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Wal-Mart says sorry for Nazi advert
By: Israel Insider staff and partners   
Published: May 15, 2005   
 
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said yesterday that it made a "terrible" mistake in approving a recent newspaper advertisement that equated a proposed Arizona zoning ordinance with Nazi book-burning, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

The full-page advertisement included a 1933 photo of people throwing books on a pyre at Berlin's Opernplatz. It was run as part of a campaign against a Flagstaff ballot proposal that would restrict Wal-Mart from expanding a local store to include a grocery.

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Wal-Mart apologizes for Nazi ad  - (Ynetnews.com)  05.15.2005
 
 

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