cartels do not buy drugs, cartels sell drugs, keep going you'll get it…
Good Lord already.
Rich in New Mexico.
on right ……………. its Pres Bush's fault
Pres Bush made obama give guns to the mexican cartel to kill Americans ………. right !!!!!!!
obama sycophants on parade …………… defending obama incompetence as holder goes after retired baseball players to distract from obama corruption
I'm from Boston and not a big fan of Roger. But wrong is wrong so just leave him alone. Lying to congress? I've been around too long to see a problem with that – it's how THEY operate!
Boston s u x s. So who cares what you think
Drop the charges and stop this charade. This is just a phony show trial by prosecutors trying to make a point for their careers. Their only data are the needles that the trainer injected Clemens with that contained traces of his DNA and steroids BUT we know he was giving Clemens vitamin injections and he could easily have subsequently used the same needle to take up steroids then expel them to leave a contaminant while the DNA evidence remains. For this lying felon to be trusted when there is no proof of chain-of-custody or that he did not falsify the needles in order to please prosecutors and get clemency for himself is exculpatory period when the criterion is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecutors have no case and showed the film against the judges ruling because they know they cannot win in a fair trial.
All democrats in good standing get a free pass from obeying the laws.
So what else is new?
Seems blacks always start their sports careers with criminal records while whites always end their with them!
Do Mercury Morris of Dolphins and Darrell Strawberry come to mind?
Congress should tend to the country's business rather than get involved into sports which has nothing to do with the. if I recall at the time this supposedely happne steroids were not illegal in major league baseball. we have 9+% unemployment, the economy is sinking, we're looking at a lower bond rate and these idiots worry about steroids in baseball. as far as perjury, how would congress know the truth if it hit them in the face. they lie to the ameircan people every day, but they are not held accountable. plus they listen to a crimiinal trainer.
This is the "Criminalization of America" unfolding before our eyes.The government has over reached to the point where you can't walk out of your own house with a cigarette and a cup of coffee to start your car and you have broken 3 laws. By the time you get to work your a felon for poluting the air, not having your seat belt on and talking on your cell phone. The govenment will prosecute you and demand you get 15 years. God help us all
"I, Mrs Petttitte, under oath state that my husband told me he had a conversation with Mr Clemons, He also told me he has been faithful to me our ENTIRE marriage – and I totally believe him so you should too." — NOT a credible witness against Clemons!
Drop all charges.. This is a waste of tax payers money.
I get the whole concept of perjury…swearing to tell the truth and then lying. But seriously, with the whoppers that members of Congress tell every single night when they are interviewed on cable news programs, one after another after another…and when people like Charlie Rangel are still serving in Congress after all their crimes…how can we prosecute a Roger Clemens for telling a lie in Congress.
I did not know that Human Growth Hormone is a steroid? They advertise that stuff on TV and internet all the time. Someone please explain.
Lord no one one can his fast ball. Congress really? stick to your porn and mis-management of all things except sports PLEASE!
I still think Pettitte is a Douc** Bag – nice "team work" buddy – This guy is such a Putz he threw his old man under the bus…. Great friend…
Doesn't congress have something more important to do??
If this trial was held in Boston he would have been found guilty of all charges already, the sleazeball. The trial is being held in NY Yankee fandom where no Yankeess player, whether Petite or Clemens, could have done anything wrong to cause the winning of a championship.
Clemens stunk in Boston at the end, got better in Toronto, and when even older, got that much better in NY. Hmm, only Bonds, Sosa, and a few others got that much better with advancing age. How is that so..?
Clemens was always good, you idiot. I saw him pitch many times over the course of his career and he always threw hard and up in the strike zone. There was no significant surge in his abilities toward the end of his career as there most definitely was with Bonds. Bonds gained 40 pounds of muscle and his he couldn't even fit into his batting helmet anymore because his head grew. None of that happened with Clemens. But to the point, the government is wasting our money pursuing this stupid case, esp. with the clownish amateurs prosecuting it.
Why s he being tried for lying to Congress? They lie to us all the time and politicians lie to Congress constantly. Let him walk.
He was under oath. Congress isn't under oath. I think instead of saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the start of each Congressional day, they should be sworn in under oath. Then their lies would be actionable.
