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Mr. Weinberg and Ms. Charest set out to make non-violent, non-sexist children's programming because they wanted to foster socially progressive attitudes and feelings of self-worth in their own sons and a generation of kids with far too many bad TV choices. But by the time their own kids had outgrown
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85:The Busy World of Richard Scarry
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1079:National Herald corruption case
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364:"CINAR turns into Cookie Jar"
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1055:Volkswagen emissions scandal
951:Long-Term Capital Management
911:Towers Financial Corporation
394:"Cinar seeks Nasdaq listing"
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1191:Facebook company files leak
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91:Are You Afraid of the Dark?
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887:Indian stock market scam
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1506:Cookie Jar Kids Network
79:Papa Beaver's Storytime
1293:WildBrain (UK) Limited
1015:Bayou Hedge Fund Group
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1336:House of Cool Studios
823:Kinney Services, Inc.
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613:The Montreal Gazette
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253:Yakabuski, Konrad.
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1367:Ronald A. Weinberg
903:Metallgesellschaft
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