Michael Phelps: USA Swimming was right to punish me

I have nothing to say, but if that’s they want to do, that’s their choice. It’s something that USA Swimming came up with. It’s fair. Obviously, for a mistake you should get punished.
Michael Phelps • On the three-month suspension from competition that USA Swimming gave him last night. Phelps has had a bit of a PR nightmare on his hands after he was caught smoking a bong in a photo. Hopefully he doesn’t lose any more sponsors. • source

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21 detainees will have their prosecutions put on hold; Obama did not shut down Guantanamo Bay, though
120 days, the length of the moratorium on prosecutions at the Cuba-based prison camp source

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What happened? Jones, who has had a long history of personal troubles that led to his suspension from the league in 2007, had a rough-and-tumble season in 2008 in which he was suspended six games for an off-field fight. On the field, he was essentially useless to Dallas. source

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What happened? Philadelphia Phillies reliever J.C. Romero bought a supplement at a GNC store in July. The 33-year-old Romero, who closed out two key World Series games for the defending champs, tested positive for a banned substance under the league’s drug policy.
The punishment Months after the positive test, the league concluded that there are over-the-counter substances that could result in a positive test under the league’s drug policy. While Romero did not do anything wrong according to the league, he was still suspended for 50 games next season due to “negligence.” Romero stands to lose $1.25 million.
Romero’s reactionRomero, who will not reveal the over-the-counter substance he bought for fear of younger copycats, doesn’t understand what he did wrong. “There is nothing that should take away from the rings of my teammates,” he said. “I didn’t cheat. I tried to follow the rules.” source

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