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Lead Toys Get Charities Grinchy

Checking endless recall lists saps limited resources for many

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 21, 2007 2:04 PM CST

(Newser) – Rampant toy recalls are putting a real cramp in the holiday spirit at many charities, MSNBC reports. Toy drives must devote so much manpower to checking donations against lists of lead-contaminated recalls that many have stopped the Santa act entirely. “You don’t know...   Read full story »

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