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  • Rose's Bid for Return to Baseball Hits Snag

    02/04/2003 10:02:31 AM PST · by freepatriot32 · 16 replies · 599+ views
    new york times ^ | 2.4.03 | MURRAY CHASS
    it seemed only a few weeks ago that Pete Rose was hustling back into baseball's good graces, he now appears to be running in place. A baseball official said yesterday that recent revelations about tax and gambling matters involving Rose had slowed the process by which Commissioner Bud Selig would determine whether to remove Rose from the permanently ineligible list. "It has slowed down to nothing," the official said. "Rose keeps shooting himself in the foot, no, the heart. There's so much stuff coming out. Everything is being thoroughly reviewed." Even if Rose is able to withstand the recent revelations,...
  • I'm No Paedophile, Says "Who" Star

    01/11/2003 9:10:44 AM PST · by marshmallow · 75 replies · 431+ views
    BBC ^ | 1/11/03
    Rock legend Pete Townshend has admitted paying to view a child pornography site on the internet but said he did so "just to see what was there". The star's admission comes after a UK newspaper report said a British musician was among those identified by a US police investigation for downloading child pornography from the internet. The Who guitarist, speaking from his home in Richmond, London, strongly denied being a paedophile and said police were aware he had studied child pornography but only for research. A report in Saturday's Daily Mail said details of an internationally-famous musician had been passed...