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Shareholder meetings as a venue for political candidates

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to speak at Walmart’s annual meeting.

Shareholder meetings as a venue for political candidates
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to attend the annual Walmart shareholders’ meeting in Arkansas today to speak about allowing hourly workers to be included on the candidate list for the company’s nominees to the board of directors. So are shareholder meetings likely to become a popular campaign venue for political candidates?

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