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On the other hand, Young's tenure at Wal-Mart won approval from Vernon Jones, chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Georgia, in metro Atlanta, home to the newest Wal-Mart store in the region. Jones said that through Young's efforts, the company had created jobs and revitalized neighborhoods. "No one can question the fact that Andy Young is for the little person," Jones told the New York Times. "He's more for the little person than anyone I know."
"It's against everything I ever thought in my life," Young said of his remarks. "It never should have been said. I was speaking in the context of Atlanta, and that does not work in New York or Los Angeles." Moreover, he explained to another reporter, "It was stupid of me to say it in that context. No, it wasn't stupid of me. I said it in the appropriate context. But I didn't think about how it would read."See the full content of this document
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Andrew Young Resigns From Wal-Mart
Former Atlanta mayor, UN ambassador, and civil rights legend Andrew Young was hired by Wal-Mart six months ago to improve its public image. But he resigned his post last week fearing his recent...
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