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Blog Entries by Al Norman from 12/2007

A Wal-Mart Christmas Toy Story: Shopper Jailed For Removing Dangerous Baby Toy

| Posted 12.02.2007 | Business
Read More: Toys, 10 Worst Toys, Holiday Season, 10 Most Dangerous Toys, Wal-Mart, Dangerous Toys, Business News

Buddy Childress, a 72-year old termite control contractor, did not enter the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Searcy, Arkansas thinking about saving a child's life.

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A $10 Minimum Wage At Wal-Mart? Better Wish For Two Front Teeth

| Posted 12.07.2007 | Business
Read More: Retail Wage Bill, Wal-Mart Earnings, Minimum Wage, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Wages, Business News

One of the best things Wal-Mart as a corporation could do to help low income families would be to provide its own "associates" with a decent wage hike.

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Wal-Mart's "Forest Crimes"

| Posted 12.15.2007 | Business
Read More: Russia, Eia, China, Environment, Wal-Mart Environmentalism, Environmentalism, Green Business, Wal-Mart Sustainability, Wal-Mart, Good Wood, Business News

Wal-Mart's wood procurement policies are basically all bark, and no bite.

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Feds and Wal-Mart Team Up To Kill Small Grocers

| Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics
Read More: Small Business, Wic Program, Grocers, Wal-Mart, Politics News

As if Wal-Mart's impact on small businesses were not devastating enough, now the giant retailer is getting an assist from the Federal government.

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