The 'Obama jacket'.

• Position: MEDIA - Weatherproof Garment Company in New York - Brief article

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President Obama was wearing the jacket when he was photographed at the Great Watt of China in November, And it wasn't long before the manufacturer, Weatherproof Garment Company in New York, was promoting it as the "Obama Jacket'"--even posting a giant billboard in Times Square that used the news photo from China. But a White House spokesman said the President hadn't approved the use of his image, and that the ad wrongly implied that Obama endorses the jacket. (The White House has tong disapproved...