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Lawmakers Get Sweet Deal on World Series Tix

Critics say face-value tickets should count as a gift

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 4, 2009 6:59 AM CST

(Newser) – Federal lawmakers have been getting tickets to sold-out World Series through a perk that has some ethicists crying foul. Some 75 tickets for this series have been sold to 15 lawmakers and their aides at face value by Major League Baseball and the teams. No... Read full story »

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