garry muratore lives in a suburb of melbourne australia called tecoma. it's slated to get a mcdonald's franchise despite a majority of local citizens who call it maccas, say they don't want it there. in protest, he taped little signs to 30- inflatable kangaroos and propped them up in front of chicago's largest mcdonald's to make his point. the mcdonalds denounced by muratore and 93- thousand others who've signed petitions in opposition would be near the entrance to a national park and across the street from an elementary school. "we don't need them marketing to our children 100 ft from their school." but what got their trans-pacific anger up most of all was after the town council rejected mcdonalds proposal unanimously, the corporation went over their heads, cleared the land and got approval from regional officials said to be pro-business to build it anyway. and passers-by who saw the cute little kangaroos seemed to agree--that was wrong. mcdonalds denied our request for an interview and issued this statement: mcdonald's australia has followed due proces

muratore intends to hand the petitions to mcdonald's ceo don thompson. the demonstration is scheduled to happen outside chicago's rock 'n roll mcdonald's. in a big win for health and environmental advocates, wal- mart will stop selling products containing ten hazardous chemicals. it applies to cosmetics, fragrances, household cleaners and personal care products. the nation's largest retailer says starting in january-- it will monitor efforts to clear these chemicals from store shelves. it will also apply the new rule to its own brand of cleaning products and will require suppliers to disclose products containing harsh chemicals. the nfl is fielding brain injury claims from assistant coaches, network analysts and front office personnel. more than 90% of the claims are reported by the la times to allege serious head or brain trauma. the nfl is facing a serious problem -- as a large number of workers seek compensation after being hurt in football incidents.critics fear players will seek government aid, which hits taxpayers. however, compensation cases are t