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Entries for September 2007

Learning From Mattel's Chinese Apology

September 21, 2007 03:03 PM ET | Newman, Rick |

If this were happening in the United States, it would be unremarkable. But since the backdrop is China, the latest twist in the Great Mattel Toy Imbroglio is shrouded in suspicion, fear, and political grandstanding.

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Tags: China | international trade | recalls | product safety | Mattel | toys

China Isn't the Villain Behind Dangerous Imports

September 12, 2007 05:24 PM ET | Newman, Rick |

There's plenty of bluster from Washington these days over imported toys and other products that might be dangerous. But for the typical consumer worried about unsafe imports, nobody has been able to answer the simple yet confounding question: What can I do about it?

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Tags: China | global economy | imports | Brownback, Sam | product safety | Mattel

Chrysler Nabs Some Green Cred From Toyota

September 06, 2007 12:54 PM ET | Newman, Rick |

Toyota has been a darling of environmentalists, ranking a close second to Honda in one group's rankings of the greenest automakers. Chrysler, by contrast, has been labeled Public Polluter No. 1 because of its rank at the bottom.

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Tags: environment | Toyota | Chrysler | Nardelli, Robert | car manufacturers

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Send an E-mail to flowchart@usnews.com.

The global economy is mysterious, even scary. Chief Business Correspondent Rick Newman connects the dots. In addition to his writing for U.S.News, Rick is the co-author of two books: Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11, and Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Tell him what concerns you: flowchart@usnews.com.

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