Two minutes before the doors opened on Black Friday at the Walmart store in Framingham, Mass., whoops went up from the hundreds of shoppers waiting in a line that snaked out into the parking lot. It was that way at Walmart stores across the country.As commerce nibbles away at the one holiday that cuts across just about all American divides, Wal-Mart workers are becoming bolder about saying no. By Elizabeth G. Olson.Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will open to Black Friday shoppers at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving -- two hours earlier than last year. The chain is facing backlash over its decision to open earlier from employees whoUpdate 10:25 p.m.: King County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested a 71-year-old man on suspicion of vehicular assault after a couple was hit by an SUV in the parking lot of a Walmart Thursday afternoon. The King County Sheriff's Office suspectsFiredoglake has been working with the Walmart strikers in preparation for Black Friday. We've been talking with young organizers across the country who are finally starting to have some traction against the big box monolith
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