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Political influence to protect dopers

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Race Radio said:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...1941851284534.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories

Lance Armstrong hired a Washington lobbying firm in 2010 to raise concerns about the agent leading a federal criminal investigation into his former cycling team

"No congressman in his or her right mind would try to interfere with a criminal investigation."

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Well that confirms it. We have at least one congressman that is not in his/her right mind.

Allow me to present Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District Representative James Sensenbrenner Jr.

Then we have 23 California State Senators led by Michael J. Rubio, and included Bill Emmerson, Christine Kehoe, Juan Vargas and Mimi Walters.

May this subject come up during their re-election campaigns.

Dave.