The White House disputed suggestions the new contracting regulations would create a "blacklist, " saying the goal was to root out prospective contractors for a "pattern of repeated, pervasive or significant violations, " rather than for a single violation.

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In 2009, out went central defender Kolo Toure (another captain: Do we see a pattern here?) and center forward Emmanuel Adebayor, the second-leading goal scorer the year before.

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