Congress investigates the use of drugs in sports in Washington
Jim Scherr (L), CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and before a House Energy and Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, testify before a Commerce Committee hearing on drugs in sports in Washington on February 27, 2008. The committee heard testimony from various professional sporting leagues on the use of performance enhancing drugs. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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