I think, as I've had prosecutors do multiple times, this is a way to get rid of a 'tar-baby' (one that's messy to begin with, the more you work with it the messier and nastier it gets) case, while blaming the Judge Nobody Elected for not allowing Justice to be done, while avoiding NOT GUILTY headlines!
That's exactly what this is.
This is a total waste of time and taxpayer money. We are in debt up to our eyeballs, and you go after a baseball player? Is he robbing, is he murdering? No, if he was you'd let him off, if you ever prosecuted him.
I'm sure a bunch of lawyers made a tidy sum off of this one. Isn't that what it's all about?
I am sure there are more pressing issues than wether or not Roger Clemons used steroids. How much money is going to be wasted on this. And if found guilty we send him to jail and pay to feed and house him for however long or fine him. But the fine will probably be less than the cost of the prosecution
Totally agree Ralph. Well said. Nice to see Congress spends their time so wisely. I can't imagine what this witch hunt has cost Clemons. I think he's paid his dues.
Pursuing this case and the entire Federal investigation into use of steroids is a misuse of government resources. If anyone should be punished, it should be the members of Congress who insist on pursuing this and the prosecutors who waste resources that could be used to pursue criminals who actually cause damange to society. Simply appalling.
It looks to me like the prosecutor didnt want to prosecute. It is very mich like taking a dive in boxing. but in this case, I say good job prosecutor. If we put people in jail for lying,the US Congress and the US Senate would be empty.
If lying in congress is a felony then at lot of congress should be in jail. Oh, it is lying TO congress……that he is charged with…..no blood no foul, why spend money on what in the worst case hurt no one…but of course it did offend congress…
Could eric holder and the Justice Department be trying to get some revenge for Barry Bonds getting busted?
Stop this persecution dead in its tracks. Dismiss the indictment with prejudice.
Typical prosecutorial behavior–defy the rules and instructions, to prejudice the casel, and hope the Judge wont have the guts to declare a mistrial and start over.
Sadly, it often works–I'm glad Judge Walton did the right thing. I think that prosecutor or his office should pay the costs of seating new jury..
I'm glad time is being wasted on this very pressing issue.
Why is he even being charged with lying to Congress?!? Congress lies to us all the time!
Thank you for saying that. I think they should bring those liers in Congress up on charges. We have video with their own words.
Exactly. Will Rogers used humor to make the same point about politicians in general: "I'd like to meet your Mayor. After all, we're both in the same business: kidding the public.
The charges should be dropped. Clemens is guilty of nothing more than refusing to cheerfully participate in a Congressional witch hunt and being friends with the Bush family.That sleezeball trainer who's trying to frame him is the only person in this situation who committed a crime.


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Just when you think you've seen it all in football, the sport continues to show that it has the capacity to surprise. In England's Capital One Cup, the latest reincarnation of the League Cup, there has been no shortage of surprises throughout this season's competition with a fair amount of controversy thrown in for good measure. After being derided as a "Mickey Mouse" cup over the years, one can argue that, in terms of excitement, the League Cup is actually far more interesting than its big brother, the FA Cup. The 2012-13 League Cup final will see Premier League side Swansea City, set to play in their first major English final (the Swans have ten Welsh Cup triumphs to their name), against fourth-tier side Bradford City who have already disposed of three Premier League clubs so far in this competition.
Swansea City, who hail from Wales' second city, will become the second Welsh team to reach the League Cup final in twelve months after their arch rivals Cardiff City were beaten by Liverpool in the 2011-12 edition. If Swansea can live up to their billing as heavy favourites then they will create history for Welsh football by becoming the first team from the country to win this particular competition (Cardiff won the FA Cup in 1927). The achievement of reaching the final for Swansea City is remarkable given that the club were only promoted to the Premier League just two years ago and under the management of Danish footballing legend Michael Laudrup have continued and expanded on a fine passing game played under his predecessors Roberto Martinez, Paulo Sousa and Brendan Rodgers. The Swans have knocked out of the competition, amongst others, defending cup holders Liverpool and European champions Chelsea. The latter game was laden with controversy after Chelsea's Eden Hazard kicked out at a ballboy during the semi-final, second leg when trying to retrieve the ball in the last stages of the game, which was goalless on the night but stood 2-0 in Swansea's favour. The ballboy, revealed as 17 year old Charlie Morgan, fell on top of the ball after a tussle with Hazard who subsequently aimed a kick whilst Morgan was lying on the ground. Hazard saw red, both in terms of anger and in the form of the card shown from the referee's pocket, but went on to speak to Morgan after the game with both parties apologizing to each other in the aftermath. The incident almost overshadowed the fact that Swansea had successfully defended the 2-0 lead gained from the first leg at Stamford Bridge and will go to Wembley hoping to win their first piece of major silverware since their 2010-11 Championship Play-Off victory which guaranteed their promotion to the Premier League.
