March 20, 2004

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  100% polyester polar fleece pullover, elastic cuff, onseam pockets, and drawstring waist. Red with contrasting black trim. Embroidered with Bush-Cheney '04 logo

  
  

  http://www.georgewbushstore.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/scstore/600-1501.htm?L+scstore+gykq2314+1079856759

  
  

   

  
  

  Bush campaign gear made in Burma

  
  

  BY LAUREN WEBER
  STAFF WRITER
  
  March 18, 2004, 9:49 PM EST

  
  

  The official merchandise Web site for President George W. Bush's re-election campaign has sold clothing made in Burma, whose goods were banned by Bush from the U.S. last year.

  
  

   

  
  

  The merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, embroidered with the Bush-Cheney '04 logo and bearing a label stating it was made in Burma, now Myanmar. The jacket was sent to Newsday as part of an order that included a shirt made in Mexico and a hat not bearing a country-of-origin label.

  
  

   

  
  

  Bush last July signed into law the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, saying "The United States will not waver from its commitment to the cause of democracy and human rights in Burma."

  
  

   

  
  

  Burmese textile workers earn as little as 7 cents per hour.

  
  

   

  
  

   

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