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Redskins to senators: Team's name is 'respectful'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Redskins President Bruce Allen says in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the NFL team's nickname is "respectful" toward Native Americans. The senators' letters come at a time of growing pressure to change the name, with statements in recent months from President Barack Obama, lawmakers of both parties and civil rights groups.

 

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