Target Targeted for Candidate Donation -- Gift to Foe of Gay Marriage Triggers a Backlash

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Protesters have been rallying outside Target Corp. or its stores almost daily since the retailer angered gay rights supporters and progressives by giving money to help a conservative Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota. Liberal groups are pushing to make an example of the company, hoping its woes will deter other businesses from putting their corporate funds into elections.

A national gay rights group is negotiating with Target officials, demanding that the firm balance the scale by making comparable donations to benefit candidates it favors.

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Target Targeted for Candidate Donation -- Gift to Foe of Gay Marriage Triggers a Backlash

Meanwhile, the controversy is threatening to complicate Target's business plans in other urban markets. Several city officials in San Francisco, one of the cities where Ta...

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