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Wal-Mart Latest Company to Leave Right-Wing ALEC

HeadlineJun 01, 2012

The retail giant Wal-Mart has become the latest corporation to drop out of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative legislative group with ties to the Koch Brothers. ALEC has come under intense criticism for promoting restrictive voter ID laws and the so-called “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law. The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart is also the biggest seller of firearms in the United States.

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