Palmeiro to release information on positive steroid test to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) Perjury will be explored.<br> <br> Virginia Representative Tom Davis tells The Associated Press his House committee will investigate whether baseball slugger Rafael Palmeiro (pal-MEHR&#39;-oh) committed perjury when he told Congress earlier this year that he never took steroids.<br> <br> The House Government Reform Committee wants the documents that explain the positive drug test that has put the Baltimore Orioles first baseman on ice for ten days. Palmeiro has pledged his full cooperation to Congress, and has agreed to release details of the test. That would include the results, dates of the tests and other relevant facts.<br> <br> Palmeiro&#39;s the highest-profile baseball player suspended for flunking a steroid test. He&#39;d testified before the committee in the spring that he had never taken steroids.<br> <br> A person with knowledge of baseball&#39;s testing program told The Associated Press that Palmeiro tested positive for a powerful steroid not found in dietary supplements.<br> <br> (Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)