By Dan Bollerman
March 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's re-election campaign purchased clothing that was manufactured in Myanmar, the New York Times reported.
A merchandiser that sold ``up to 10'' fleece pullovers with the campaign logo said the merchandise was imported before Bush signed a law banning imports from Myanmar on Sept. 1, the newspaper said. The restriction was part of an effort to put pressure on Myanmar's military dictatorship.
Ted Jackson, the president of the Spalding Group, told the Times that a supplier, Colorado Trading and Clothing Co., sent the pullovers by accident after being told to deliver only made in the U.S.
The Long Island, New York, newspaper Newsday reported Friday that one of its reporters received a fleece pullover from the Bush campaign that had a ``Made in Myanmar'' label after ordering it from the campaign's Web site. Newsday reported it hadn't yet received merchandise ordered from the campaign Web site of U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic Party nominee, to see if it was made domestically.
Jackson told the Times that only two of 60 Bush-Cheney pullovers he had in stock carried ``Made in Myanmar'' labels. The others said they were manufactured in the U.S.
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