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Barbie Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Barbie.

Results 1 - 20 of 6,504 in Barbie

  1. Move over Bratz, Barbie: Here comes BindiRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Baltimore Sun

    The Emmy-winning daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is getting her own doll.

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    Related Topix: Entertainment, Hiking, Outdoor Recreation

  2. Bindi takes on BarbieRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

    The US doll market is about to be hit by a 25cm talking Bindi Irwin doll dressed in khakis and delivering a message about conservation.

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    Related Topix: Toy, Cleveland Metro, Cleveland Metro, Cleveland, OH, Marketing

  3. Crocodile Hunter daughter gets own dollRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WTOL-TV Toledo

    ... Hunter Steve Irwin has waded into stores -- courtesy of a northeast Ohio toymaker. The Bindi Irwin doll defies the Barbie image, forgoing miniskirts and bikinis for khakis and hiking boots. The replica of the child star is part of a toy line being ...

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    Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Toy, Cleveland Metro, Twinsburg, OH

  4. The One With the Shopping Trip Around the World! - Orlando, Florida, United StatesRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    ... Montana dress-up outfits but they were too small, and we also found a singing Hannah Montana doll! It was a cute Barbie doll and when you pressed a button it sang "Other Side of Me." It also came with a microphone, a poster and a bracelet for ...

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    Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Drama

  5. Another tipping point for global trade patterns?Read the original story

    Yesterday | BlogspotNok8s81

    ... has made firms a lot more wary. In the most high profile episode, US toy giant Mattel recalled 21 million toys like Barbie dolls and Batman action figures last year over concerns about toxic lead paint and small magnets that children could choke on. ...

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  6. Using Dolls To Reduce The Stigma Of Down SyndromeRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | EMaxHealth

    ... today, so many people put a high emphasis on perfection," Moore says. "When these children pick up a doll such as a Barbie ... they can't see themselves, and they needed something to identify with." The dolls have features that are common among ...

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  7. Memo to the liberal blogosphere: Apologize for slandering John McCain and move onRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | MLive.com

    ... in a POW camp for five years (and then returning only to cheat on your disabled wife and dump her for the Budweiser Barbie) exactly make you such a military expert?" I was absolutely disgusted, as would be anyone who values honor and decency: OK, ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Blog News, Journalism

  8. Kimora Lee Simmons has designs on movingRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | The Morning Call

    What do you have to do to get them to make a Barbie doll in your image? Kimora Lee Simmons, the designer behind the sizzling-hot Baby Phat fashion label, is also a Barbie.

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    Related Topix: Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, America's Next Top Model, Toy, Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, Home Listing, Home

  9. Continue reading "Bindi Irwin -- she's a doll, literally and figuratively"Read the original story

    Yesterday | The TV Guy

    ... plastic likeness also says, "You can make the world a better place" and "Crikey! Let's go help wildlife." How will Barbie be able to keep up? Maybe she can start wearing shrimp. Then everyone can say: Throw another shrimp on the Barbie. Back to ...

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    Related Topix: Toy, Family, Kids, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Johnny and the Sprites

  10. German firms pull out as Chinese fluff teddy productionRead the original story

    Yesterday | Maktoob Business

    ... firms a lot more wary. In the most high profile episode, US toy giant Mattel recalled 21 million toys like Barbie dolls and Batman action figures last year over concerns about toxic lead paint and small magnets that children could choke ...

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    Related Topix: Outsourcing

  11. Barbie coutureRead the original story

    Saturday | Alabama Live

    Give her a Barbie and some balloons, and Tresha Waters, a profoundly deaf 12-year-old, will create a high fashion doll outfit that rivals toy clothing sold at the store.

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  12. Dolls showing their staying powerRead the original story

    Saturday | New York Daily News

    ... had mixed success harnessing the high-tech fads, has been relying on dolls like Wet-and-Wipe Paul and the classic, Barbie, to buoy sales in an uncertain economic climate. And, for the most part, it's paid off. Dolls have a remarkable staying power. ...

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    Related Topix: Margo, Electronic, Toy, Bratz, Family, Kids

  13. Gonzo Review: Hunter, 1972 and TodayRead the original story

    Saturday | TalkLeft

    ... galvanized Hunter. He called Humphrey a "treacherous, gutless old war hero." He blasted Nixon continuously from his "barbie doll wife" and children to his being "a cheap crook and mercilous war criminal" who "slithered into the White House." He was ...

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  14. Intervention needed earlier to stop bullying in young childrenRead the original story

    Saturday | Times-Transcript

    ... happen in a whirl of adolescent hormones, some in the growing anti-bully movement argue. Some older bullies were "Barbie brats" first. In Allie's case, the kids were talked to, but things weren't the same at her Beaverton, Ore., school. "My daughter ...

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    Related Topix: Kids, Family

  15. Twinsburg firm developing Bindi Irwin toy lineRead the original story

    Saturday | Cleveland.com

    ... wildlife-loving Aussie cruising around in a hot pink convertible. The Bindi Irwin doll couldn't be farther from Barbie and Bratz on the toy spectrum, forgoing mini-make-up kits and fake cell phones to teach girls about saving the environment. The ...

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    Related Topix: Hiking, Outdoor Recreation

  16. Animal HouseRead the original story

    Saturday | TulsaWorld.com - Lifestyle

    ... and Brady outside. She loves to chase Brady and his dump truck and help Rylan with her Barbies. Sadie doesn't chew Barbie; she carries her around by her hair. The Ashlock family is blessed to have adopted Sadie. Share a memorable story about you and ...

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  17. The Mediasaurus, reduxRead the original story

    Friday | Bill Doskoch

    ... looked like an outrageous farce. Today, when Geraldo Rivera bares his buttocks, when the New York Times misquotes Barbie (the doll), and NBC fakes news footage of exploding trucks, Network looks like a documentary. Skip ahead more than three years ...

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    Related Topix: Dinosaur, Science, Paleontology, Journalism

  18. Rate ItRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | NewsFactor Network

    ... ion, the space is heavily competitive with many competitors, and even some major media corporations. Mattel has their Barbie Girls ... Read More on TechCrunch...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Virtual Worlds, Video Games

  19. Best of the Web for Friday--More Cool Stuff from Newspaper SitesRead the original story

    Friday Jul 4 | Editor & Publisher

    ... Disorder." Beauty and the Release Los Angeles Times Photo Gallery By Carlos Chavez The women featured here prove that Barbie Doll-like ladies aren't the only demographic fit for a beauty pageant: these beauty queens are "halfway between prison and ...

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  20. Purely Children vs. Real-World AdultsRead the original story

    Friday Jul 4 | Joe McKeever

    ... of dolls exist in the name of this little girl or that to pre-teens, Kit Kittredge is as big as Nancy Drew (or maybe Barbie is a better comparison) was to earlier generations. I was unable to take JoAnne, 10, who lives in New Hampshire or Darilyn, ...

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