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Armstrong will not interview under oath

AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong will not do a tell-all interview under oath with the agency that exposed his performance-enhancing drug use and took his seven Tour de France titles.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency had told Armstrong he would have to reveal all he knows about doping in cycling — a process officials expected would take several days — if he wanted to reduce his lifetime ban from sports.

Yesterday was the latest deadline for Armstrong to decide on USADA’s offer. After negotiating with the agency for two months, he refused.

Armstrong attorney Tim Herman said the cyclist “will not participate in USADA’s efforts to selectively conduct American prosecutions that only demonize selected individuals while failing to address the 95 percent of the sport over which USADA has no jurisdiction.”

USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said the agency had expected Armstrong would agree to talk and would be “moving on” without him.