Ronald McDonald to join the unemployment line?

Posted 2010-04-09, The Examiner Headlines

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Is Ronald McDonald about to be laid off by McDonald's? The fifty year old brand ambassador would be retired if activists had their way. Activist Frances Moore Lappe in an article on the Huffington Post outlined her campaign. She is joining Corporate Accountability International in urging McDonald's to drop Ronald... read full story

Photo: Is Ronald McDonald about to be laid off by McDonald's? The fifty year old brand ambassador would be retired if activists had their way. Activist Frances Moore Lappe in an article on the Huffington Post outlined her campaign. She is joining Corporate Accountability International in urging McDonald's to drop Ronald McDonald from its advertising campaigns. Corporate Accountability International has a full report on the campaign on their web site.

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