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Newt
Gingrich
Calls
for
Lifetime
Ban
of
Drug-Using
Athletes
Who
Refuse
to
Snitch
3/6/98
Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 26, House Speaker Newt
Gingrich called upon all sports leagues and associations to ban for one
year any athlete who tests positive for drugs, with the added proviso that
they be forced to reveal where they got the drugs, or be banned for life.
Brian McIntyre, spokesman for the National Basketball Association, told
the L.A. Times, "We thank the speaker for his thoughts, but as it
relates to the NBA, we think that this is an issue that is best addressed
solely by the NBA and its players." The various professional sports
leagues, of course, negotiate their drug policies within the framework
of collective bargaining agreements between the leagues and the players
unions.
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Issue #32, 3/6/98
Legislators Blast Mexico Certification: Resolutions to Overturn Introduced in Both Houses | US House Panel Approves Resolution Against Medical Marijuana | Newt Gingrich Calls for Lifetime Ban of Drug-Using Athletes Who Refuse to Snitch | Violent Week in Giuliani's New York Drug War | Medical Marijuana Initiative Filed in Washington State | Federal Agent Cleared in Shooting of Candy Bar-Holding Teen: Plus -- An Interview with Robert Godosky, the Teen's Attorney | Professor's Penn State Pot Protest Continues | California Inmates Get Ruling -- but no Justice -- in Sexual Assault Case | Industrial Hemp Legalized in Canada! | French Artists, Intellectuals Sign Petition Challenging Drug Laws | Irish Priest Urges Legalization | Quote of the Week: Who's the most "silly son-of-a- bitch" in Colorado politics? | Editorial: A real live shooting war in America
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