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Walmart Vs. Historians In Battle Over Civil War Site

By consumerist.com on September 24, 2009 1:44 PM 93 Comments

—>Historians and conservationists have united in Virginia against a common foe: Walmart, which wants to build a 38,000-square-foot Supercenter near near Wilderness Battlefield, a Civil War site and National Park. The groups filed a suit on Wednesday charging local officials with brushing aside concerns about the site when they approved Walmart's plans in August. More »

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Robert Duvall Is Not Cool With Building A Walmart Near A Civil War Battlefield

By Meg Marco on May 5, 2009 3:54 PM 87 Comments

—>Robert Duvall, a descendant of Robert E. Lee, is really just not cool with Walmart's plans to build a Supercenter near the site of an important Civil War battle. More »

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Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War

By Meg Marco on April 21, 2008 9:19 PM 78 Comments

—>Some debt collectors are mighty persistent. More »