Starr: Keep Marion Jones in Prison
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The president should not commute the disgraced Olympian's sentence. Her precipitous fall sends a chilling—and essential—message to our athletes.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The president should not commute the disgraced Olympian's sentence. Her precipitous fall sends a chilling—and essential—message to our athletes.
MSNBC.com: Newsweek Society (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The president should not commute the disgraced Olympian's sentence. Her precipitous fall sends a chilling—and essential—message to our athletes.
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Yesterday I read that Marion Jones has asked President George W. Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam . The former track & field star is still in prison, and has served about 4.5 months of her sentence. Apparently Jones is one of hundreds of convicted felons who have asked for pardons or sentence...
Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Marion Jones, tacked away snuggly in a Texas federal prison, wrote to President Bush asking for a pardon. The head of the track federation who witnessed her drug-cheating drew up a counter-proposal: DON'T. Doug Logan -- cheif executive of US Track and Field -- wrote an open letter to President Bush exhorting him not to wipe off Marion Jones's fast sins. The New York Times elaborates: “Our country has...
Sporting Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Bush Is Urged Not to Pardon Sprinter New York Times, United States By JERÉ LONGMAN The newly appointed chief executive of USA Track & Field has sent a strongly worded letter to President Bush, asking him not to pardon the ... Read More
May it Please the Court (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
For a moment in time on September 9, 1972 I was the luckiest person in the world. I was standing on the awards podium, inside the track and field stadium at the Olympic Games in Munich Germany, gazing through a blur of mild shock and tears, trying to focus on the American flag. - Frank ShorterSteroids and track races don't mix well, as disgraced Olympic medalist Marion Jones found out when sentenced...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Washington: Marion Jones has asked George W. Bush to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to government agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam. The U.S. Justice Department confirmed on Monday that ...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam....
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The newly appointed head of track and field’s national governing body sent a strongly-worded letter to President Bush asking him not to pardon disgraced sprinter Marion Jones or commute her six-month sentence.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
WASHINGTON - The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam."As the new CEO of USA Track & Field, I have a moral and practical duty to make the case against her request," Doug Logan wrote in an open letter...