Bradford City, a Premier League club as recently as 2001, have suffered a downward turn in fortunes since losing their top flight status. As well as three further relegations, the Valley Parade club were placed into administration in 2002. Nevertheless the spirit of the club has prevailed in tough times and the League Two table currently sees Bradford lying in tenth place, five points behind Northampton Town in the automatic promotion spots and just two points outside the Play-Off places. Their cup form has been nothing short of extraordinary, knocking out three Premier League clubs along the way. Penalties were needed in both the fourth round match against Wigan and the quarter-final tie against Arsenal before Bradford put the challenge of Aston Villa to bed by defeating the Birmingham based side 4-3 on aggregate. Should the Bantams win the trophy against Swansea on February 24th it will go down as one of the most remarkable cup triumphs of all time and would give the West Yorkshire club their first major cup win since they saw off Newcastle United in the 1911 FA Cup final.
Anybody who bemoans the fact that none of the giants of the English game have reached the League Cup final really ought to remind themselves of what makes cup football so exciting in the first place. The chance for David to get one over Goliath is an essential part of knockout football. The fact that two clubs such as Swansea and Bradford are in the final should be celebrated as it gives other clubs the opportunity to dream that it could be them one day, especially in an age where money seems to be deemed more important than the silverware. Try telling that to two clubs whose trophy cabinets aren't quite as full as they are at Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, to name but three giants of the game.
In this respect the League Cup tends to be more open than its counterpart, the FA Cup. Apart from Portsmouth FC's triumph in 2008 and Manchester City's in 2011, the FA Cup has been won by one of just four teams – Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal – every year since 1996. In the same period the likes of Leicester City (twice), Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough have all lifted the trophy as well as the traditional heavyweights of United, Liverpool and Chelsea (Arsenal, surprisingly, haven't won the League Cup since 1993). Perhaps the fact that the League Cup concludes early in the new year provides motivation for many teams to win that first piece of silverware in any given season. One thing for certain is that the League Cup deserves far more respect than it currently gets in the English game. Swansea and Bradford will no doubt provide one last highlight this season for a competition which is more interesting than its detractors realize.


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Christy Levings, an elementary school teacher from Osawatomie, Kan., was re-elected yesterday to the National Education Association (NEA) Executive Committee, the nine-member governing body that oversees the 3.2 million-member organization.
"Every child in America deserves the right to attend a great public school and I am honored to be associated with an organization that cares about the success of all students," Levings said.
Prior to her election to the NEA Executive Committee in 2007, Levings had provided instructional resource support and worked with the formalized collegial mentoring program in the Olathe School District. As an Association activist, she served as president of the Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) for five years and vice president for four years. Before that, Levings was president of the Olathe NEA.
"Christy is an accomplished teacher and leader, and the Association benefits from her expertise," said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. "She knows the challenges facing public school employees, and she is committed to supporting what it takes to get the job done."
Among her professional achievements, Levings served as an education and family issues columnist for the Kansas City Star and received the newspaper's Excellence in Teaching award. She was also featured as an "Outstanding Teacher" in the Johnson County Gazette and was recognized for her education editorials. In November 2009, Levings was elected vice chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Levings is past chair of the Kansas Learning First Alliance, whose work was focused on three education priorities: improving student achievement, strengthening the professional development of educators, and engaging the public in school improvement and student achievement efforts. She is also a leader in advocating for teacher preparation and professionalism—she served as a member of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) review team and was appointed by the Kansas Board of Education to the Licensure Review Committee.
Levings was elected by some 9,000 delegates attending NEA's Representative Assembly. Her second three-year term begins September 1, 2010.
