"Made in (Deleted)"

by Sheldon Rampton — January 23, 2003 - 12:00am
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Boxes made in China behind a "Made in U.S.A." facadeWhen President Bush gave a speech at a St. Louis warehouse announcing his new tax plan, he stood against what appeared to be a backdrop of cardboard boxes stamped "MADE IN U.S.A." The backdrop, however, was actually a painted facade. Bush's advance team had used pieces of white paper to cover over the "Made in China" stamps on hundreds of real boxes in the warehouse.

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Associated Press, January 23, 2003