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Dec. 9 2009 - 11:51 pm | 41 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

Tiger Loses Another Round

By JON PESSAH
Tiger Woods

Image by Keith Allison via Flickr

There will be no Congressional Gold Medal for Tiger Woods.

Yes, timing is everything.

It was 11 months ago that Democratic Rep. Joe Baca proposed legislation to give Tiger Woods a Congressional Gold Medal  for promoting good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers in his sport. Given all that has transpired since Tiger’s first 911 call last week, Baca has withdrawn his proposal.

Good thing for Baca the House moves so slowly.

“In light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family,” Baca sai in a statement Wednesday, “I will not pursue legislation awarding him the Congressional Gold Medal this session.”

This session?

The story was first reported by The Hill, which points out that this is not the first time Baca tried to honor Woods. Baca failed to get enough support for his previous efforts. Hard to imagine even as big Tiger fan like Baca making another proposition like this again anytime soon.

 
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