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Reason March 2006 Julian Sanchez	The Wal-Mart Crusade In Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, documentarian Robert Greenwald flings an ample supply of feces at the world's largest retailer, in hopes that some of it will stick. Some does. But the irony is that the film shows that the faceless corporate behemoth turns out to be a potent force for community.
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