Photo: #DFLer Tom Rukavina authored a bill to ban the sale of foreign-made flags. The bill passed the Minnesota House and awaits action in the Senate.
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DFLer Tom Rukavina authored a bill to ban the sale of foreign-made flags. The bill passed the Minnesota House and awaits action in the Senate. (Image/Clip art)

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Minnesota Legislature's 2007 session

Coverage of the 2007 session of the Minnesota Legislature by MPR News.

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Minnesota Legislature's 2007 session

Red, white, blue and American-made

by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio
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Minnesotans buy cars from Japan, clothes from Bangladesh, and salmon from Switzerland. But it's the sale of foreign-made flags that seems to have grabbed the attention of state lawmakers.

St. Paul, Minn. — Reporter Nikki Tundel and DJ Mary Lucia discuss a bill that aims to ban the sale of American flags not made in America.

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