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Clemens-McNamee flap is all spin-doctoring

The Roger Clemens-Brian McNamee melodrama primarily is being tried in the court of public opinion, and that by definition entails media spin - relentless, expensive, shameless spin.

Latest example: A public relations firm working for Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has been sending mass e-mails to journalists not only to update them on news but also to comment on it.

Some e-mails merely...

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