For example, in the Barry Bonds situation of course, trying to pass and then passing Babe Ruth's legendary 714 home runs.

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The situation only seemed to get more desperate with each passing moment.

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And we now have a situation where Congress has left town for a number of weeks, where instead of passing legislation that would extend a tax cut for 98 percent of the American people, the House left town refusing to do that.

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