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Advocates, agency urge safer window blind cords (access required)

By The Associated Press
Published: March 15, 2010

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WASHINGTON (AP) When 3-year-old Brandyn Coppedge became entangled on a window blind cord, it took less than a minute for the toddler to strangle. His father says the safety device designed to prevent such a tragedy had broken, but the window blind was never recalled. “They need to make the product safer,” said Navy Chief ...
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