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Lawmakers seek to ban trademark for ‘Redskins’
Nine members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday proposed legislation that would prohibit the word “Redskins” from being trademarked. The racial slang is used primarily by the Washington Redskins football team and has long been a source of controversy. Native Americans have argued the word is an offensive and…
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