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Filing first may give Rocket edge

By being first to file a defamation suit, and doing so in a Houston district court, Roger Clemens gained a "huge" edge on his former personal trainer, especially because Texas is "renowned for being a huge home-court advantage," baseball and legal observer Craig Calcaterra said yesterday.

"As they say, 'Texas is a whole 'nother country,'" said Calcaterra, a Columbus, Ohio, lawyer who runs...

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