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Intentions three years ago to build six stores in underserved d.c., it was welcomed with open arms. wal-mart polling showed 73% of the residents favored it. d.c. mayor vincent gray wrote, disagreement represents unprecedented agreement for a citywide retailer. wal-mart agrees to be a good corporate neighbor. three stores are under construction with two slated to open in the fall but at the 11th hour the d.c. council introduces what is calls the large retailer accountability act that requires retailers that do over a billion dollars in corporate sales to pay a minimum wage of $12.50 an hour. th...

>> he have to convince cal mart to serve as anchor tenant. >> reporter: with three under construction, the city council last may through a wrench into the plans by introducing the large retailer accountability act which requires businesses that do over $1 billion in correspondent sales in spaces of 75,000 square feet or more to pay a super minimum wage of $12.50 an hour. that's $4.25 more than the district's minimum wage. the council made up of 11 democrats and two independents exempted unionized grocery stores from the bill. final approve came this afternoon. >> the big passes 8-5. >> reporte...

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