In light of the hip problem, an iShares spokesman said, the company didn't regret signing up the Landis team and had been "excited" to see what Landis might be able to achieve once his hip was better.
The Floyd Landis bombshell accusations have renewed the debate.
On Thursday, Armstrong pointed to Landis's accusations as the beginning of his downfall, citing the original story about Landis's allegations in The Wall Street Journal.
The writer, Max Landis, and the director, Josh Trank, are friends who conceived the story together.
Alberto Contador won last year, and Oscar Pereiro inherited the 2006 title after Floyd Landis of the United States was disqualified for doping.
If Landis' backup urine sample is positive - and the backup or B-tests often confirm the original - Landis could be stripped of his title.
But the sports world was rocked by the revelation that Landis may have taken steroids before his amazing comeback in the Alps last week.
The credibility of Landis and other cycling team members also posed problems for the government's case, given their previous denials of using banned substances, the source said.
Hers is not the lab that did the tests on Floyd Landis, but Dr. Ayotte has used the carbon isotope test since the late 1990s.
But interestingly, the response from Landis' fans seems, well, I mean, you might call it muted.
While waiting for the hearing, Landis will undergo planned hip replacement surgery next week which he hopes will allow him to defend his Tour de France title.
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Besides Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley and Rollie Fingers, anomalies such as Jim Konstanty and Willie Hernandez have had their names etched on the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial Baseball Award.
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Mr. Contador now becomes the second Tour de France winner to be stripped of his title, after Floyd Landis, the 2006 winner.
Under the law, the government can intervene in Landis's suit, essentially pursuing the case on its own behalf.
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One major investor in Fowler's bid is real estate developer Alan Landis , who is chief executive of the New York-based Landis Group.
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As of now the justice department has not joined Landis in his suit against the above parties.
The 30-year-old Landis cruised to victory on the Champs-Elysees, a day after regaining the leader's yellow jersey and building an insurmountable lead in the final time trial.
The epic 17th stage of the Tour was the miracle mountain stage where Landis roared back into contention following a horrible performance the day before.
That time deficit was a virtually impossible margin to overcome in the flat, short final stage because Landis and his team watched the Spaniard closely to make sure he didn't try to break away.
The result on his so-called B sample could indicate whether Landis will become the first rider in Tour de France history to have his title taken away because of doping.
In the interview, Mr. Armstrong said Mr. Landis's accusations marked the beginning of his downfall, citing The Wall Street Journal story to Ms. Winfrey.
On the other hand, the notes taken by Landis during his association with Lance are meticulous and may have some plausibility.
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If Floyd Landis thought the grueling, three-week Tour de France was tough, what he's up against now could make those steep mountain climbs look like little speed bumps.
The company had embraced Landis even after being caught by surprise when Landis revealed earlier this summer that he had been fighting tremendous pain in his hip and would seek a hip replacement after this cycling season was over.
For Mr. Landis and the Department of Justice to prevail in the suit, they have to prove only that team managers signed contracts with the U.S. Postal Service that they knew, or should have known, were false, whistleblower lawyers say.
Prudhomme also argued that the Tour titles taken away from Spaniard Alberto Contador and American Floyd Landis for doping offenses suggested the current tests do work.
If the suit is successful the government stands to recoup millions, and Landis stands to claim a sizable share of the proceeds -- possibly in the millions of dollars.
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The letter noted the federal government recently went after Landis for defrauding donors to his defense fund back when he still denied doping to win the 2006 Tour de France.
The power dates back more than 90 years to the first commissioner, U.S. District Court Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who insisted on the powers before taking the job.
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