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Harry Reid, Citing Donald Sterling Ban, Tells NFL to End Redskins ‘Tradition of Racism’

By Steven T. Dennis and JM Rieger

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Citing the NBA’s ban of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the NFL should change the name of the Washington Redskins to end the moniker’s “tradition of racism.” “How long will the NFL continue to do nothing, zero, as one of its teams bears a name that inflicts so much pain on Native Americans?” the Nevada Democrat asked Wednesday on the Senate floor. “It is untoward of Daniel Snyder to try and hide behind tradition. Tradition, that’s what he says, in refusing to change the name of the team. Madam President, tradition? A tradition of racism is all that name leaves in its wake.”

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