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Why Is Walmart Paying Chris Christie's Pals?

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The big-box retailer wanted to build in a protected New Jersey forest. The Chris Christie administration said no. Then the governor's friends got involved.

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It may be hard to imagine a worse place to build a Walmart Super Store than a currently empty corner of the town of Toms River, New Jersey.

For starters, the idyllic town near the Jersey Shore already has a Walmart.

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