The bright spot of Trump's trade war is in a Pennsylvania factory
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These days, a glossy 'Made in the USA' sticker or garment label is a rare find, but columnist Heather Long has uncovered a hidden gem in a Pennsylvania furniture maker, where everything is, indeed, made right here in America. Really, the factory is smack-dab in the eye of President Donald Trump's storm of global tariffs — and is sunbathing in all its domestically produced glory.
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