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Tiger Woods is an obviously suffering man, and I feel sympathy for him.
But Lance Armstrong is irksome--he has a super ego that he seems to think makes him immune to criticism and scrutiny. Armstrong has a tenacious prideful streak, and can afford a battery of lawyers to fight doping claims. But Armstrong has been on investigator's radar for years.

An Associated press headline reads "Cycling Probe Can't Avoid Biggest Name." Agents engaged in a probe of pro cycling say that Armstrong clearly appears to be, at the least, a person of interest. Authorities have obtained records of years old doping allegations against him, and former teammate Floyd Landis has unleashed new claims about him, as have other cyclists.

I know this year, Armstrong cycled the Tour de France with some kind of injury or healing injury, and lost by a wide margin--still, I wonder, since he knew he would be under a microscope, he avoided performance enhancing drugs and that's why he lost. Just a thought.

susil