Nationals ownership game going to extra innings

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As Major League Baseball deliberates on who will be the next owner of the Nationals, D.C.’s government has become a spectator in its own game.

Three groups are officially on the short list to pay $450 million for the Nats. But MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has favored a group led by Bethesda real estate magnate Ted Lerner from the first pitch, sources say.

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