U.S._Anti - HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS TESTIMONY ON ILLEGAL DRUG USE IN SPORTS

HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS TESTIMONY ON ILLEGAL DRUG USE IN SPORTS

Frank Shorter, former chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, appears before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on illegal substances in sports on May 18, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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