ABC and Wal-Mart have gotten married & some Dems are upset

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=32528


21 House Democrats angry over ABC news sponsorship deal with Wal-Mart


Four Ohio lawmakers are among 21 Democrats in Congress crying foul over a new sponsorship deal between Wal-Mart and ABC News.

The ABC morning news segment is supposed to highlight hardworking Americans. The Congressional critics say Wal-Mart’s sponsorship is misleading because the company treats workers poorly, hires illegal immigrants and hurts small businesses.

Congressmen Sherrod Brown, Tim Ryan, Dennis Kucinich and Ted Strickland and the other Democrats want ABC to pull the segment, but the network isn’t budging. ABC vice president Jeffrey Schneider says his company has had some of the toughest reporting on Wal-Mart.

A Wal-Mart says the criticism is unfair. He says the company spent $137.5 billion with U.S. suppliers last year.
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