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Iran's Rouhani: People should be 'completely free'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iranian President Hasan Rouhani says his people should be free to think, speak and seek information on the Internet, subject to "the protection of our national identity."
In an interview with NBC News in Tehran, Rouhani said that a "commission for citizens' rights" will be established "in the near future." He said the viewpoint of the government on censorship issues should be based "on our morals."
"We want the people in their private life to be completely free. In today's world, having access to information and the right of free dialogue and the right to think freely is the right of all people, including the people of Iran," Rouhani said, according to an NBC translation of the interview. A portion of the interview was broadcast Thursday on the "Today" show.
In the wide-ranging question-and-answer session, Rouhani said that Iran has "never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb and we are not going to do so."
He side-stepped a question about whether the Holocaust was real. And he said that his authority is genuine and lasting, even though Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is known to control all matters of state, including nuclear.
Asked by network correspondent Ann Curry about statements that predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made questioning the Holocaust, Rouhani said only, "I'm not a historian. I'm a politician. What is important for us is that the countries of the region and the people grow closer to each other and that they are able to prevent aggression and injustice."
Asked about criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Iran's policies and plans, Rouhani said he didn't understand how an "occupier" nation could be in a position to lecture another country. He called Israel a nation that "does injustice to the people of the region and has brought instability to the region with its war-mongering policies." Rouhani said Israel "shouldn't allow itself to give speeches about a democratically and freely elected government."
"What we wish for in this region is rule by the will of the people," he said. "We believe in the ballot box. We do not seek war with any country. We seek peace and friendship among the nations of the region."
With respect to the Internet and censorship, Rouhani said, "The viewpoint of the government is that people must have full access to all information worldwide. Our opinion on this should be based on the protection of our national identity and on our morals."
Rouhani spoke to the American television network just days before he is to make his first appearance as president on the world stage when he attends the United Nations General Assembly in New York. U.S. officials will be watching next week's visit closely for signs that Rouhani will warm relations with the West and take a more moderate line in the next negotiations on Iran's disputed nuclear program.
"We have never pursued or sought a nuclear bomb and we are not going to do so," Rouhani said. "We have time and again said that under no circumstances would we seek any weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, nor will we ever."
It was a claim Iran has made before, that its nuclear activities are purely peaceful. However, the U.S. and its allies suspect Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon, a feat some experts say the country might be able to accomplish as early as next year.
Rouhani also addressed a question that many in the U.S. have been asking: Does he really have the power to make major decisions and concessions on the nuclear issue?
"In its nuclear program, this government enters with full power and has complete authority," he said. "We have sufficient political latitude to solve this problem."
Rouhani is considered a relative moderate in Iran's hard-line clerical regime. He campaigned on a promise to seek relief from punishing U.S. and Western sanctions that have slashed Iran's vital oil exports by more than half in the past two years, sent inflation soaring and severely undercut the value of its currency.
Turning to the Syria, Rouhani addressed U.S. allegations that the Iranian-allied regime was behind a chemical weapons attack near Damascus last month. He said his country seeks peace and stability and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction in the entire region.
Asked whether President Barack Obama had looked weak by backing off a military strike on the Syrian regime, Rouhani responded: "We consider war a weakness. Any government that decides on war, we consider a weakness. And any government that decides on peace, we look on it with respect for peace."
Rouhani also said he received a "positive and constructive" letter from Obama congratulating him on his election in June. In it, he said Obama raised some issues the U.S. president was concerned about and that he had responded to the points Obama raised.
"From my point of view, the tone of the letter was positive and constructive," Rouhani said. "It could be subtle and tiny steps for a very important future."
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday there were no current plans for Obama to meet Rouhani at the U.N. General Assembly.


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FACETIME- Li's battle: Practitioner wants freedom for Falun Gong
When passersby spot the exercises and meditation by Xidong "Joshua" Li on the UVA Lawn, they might assume he's practicing T'ai Chi. But in fact, Li and a small group who meet for this Saturday mornings routine are practitioners of Falun Dafa. Better known as Falun Gong, this spiritual movement that has been suppressed by the Chinese government since 1999– the same year Li arrived in Charlottesville for a post-doc in orthopedic surgery.
