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Cowboy Boots, Made in China

NPR | By Merrill Matthews
Published March 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Commentator Merrill Matthews is a Texan, and Texans take cowboy boots seriously. But when he went to buy a new pair recently, he surprised himself by buying a pair made in China.

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