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- -01-17-07 DJs Fired After Water-Drinking Contest (MSNBC News)
"A radio station fired 10 employees, including its three morning disc jockeys, after a woman died following an on-air water-drinking contest last week." 01-07
- -09-15-07 Toy Safety: What We Can Do (US News)
"At least we have an army of government regulators serving as a safety net, right? Uh, nope. The New York Times and others have pointed out that the Consumer Product Safety Commission, responsible for enforcing safety standards, has been gutted in recent years, even as imports have been surging. The federal government, it turns out, spends more money monitoring the safety of animal feed than testing the safety of products used by children."
" 'Made in China' isn't the problem."
"That's because the image of shoddy Chinese-owned factories hoodwinking naive American corporations is largely a myth. Most big American companies importing products from China own the factories where those products are made or partially own them through a joint venture. So the companies themselves are on-scene at the source of the problem—or should be—and they represent the first line of responsibility for dangerous components." 09-07
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