Anyone who followed Chinese president Hu Jintao's mid-April visit to the United States saw 47-year-old Falun Gong follower Wenyi Wang confront Jintao to demand that he stop persecuting the Falun Gong. She was escorted from the White House press area by secret service and faces charges of "intimidating a foreign official."
By contrast, Charlottesville's City Council practically rolled out a red carpet. Proclaiming December 24-30, 2000 "Falun Dafa Week" Council encouraged Charlottesvillians to "find out more about the benefits" of the practice.
"There were a whole bunch of them walking through town," recalls Blake Caravati, who as mayor back then signed the proclamation. But Caravati says he never engaged in the practice. "They wrote to us a few weeks before," he says, "and asked us to meet them in front of City Hall."
Li says he was pleased with Charlottesville's acceptance of the movement, since in western media Falun Gong is often portrayed as a formal religious movement akin to a cult. But Li says that description is inaccurate.
"It's very flexible," he explains. "There's no headquarters or formal organization."
Falun Gong practitioners engage in a series of gentle movements. But Falun Gong goes further than Yoga or T'ai Chi, which "don't have a lot of teaching about morality," Li says, adding that Falun Gong stresses truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. He acknowledges that homosexuality is discouraged as unhealthy for its practitioners, but says it's not prohibited or judged.
"There's no rule saying you should not," he says. "It's based on personal understanding."
The movement also encourages belief in multiple gods. For instance, Jesus, Mary, and Buddha are all seen as gods in Falun Gong.
Li, 33, became a follower nine years ago in China after his mother, who'd been very sick, discovered the movement.
"The health benefit is amazing," he says. But despite the positive health benefits, Li– who currently does medical research at UVA but isn't certified to perform surgery in the U.S.– says the Chinese government's suppression terrifies him.
He and other practitioners claim the government jails and executes Falun Gong followers as "political enemies," then harvests their organs. Although the U.S. State Department has found no evidence to validate those claims, Li says he worries for his family and says he cannot go home because he believes he is on a government "black list."
Li says he is following the case White House protester Wang, who– faces up to six months in jail– has a hearing is scheduled for May 18. He also hopes the Chinese government will relax its suppression so that he can go home to be with his family.
"I want to be an orthopedic surgeon," he says.
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"I'm doing fine," Snyder said. "The recovery is ongoing, quite obviously. I'm doing fine, getting around fine and don't have any issues right now, other than trying to prepare for the season."
After announcing his condition, he also added that he was undergoing therapeutic procedures to battle cancer. Luckily, it was at its early stage. Hence doctors predicted that he would be able to recover from the disease fully.
At his late age of 77, Synder did not let the disease prevent him from coming to the Wildcat's spring practice last Tuesday. He also expressed that he believed that his condition would not have any considerable effects on the incoming 2017 season.
Synder reportedly gave his piece of mind regarding the decision of Wildcat's offensive lineman Scott Franz made to tell the public that he is indeed gay. It was already common knowledge among other members of Wildcats since last year. However, Frantz only decided to publicize it a week ago.
"I appreciated our players' response and the response of our coaches and Scott's response as well to his teammates," Snyder said. "Their thought was, 'OK, fine, let's move on.' They cared about him, he cared about his teammates, and the coaches cared about him and he cared about the coaches, so it wasn't a major issue."
"Yes, I had some uncertainty about it at that particular point in time and the impact," Snyder added. "We talked about the impact it might have — not on his teammates in regards to how they felt — but the response from outside, the social media response, the response of the fan base, the response of the faculty and administration and the world, so to speak, and cautioning him that there could be some issues because of that."
"We talked about it for an extensive period of time. What impressed me so much and allowed me to contact [ESPN reporter] Holly [Rowe] about it was the fact that he wanted to do it for the right reasons. … What he wanted to do was to help others, which was important to me. He wanted the opportunity to feel free to live his life, as he would like to do so and he felt hindered prior to that [announcement] being able to do so. I appreciated those things, because I thought they were meaningful. … I think the response has been excellent up to this point in time. I'm proud of him and I'm proud of our players and how they handled it."
Doctor's primarily blamed Synder's lifestyle for his disease. Synder has been reported to skip meals because he found eating too time-consuming even going to the point of asking his doctors to find a way for him to skip meals. Earlier stages of throat cancer have up to 60 percent survivability.
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Support margin bonus
Dear traders and partners.
