Wal-Mart, the largest company in the U.S., looks set to pass a new milestone this year: It is well on its way to becoming the biggest business contributor to the 2004 election campaign. Subscribe to ...

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A federal judge said Tuesday that he would allow a gender discrimination lawsuit to proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on behalf of more than 1.5 million women who have worked for the retailing ...

A bid by the world’s largest corporation to bypass uncooperative elected officials and take its aggressive expansion plans to voters failed Tuesday, as Inglewood residents overwhelmingly rejected ...