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...Chinese company with a conscience? That runs counter to the world's current impression of the corner-cutting Chinese manufacturer that saves a buck by using lead-based paint on children's toys or that bars employees from bathroom breaks. Yet as bad press surrounding China Inc. grows, so does the number of mainland companies trying to improve their image through good works. While the corporate social responsibility movement in China is still small, it has some big names behind it. PC manufacturer Lenovo began a computer-recycling service last year. White-goods maker Haier has donated nearly $400 million...
...including toys produced in China,” Kuneva said. She will also meet with White House officials and representatives of the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC). This past summer, three major toy recalls took place as a result of excessive amounts of lead paint and parts: two Mattel recalls of 1.5 million and 9.3 million toys—including Big Bird, Dora the Explorer, and Dora’s cousin, Diego, figures—and an RC2 recall of 1.5 million toys from the Thomas and Friends line. In the past few years...
...Paint out an exaggerated caricature of the Left and you are likely to find among “Bible-burning,” “latte-drinking,” and “tax-raising” the common epithet “pot-smoking.” A well-stuffed joint is, apparently, a familiar staple in the progressive’s quiver alongside a Che shirt and a burning American flag. Unfortunately, marijuana as political issue goes better to the tune of “Puttin’ on the Ritz” than...
...Iowa and going on from there." And lately Obama seems to have shifted into a different gear, one that suggests some urgency to gain ground. His debate performances have gotten sharper. He has a new, edgier stump speech that pounds harder at his theme of change and attempts to paint Clinton as what his strategists call a quasi-incumbent. Obama is embracing a more populist approach. His speech to Service Employees International Union members helped persuade them to hold off on an expected endorsement of Edwards...
...Perhaps it was convenient for Mattel to issue the magnet recall at the same time as its much smaller lead-paint recalls. Or perhaps the company was using an abundance of caution in recalling any toy that might pose a potential hazard. Either way, lead paint in toys from China is not an issue Mattel can correct overnight. That isn't a happy situation for anyone, from families in the U.S. to workers in Chinese factories who face a daily risk of lead poisoning. It will take much more than yet another apology from Mattel to fix that...