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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-05 01:28 PM
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Wal-Mart Lifts Ban on Florida Newspaper Sparked by Critical Column
PENSACOLA Wal-Mart will allow the Pensacola News Journal to be sold at area stores, rescinding a ban imposed because of a newspaper column that a local manager considered derogatory to the retailer.

Columnist Mark O'Brien wrote in June 19 editions that Pensacola should "be more than the Wal-Mart kind of town we're becoming -- cheap and comfy on the surface, lots of unhappiness and hidden costs underneath."

O'Brien then cited a New York Times report that Georgia's health-care program included more than 10,000 children of Wal-Mart workers, costing taxpayers nearly $10 million a year. He noted the Times report was cited in "The World is Flat," a new book by Thomas Friedman about the global economy.

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AND: "Hammer said that in a conversation with Hart, the Wal-Mart manager had said he'd be willing to talk about lifting the ban if the newspaper fired O'Brien."

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http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000992161
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