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50 senators to NFL: Change Redskins’ racist name

By Alan Fram
Published May 23, 2014 1:35pm ET
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50 senators to NFL: Change Redskins’ racist name
Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Redskins' name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

WASHINGTON (AP) — Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Redskins’ name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it.

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