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To: MakeAMess who wrote (6142)7/14/1998 8:42:00 AM
From: Henry Volquardsen  Read Replies (1) of 62549
 
From our government in action file

BABIES' IN CHINA
7/10/98 13:40

To: National Desk, Political Writer
Contact: Mike Collins of the Republican National Committee,
202-863-8550
WASHINGTON, July 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Republican National
Committee (RNC) Chairman Jim Nicholson today called for an apology
from U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, whose cache of 40
black market ''Beanie Babies'' was seized by US Customs officials as
she returned from China as a member of the president's official
delegation.
''Instead of trying to reduce our $50 billion trade deficit with
China, our trade representative was scouring the street markets of
Beijing grabbing up every illegal, black market 'Beanie Baby' she
could get her hands on,'' said Nicholson.
''What kind of signal does that send about this administration's
seriousness in combating smuggling and foreign violations of American
copyrights? What kind of model does she set for others travelling
abroad?''
''Beanie Babies'' are made by the Illinois-based Ty Company, which
strictly forbids the sale of the toys in China. Ty's lawyer, James
White, has likened buying illegal black market Chinese Beanie Babies
to ''buying a stolen car.''
When reports first surfaced in The Washington Post's ''Reliable
Source'' column that Barshefsky had bought 40 illegal ''Beanie
Babies'' in China, she denied that she had done so to The Post's John
Harris.
''This is just one more example of a Clinton administration
official who thinks she's above the law, who thinks it's OK to lie to
the press and public,'' Nicholson said. ''In America no one ought to
be above the law and American officials -- especially -- should tell
the truth to the citizens who pay their salaries. An apology is called
for -- at the very least.''
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/U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/
AP-NY-07-10-98 1340EDT
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