Obama says he'll make toys safer
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As holiday shoppers hunted for safe toys Sunday, Democrat Barack Obama touted his plan for tighter regulation of Chinese-made playthings, millions of which have been recalled because of unsafe levels of lead.
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MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Toy safety should be at the top of your list when you select Christmas presents for children.
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Democratic presidential candidate  Barack Obama on Sunday stepped back from a pledge to halt U.S.  imports of Chinese-made toys because of safety concerns.
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checking for them by hand before buying -- because children could choke on them, consumer advocates said in an annual warning on toy safety.
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Oct. 7th, 2004 -- Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has suggested imposing stricter rules for amusement park safety, particularly for carnival rides.
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Acknowledging a growing crisis of public confidence caused by a series of recent recalls, the nation's largest toy makers have taken the unusual step of asking the federal government to impose mandatory safety testing standards for all toys sold in the United States.
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Boys should be encouraged to play with toy guns at nursery school because it can help improve their academic performance, according to government advice issued yesterday
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Excerpts from Sen. Barack Obama's interview with The Associated Press:
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The top U.S. product safety regulator on Tuesday urged manufacturers to remove lead from children's products now and not wait for congressional action that would essentially ban the toxic substance from toys.
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US President George W Bush sets up a panel to check the safety of imported goods, after a series of scares.
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Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday revealed the 113 budget items he has requested in the Senate &#151; known as "pet projects" or "pork" in the language of budget reform &#151; and challenged his fellow presidential candidates to do the same.
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Sen. Barack Obama vowed Thursday to restore environmental protections the Bush administration has rolled back through executive orders, especially at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he wants to increase opportunities for older Americans to contribute to society by creating new volunteer programs.
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Fresh off a spat with rival Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he'd like to see an end to the "tit-for-tat" that dominates politics.
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The Senate may vote as soon as next week on a bill to reform product safety regulation after months of recalls of shoddy goods, many of them toys made in China, said a key lawmaker and Senate aides on Thursday.
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The EU industry chief unveiled plans on Friday to revise the bloc's toy safety standards with a ban on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods such as sweets or cereals.
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Democratic presidential  hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed an economic agenda  designed to help struggling lower and middle class workers,  including new plans to make college more affordable and  strengthen retirement security.