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Baseball's loophole
graphic December 7, 2001: 9:41 a.m. ET

A look at the debate surrounding baseball's antitrust exemption.
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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As Major League Baseball contemplates eliminating two teams, its commissioner testified before a Congressional panel asking that the league retain its antitrust exemption.

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The exemption shields Major League Baseball from lawsuits by cities or states seeking to retain or attract baseball teams. But Congress has been asked to lift the exemption.

CNNfn's Tim O'Brien takes look at the baseball hearings on CNNmoney Morning. graphic





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