Fort Financial Services announces the start of the new promo-action from 26.10.2015 until 01.03.2016: "Support Margin Bonus". Support Margin Bonus from Fort FS is a bonus which remains on your account at any market drawdown including situations when the bonus amount is larger than the amount of own funds; as a result, it offers real support in traders' work, regardless of the trading results, increasing the financial possibilities on your account. This promo-action is open for new clients as well as for those who already work with Fort Financial Services by funding your trading account from 25 USD or the equivalent in another currency through any convenient payment system. The bonus amount depends on the deposit amount according to the table below:
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Across schools in the Collie-Preston electorate, we estimate that almost $2 million in funding will be lost next year. Click on the pin for your school to view cuts estimates. Best viewed in Chrome, Safari or recent version of Internet Explorer, but can also be viewed as a document here.
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Doodle Jump Adventures jumps to Nintendo handhelds today
Doodle Jump, the simple mobile classic that has claimed more hours of our time than we'd like to admit, has leapt over to Nintendo's family of handheld devices.
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Doodle Jump Adventures for 3DS and Doodle Jump Journey for DS releasing later this year
Doodle Jump, Lima Sky's best-selling mobile game, is heading to 3DS and DS courtesy of GameMill Publishing. Developed for the handhelds by Smoking Gun Interactive, two versions will be out later this year: Doodle Jump Adventures hitting on 3DS and Doodle Jump Journey DS. Doodle Jump Adventures introduce a brand new Adventure mode, featuring 48 […]
Apple's best-selling iOS games and apps revealed, free game giveaway starts
To celebrate the fifth birthday of its App Store, Apple has disclosed a list of its best-selling iOS game and app releases to date. There are no prizes for guessing which game currently rules the roost. Apple is also giving away a selection free games from today.
Doodle Jump turns four, free on iPad and Android
Much loved mobile effort Doodle Jump is four years old this week, and to celebrate, Lima Sky is offering it free for one day on both iPad and Android; the Android version is a new version with a graphical upgrade and performance improvements. More than 5 billion games of Doodle Jump have been played since […]
Angry Birds and other popular games coming to Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has announced that Angry Birds and quite a few other titles will be landing on Windows Phone 7.
Doodle Jump hits 10 million sales, propelled onto XBLA
App Store favourite Doodle Jump has hit a whopping milestone, and will celebrate by porting, going multiplayer, and starting a merchandising line. As you do.
Lima Sky stops issuing "trademark warnings" to App makers using the word "doodle"
Doodle Jump developer Lima Sky has decided to stop issuing "trademark warnings" to App Store developers who use "doodle" in the title of their games.
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Starksboro is a town in Addison county, Vermont. It was formed in 1780 in Vt. from Rutland county. The probate and court district for Starksboro is Addison. For more information, contact the town at P.O. Box 91, Starksboro 05487. On the attached map, Starksboro is shown as 3 in Addison county.
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Kodak Premo No. 9 combination case
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Part of Heritage Camera Collection
Item consists of a black leather case with red velvet lining containing a Premo No. 9 Kodak folding camera, two wooden negative holders, and the camera manual. The camera used 5 x 5 or 5 x 7 plates or film packs.


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RED Sambusas & Catering is a family-owned and operated business with over 20 years catering experience in the U.S.
Originally from Ogaden, a region in East Africa between Somalia and Ethiopia, we came to the US as refugees, and now proudly serve our neighbors here in the San Diego Community.
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Brazil's new generation of Thalidomide babies
By Angus Crawford
BBC Newsnight
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A new scientific study seen exclusively by the BBC indicates that the drug Thalidomide is still causing birth defects in Brazil today. It's been given to people suffering from leprosy to ease some of their symptoms, and some women have taken it unaware of the risks they run when pregnant.
Thalidomide was first marketed in the late 1950s as a sedative. It was given to pregnant women to help them overcome morning sickness - but it damaged babies in the womb, restricting the growth of arms and legs.
About 10,000 Thalidomide babies were born worldwide until the drug was withdrawn in the early 1960s. In most countries the Thalidomide children became Thalidomide adults, now in their 50s, and there were no more Thalidomide babies.
But in Brazil the drug was re-licensed in 1965 as a treatment for skin lesions, one of the complications of leprosy.
