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UO denies rumors of `troops' sticker ban.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 26-JAN-05 		Format: Online - approximately 627 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: UO denies rumors of `troops' sticker ban.(Higher Education)(Despite talk radio and Internet claims, the prohibition is only on state-owned vehicles, not private cars, officials say)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Susan Palmer The Register-Guard

File this story under rumor control.

Last week, the University of Oregon asked one of its employees to remove a yellow "Support the Troops" sticker from the state-owned truck he drives.

Since then, it has been taking the heat from talk radio hosts and Internet bloggers who picked up the story and added several surprising twists.

"Magnetic yellow ribbons that say `Support The Troops' have been surreptitiously banned by the administration at the University of Oregon," according to one blog.

"We have the University of Oregon telling employees...

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