enhancing drugs. if he and the government win their case against armstrong, landis could make millions. as a federal whistle blower, he could reportedly be entitled up to a quarter of the penalty. shepard: rich, didn t lance armstrong try to settle this out of court? yes. in a statement his attorney writes, lance and his representatives were constructively over these last weeks with federal lawyers to resolve this case fairly. but those talks failed because we disagree about whether the postal service was damaged. the u.s. postal service says its brand is now associated with the most sophisticated doping program cycling has ever seen and in today s economic climate, the u.s. postal service is simply not in a position to allow lance armstrong or any of the other defendants to walk away with the tens of millions of dollars they illegitimately procured. usps is in financial trouble. shepard: rich edison live in dc. fox extreme weather alert