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Report: LA Wal-Mart lobbyist posed as reporter
http://www.wset.com/story/18803316/report-la-wal-mart-lobbyist-posed-as-reporterPosted: Jun 15, 2012 8:59 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 15, 2012 8:59 PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An associate at a lobbying firm working to bring a Wal-Mart store to Chinatown in Los Angeles has resigned after posing as a student reporter at a news conference held by a labor group opposing the store.
The Los Angeles Times (lat.ms/KLzwYh) says city records show Stephanie Harnett worked for Mercury Public Affairs, which was hired by Wal-Mart to promote the project.
The project provoked opposition from labor groups. Last week when one of them held a news conference, Harnett attended saying she was a college student journalist, and interviewed a warehouse worker.
