The following can be attributed to Paul Blank, campaign director for WakeUpWalMart.com:

"How many times is Wal-Mart going to mislead America? Whether the issue is Wal-Mart's lack of affordable health care, gender discrimination, crime at its stores, child labor or shipping our jobs overseas, Wal-Mart consistently hides the truth and the American people pay the price.

Now, Wal-Mart has gone one step further. It appears Wal-Mart arrogantly lied to federal regulators, the national media and the American people on its banking application and thought it could get away with it. Wal-Mart's inaccurate testimony raises serious questions about what else the company isn't telling the FDIC. It is time for Wal-Mart to stop its pattern of deception, come clean with federal regulators, be honest with the American people and take responsibility for its actions."

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