The Astros are already planning a pregame ceremony for Pettittes Hall of Fame-bound teammate, Mariano Rivera, on Sunday, an event that Clemens is expected to attend, which may make for an awkward reunion. Pettitte once worked out with Clemens, especially in the offseason when they returned to their homes in the Houston area, but the relationship cooled after the 2008 congressional hearing in which Clemens and McNamee testified. Prior to that February 2008 hearing, Pettitte told congressional investigators and federal agents under oath that Clemens had told him in either 1999 or 2000 that he had used HGH.
Lawsuit filed to try and block payday loan database (updated)
Lenders instead were required, where possible, to acquire and maintain a a third party private sector database of loans.” The lawsuit claims state officials are now trying to change the outcome of those legislative fights. Defendants undertook the action to usurp the Alabama Legislature and adopted a regulation requiring a single database,” the lawsuits reads. Payday lenders in Alabama are not supposed to issue loans to customers with more than $500 in existing payday loan debt. However, there has been no centralized database to track the loans, so advocacy groups say the cap is often not enforced. Bentley, in announcing plans to create the database, last week said it would protect borrowers from “excessive debt from multiple payday loans.” The governor said the database would be a benefit to lenders as well by helping them comply with the existing law.