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Rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs tarnishes the games, kills athletes, and encourages drug use among children.
The WP tarnishes McCain's reformer star a bit with a companion piece (based on a Common Cause investigation) to the Senate vote lead reporting that earlier this year McCain's Commerce committee backed off tough new regulations protecting airline passengers in favor of a much weaker bill after airline soft money flowed into Senate GOP coffers.
Another thing that tarnishes modern journalism is the recent proliferation of media critics, who bring brisk scrutiny to every ethical lapse.