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Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping the word "Washington" from the team name and will henceforth be simply known as "The Redskins".

It was reported that he finds that the word 'Washington' imparts a negative image of corruption, cheating, and lying, and is not a fitting role model for young fans of football.

From my email.