Waitrose dumps Fox News in protest over remarks about Barack Obama


	Waitrose dumps Fox News in protest over remarks about Barack Obama

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10-5-2009 2:03 PM

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10-5-2009 7:34 PM

The Infowarrior

Waitrose get there stock almost exclusively, indirectly or directly from Monsanto... think there's a connection?

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