Jury selection begins in Clemens trial

WASHINGTON -- The Roger Clemens federal trial began Wednesday with the start of jury selection, but only after the two legal sides sparred right up to the time potential jurors entered the courtroom.

The case of the United States of America vs. William R. Clemens officially got under way with Judge Reggie Walton reading through a lengthy questionnaire aloud to the first of two pools of 50 potential jurors, then allowing each side to further examine each individual based on their answers to the questions.

One of the first questions was whether potential jurors knew any of the nearly 140 people the defense and prosecution listed as potential witnesses, or at least names that jurors will hear in the trial. It's a list that includes more than 40 former or current Major League players and other personnel, including Hall of Famer Wade Boggs and sluggers Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and others whose roles range from management to massage therapists.

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