Leprosy is more prevalent in Brazil than in any other country except India. More than 30,000 new cases are diagnosed each year - and millions of Thalidomide pills are distributed.
Researchers now say 100 Brazilian children have injuries exactly like those caused by Thalidomide.
"A tragedy is occurring in Brazil... it is a syndrome which is completely avoidable," says Dr Lavinia Schuler-Faccini, a professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
But campaigners, doctors and leprosy sufferers say the drug is vital. They believe the benefits outweigh the risks.
Schuler-Faccini and other researchers from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre looked at the birth records of 17.5 million babies born between 2005 and 2010.
"We looked at all children with limb defects and those with the characteristic defects of Thalidomide," Schuler-Faccini says.
"We compared the distribution of Thalidomide tablets… with the number of limb defects and there was a direct correlation.
"The bigger the amount of pills in each state the higher the number of limb defects."
In the same 2005-2010 period, 5.8 million Thalidomide pills were distributed across Brazil.
"We had about 100 cases in these six years similar to Thalidomide syndrome," says another of the research team, Dr Fernanda Vianna.
"We couldn't evaluate each case, we cannot say that all are cases of Thalidomide syndrome, but this type of defect is very rare."
Poor health education and widespread sharing of medicines may be to blame, she says.
This is what seems to have happened to Alan, who we meet in a small town in central Brazil.
Such is the taboo about his injuries, his family asks not to be identified.
He was born in 2005. He has no arms or legs. His hands begin just below is shoulder blades, his feet close to his hips.
He laughs a lot and loves to play computer games with his brothers.
He rolls his body to get around the house, and when going further afield is strapped into a wheel chair.
He is well looked after and has one-to-one tuition at school, but he must travel two hours by bus to the nearest town each week for physiotherapy.
His mother Gilvane took Thalidomide by accident. Her husband was given it for his leprosy and kept the pills mixed up with others.
"I took it when I was feeling sick, not feeling well, so I got the medicine and took it. I had already taken others like Paracetamol, to make myself feel better, without knowing I was pregnant.
"His father said that the doctor didn't tell him that women couldn't take it. He said they didn't tell him anything about it."
There are strict regulations around the drug. It can only be prescribed to a woman who is taking two forms of birth control and agrees to regular pregnancy tests.
There are clear warnings on the packets and there is a picture of a child damaged by Thalidomide.
But leprosy is a disease of the poor, in areas where healthcare is patchy and education is inadequate.
And plenty of people in Brazil argue that Thalidomide should continue to be used.
"Nowadays there is a myth about Thalidomide," says Mariana Jankunas, production co-ordinator at FUNED, a state-owned manufacturer of the drug.
"I think with information and publicity about the benefits that Thalidomide brings to patients this myth can be overcome, because the benefits outweigh the risks."
Doctors who prescribe the drug agree.
"It is the best drug," says Dr Francisco Reis, from the Leprosy Clinic at Curupaiti Hospital near Rio de Janiero.
When I tell him that many people may be shocked to hear Thalidomide is still being used he responds: "You have the ghosts of Thalidomide in the 50s, but you should forget those ghosts."
He introduces us to one of his patients, Tainah, who shows us how the medicine has reduced the debilitating lesions on her arms.
"I know that I need the medicine," she tells us.
She says she understands that if she doesn't take contraceptive pills she could get pregnant and give birth to a disabled child.
Brazil is a country of enormous inequalities where 20% of the population live below the poverty line.
Overcrowded housing and poor health systems are common to both rural areas and the slums of the cities - places where leprosy thrives.
Where the disease is most common Thalidomide will continue to be prescribed and the risk of babies being born terribly injured will remain.
Artur Custodio from Morhan, the national leprosy campaign group, recognises that the medicine is dangerous, but says it's cars that cause most injuries and disabilities in Brazil.
"We don't talk about banning cars, we say we should teach people how to drive responsibly," he says.
"It's the same thing for Thalidomide."


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Cases, gig bags, and covers will help you to keep your instrument in the best condition possible, which will be a huge relief for you the next time you're getting ready to practice or take the stage. Truly, a case, gig bag, or cover is the one thing that no musician, regardless of instrument or playing style, should be without.
