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Call Grows for Olympic Uniforms to Be Made in the U.S.A.
Updated On: Jul 27, 2012

Photo Courtesy of Ralph Lauren's Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/RalphLaurenThe furor is growing since it was reported Wednesday that the spiffy red, white and blue outfits U.S. Olympians will wear in the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London were Made in China.

Sen. Majority Leader  Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blasted the committee’s choice to offshore the Olympians’ uniforms.

I think the Olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. I think they should be embarrassed. I think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again.

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