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Written by Pat's Papers | Friday, 6 May 2011 10:15 AM
Federal law dictates that all clothes worn by US military personnel be made in America except for one thing, says the Boston Globe: their sneakers. Because of a rule change two years ago, recruits get a shoe allowance to buy whatever shoes they want. And to the chagrin of Boston-based New Balance, their choice is often a foreign brand. The company and local politicians would like to re-extend the made-in-American mandate (known as the Berry Amendment, it has been around since WWII) to include sneakers; no one is quite sure why it was amended to exclude footwear back in 2009.
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