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Nike had continued to support Armstrong in August, when the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA) announced it was banning the Texan for life and stripping him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping infractions.
But last week, USADA issued a massive report detailing the basis for its sanctions, including sworn statements from 26 witnesses, 11 of them former Armstrong teammates who put him at the center of a sophisticated doping program while with the US Postal Service team.
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"Obviously Livestrong will always be associated with Lance Armstrong,
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Daniel Borochoff, president of the non profit watchdog CharityWatch, agreed that Livestrong’s future would depend on the organization distancing itself from the scandal.
"What the organization needs to do is separate Lance Armstrong and all the charges of doping against him from the organization, and this helps to do it,
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Borochoff’s Chicago based organization ranks Livestrong among its list of top rated charities, based on criteria such as what percentage of the budget goes to programs.
"A lot of charities started by sports stars don’t amount to much. they can be poorly run this is a good one. This is a good organization,
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"When a scandal happens, reality starts to seep in later with some of these constant reports and 1,
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Armstrong might be different,
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