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Regis Philbin
Aug 16th, 2006, 11:50 PM
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Biden Speaks Out For Better Wages, Health Care

Wal-Mart Says Debate Is About Politics

POSTED: 4:52 pm CDT August 16, 2006
UPDATED: 7:02 pm CDT August 16, 2006


DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa is now the center of a heated debate between Wal-Mart and its outspoken critics.

The controversy is about providing good health care and wages to Wal-Mart workers.

It's happening in Iowa because of the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses.

Democratic Sen. Joe Biden is eyeing a presidential run.

On Wednesday, Biden headlined a news conference for a movement called Wake Up Wal-Mart.

"My problem is that I don't see any indication they care about the fate of middle-class people," Biden said.

Why Wal-Mart? Biden said it's because the retailer is the biggest.