While an asterisk is not a prudent decision regarding the single season home run record, an examination of restoring both home run records to their original holders is worthy of consideration.

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It was the Morning News' questions about persistent rumors of pyrotechnic devices that led to a re-examination of the record and Reno's admission.

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The statistics cited in Romney's ad come from a recent Associated Press examination of Huckabee's record of commutations and pardons.

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Those who are accepted typically have undergraduate grade-point averages of more than 3.6 and Graduate Record Examination scores exceeding 1, 200, he said.

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