Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it's time for the NFL's Washington Redskins to change their name, linking the issue to racist comments by a professional basketball team owner. In a Senate speech Wednesday, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his team's name, which critics call racially offensive. Reid said his state has 22 tribes and that the only tradition behind the Redskins' name was one of racism. Reid congratulated the NBA for banning Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling for life.
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