By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Fed prosecutors in D.C. will get a second chance on Monday to try and convict baseball great Roger Clemens of lying to Congress about using performance enhancing drugs after the screwing up big time the first time around.
Jury selection begins Monday in D.C. federal court, just blocks from the Capitol.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton last July declared a mistrial after the prosecution introduced a video which contained evidence Walton had barred.
Some had thought the judge would not grant a new trial.
The government came under criticism by some, saying it was wasting its resources by going after someone like Clemens. But others argued that people who lie before Congress should be punished.
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