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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 – Daily News 5A WORLD BRIEFING health care law, misfires on other aspects of President Barack Obama’s record and historical inaccuracies have saddled her with a reputa- tion for uttering populist jibes that don’t hold up. Rule bans manufacture and sale of drop-side cribs WASHINGTON (AP) Bachmann emerges as one to watch — for inaccuracies WASHINGTON (AP) — Michele Bachmann’s claim that she has ‘‘never gotten a penny’’ from a fam- ily farm that’s been subsi- dized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They show tens of thousands in personal income from the operation. And, on a less-substan- tive note, she flubbed her hometown history Monday when declaring ‘‘John Wayne was from Waterloo, Iowa,’’ and ‘‘that’s the kind of spirit that I have, too,’’ in running for president. The actor was born near- ly 150 miles away. It was the serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr. who lived, for a time, in Waterloo. Those were among the latest examples of how the Minnesota congresswoman has become one to watch — for inaccuracies as well as rising support — in the Republican presidential race. Bachmann’s wildly off- base assertion last month that a NATO airstrike might have killed as many as 30,000 Libyan civilians, her misrepresentations of the — It’s one of the biggest purchases for soon-to-be parents: a crib for baby. Beginning Tuesday, a new generation of cribs, designed to be safer, will be the only ones approved for sale — in stores, online, and even at neigh- borhood yard sales. Ushering in one of the most significant changes in child safety in decades, the rule taking effect this week bans the manufac- ture, sale and resale of drop-side cribs. Drop- sides have a side rail that can be raised and lowered to allow parents to more easily place or lift a baby, but they have been blamed in the deaths of several dozen children. Another significant part of the new federal standard mandates more rigorous safety tests for children’s cribs before they hit the market. In the past, manufacturers were allowed to retighten screws and bolts on a crib in the middle of hardware testing meant to mimic how a child might rattle a crib — by jumping up and down or shaking a rail. While the tests were intended to simulate a toddler in a crib, they don’t mimic the reality of the parent. It’s a rare par- ent who would know when to retighten obscure pieces of hardware on a crib during normal use by a child. The retightening of screws and bolts during durability tests on cribs ends Tuesday, as part of the new rule approved last year by the Consumer Product Safety Commis- sion. Stronger mattress support systems and crib slats are also a major part of the new testing. Los Angeles Dodgers file bankruptcy LOS ANGELES (AP) — Facing the painful gibbsautobodydsl@chiconet.com 780 EAST AVE. 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The move by a cash- starved McCourt comes just days before he was expected to miss team payroll Thursday and possibly be confronted with an MLB takeover. The filing also means it’s unlikely a resolution over team ownership, a fight that began two years ago when McCourt and his ex-wife and former team CEO Jamie McCourt decided to divorce, will be found any time soon. Selig said in a state- ment that the bankruptcy filing has inflicted fur- ther harm upon the Dodgers. ‘‘We have consistent- ly communicated to Mr. McCourt that any poten- tial solution to his prob- lems that contemplates mortgaging the future of the Dodgers franchise to the long-term detriment of the club, its loyal fans and the game of baseball would not be accept- able,’’ he said. ‘‘To date, the ideas and proposals that I have been asked to consider have not been consistent with the best interests of baseball.’’ Elderly woman removes wet diaper so she can finish airport pat- down, nearly misses flight DESTIN, Fla. 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