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Bit of a jaw-dropper on my way to work this morning, as I listened to an Air America commercial break. Do you know they're accepting advertising from Wal-Mart? Granted, their ad folks aren't the most discerning to begin with - the "always low prices" propaganda snippet was sandwiched in between an enticement for CortiSlim snake oil and one of the stupidest money-wasting gift ideas of our modern age - but Wal-Mart? It's not like their rapacious business practices aren't well-documented. Doesn't something like this create a teensy conflict-of-interest problem if, for instance, Al Franken or Mark Riley wants to go on a rhetorical tear against the retail giant? Just asking.