Wal-Mart hires former Bloomberg aide

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Azi Paybarah
The Empire | Mar 29, 2012

Michael Bloomberg's campaign manager has a new client, as per Crains:

the Arkansas retail giant announced that it had hired Bradley Tusk, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's former campaign manager, to bolster its efforts to open a store in the Big Apple.

The story comes out just as Bloomberg is promoting a "Small Business Saturday" initiative, alongside the CEO of American Express.

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