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Wal-Mart is building a 106,000-square-foot store on Georgia Avenue but is threatening to stop its plans to provide as many as six stores in the city after the D.C. Council passed a bill requiring a minimum wage of $12.50 per hour. The outcome will provide insight into whether mega-retailers can continue their drive into the nation's urban cores. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. draws Wal-Mart into Democrats’ political battle over wages

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka

AFL-CIO strikes immigration deal with U.S. Chamber of Commerce

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Dan Benishek, Michigan Republican, has been targeted for defeat by funding from the League of Conservation Voters for his “extreme anti-science positions.” He has characterized climate change as “all baloney.” (Associated Press)

Liberal dollars make big bang in little races

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Karl Rove

Va. Senate race tops nation in ‘secret money’

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speaks Jan. 31, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

House OKs bill to reauthorize Ex-Im bank

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka praised the National Labor Relations Board's sweeping new rules approved Wednesday that make it easier for unions to gain members at companies that have long rebuffed them. (Associated Press)

Business groups to fight new NLRB rules

By Sam Hananel - Associated Press

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says passage of the U.S.-Korea free-trade pact should boost trade between the two countries more than 50 percent by 2015. He spoke at a luncheon Wednesday in Washington. (Associated Press)

South Korean president sees boom from trade pact

By Jordan E. Otero - The Washington Times

Illustration: Root canal by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

NUGENT: Hell just froze over

By Ted Nugent

Obama, Chamber of Commerce look for common ground

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

Chamber financing attacks continue

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

Rove backs chamber against Obama accusations

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

Lobby group: What have you voted lately?

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

** FILE ** Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

SEC bolsters shareholders’ vote for board seats

By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press

Obama’s free-trade goal hits roadblock

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

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