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But which case is perfect for you? Well, that's going to come down to a mix of needs and personal preferences. If you're out on tour with a guitar or bass, for example, you may want a hard shell case such as the Deluxe Electric Guitar Case or the Deluxe Bass Case, both from Musician's Gear. These cases are perfect for when you're out on the road with the band and have lots of equipment packed into confined spaces. If, on the other hand, you're just headed to a gig at the local bar, an option like the GBE-Dread Gig Bag for Dreadnought Guitars from Gator, or the Super Shallow Zero Gravity Acoustic Guitar Case from Ovation might be perfect for you. These cases provide protection for your instrument, while being far more maneuverable than hard cases.
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Dengue fever outbreak hits Costa Rica
Health officials in Costa Rica said an outbreak of dengue fever has sickened 7,000 people, with many cases occurring in some of this Central American country's most popular tourist areas.
The incidence of illness represents a three-fold increase over this time a year ago, according to Maria Villalta, medical director of national Social Security office, which has been tracking the outbreak.
Most of the cases have been reported along Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, an area popular with foreign tourists. Officials said about 2,500 cases of dengue have been reported there—eight times more than last year.
Health authorities said they have been baffled by this recent outbreak, which has occurred despite a spate of unusually dry weather. The mosquitoes which carry dengue usually proliferate in times of heavy rain.
Dengue affects between 50 and 100 million people in the tropics and subtropics each year, resulting in fever, muscle and joint ache.
The disease is caused by four strains of virus that are spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. There is no vaccine, so medical authorities in the region have been trying to stamp it out by focusing on mosquito control.
The illness can be fatal, developing into hemorrhagic fever which can lead to shock and internal bleeding.
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Dems: GOP staffers mocked Warren with chants, 'chops'
At least two Republican staffers, including a member of Scott Brown's US Senate office, apparently mocked Elizabeth Warren's claims to Native American ancestry by making tomahawk chops and war whoops outside one of Brown's campaign events in Dorchester, according to a video filmed by the state Democratic Party.
In the video, filmed by a Democratic tracker on Saturday outside a Brown event at the Eire Pub, the staffers can be heard whooping and seen making the tomahawk motions amid a crowd of boisterous supporters of both candidates. The state Democratic Party identified the staffers as Brad Garrett, who works for the Massachusetts Republican Party, and Jack Richard, a constituent services lawyer in Brown's US Senate office.
Also in the video, though not apparently making the war whoops and hand chops, are Jenn Franks, a special assistant to Brown, Greg Casey, Brown's deputy chief of staff, and Jerry McDermott, a former Boston city councilor who serves as Brown's state director, according to the Democratic Party.
On Tuesday, Brown said he had not seen the video but "if you're saying that, certainly that's not something I condone. It's certainly something that, if I'm aware of it, I will tell that [staff] member never to do that again.''
Still, he struck a defiant tone when asked if he would apologize for his staffers' behavior.
"The apologies that need to be made and the offensiveness here is the fact that professor Warren took advantage of a claim, to be somebody – a Native American — and using that for an advantage, a tactical advantage,'' Brown said.
The state Democratic Party said Brown bears responsibility for his staff's conduct.
"Scott Brown and his staff are launching outrageous and offensive personal attacks to distract from the issues that matter,'' said Matt House, Massachusetts Democratic Party spokesman. "The behavior of his staff is completely inappropriate, but the tone of the campaign is set by the candidate.''
The video points to the political peril Brown faces as he steps up his attacks of Warren's claims to Native American ancestry. War whoops and tomahawk chops – once prevalent among fans of Indian-named sports teams – have become a flashpoint in the sports world because many consider them offensive to Native Americans.
Brown, a Republican, has attacked Warren, a Democrat, over her purported ancestry in their first debate and in a tough new commercial he released Monday. Brown has argued Warren is not in fact Indian –"as you can see, she's not,'' he said during the debate – and has suggested she claimed minority status to advance her career. Warren, who has no documentation of her roots, has argued she did not benefit from her ethnic background, and has pointed to family stories to substantiate her heritage.
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Botanical Heart Enamel Pin
This anatomical heart covered in flowers was inspired by Frankenstein. This is a soft enamel pin with two rubber clutch pinbacks. Designed by Second Star Books. This pin matches the Botanical Lungs Enamel Pin.
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