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The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Quick Take: Toy Buyer Apologizes to Mattel Mattel apologizes to China, faulting its own toy designs instead of a sorely unchecked outsourcing system.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Special Report: Manufacturing in China: Taming the Dragon A look at the current state of manufacturing operations in China.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: 4 of 5 Mechanics Recommend A South African toothpaste snafu highlights the unintended consequences of the increasingly-flattened world. Brands are powerful, and for investors and corporations, that can be both good and bad.
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Fast Company December 1, 2007 Cora Daniels	Fast Talk: The Watchdog Consumer advocate Stephanie Oppenheim taps a network of families across the country to test hundreds of toys each year, then produces a guide rating the best and the worst.
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The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance.
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The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Plays It Right The toy giant's diversification moves continue to pay off. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel.
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