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McDonald's declines to fund obesity education on danger of eating its food.

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McDonald's Corp. chief executive Jim Skinner yesterday rejected a call for an educational program warning of the health risks of eating the chain's foods. "We're just going to tell our story," Mr. Skinner said at McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill. The company is proud of its food, safety record and suppliers, he said. McDonald's, the world's largest restaurant chain, is ...

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