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CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 27: Shoppers search for a parking spot outside the new Wal-Mart store September 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago opened its first Wal-Mart today in the wake of a defeated Chicago wage law that would have set the minimum "living wage" requirements for big box stores. Wal-Mart reports that over 15,000 people applied for the 490 jobs available at this west side location and in the month of September they will have created over 6,200 jobs when opening 24 new stores in the U.S. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

CHICAGO - SEPTEMBER 27:  Shoppers search for a parking spot outside the new Wal-Mart store September 27, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago opened its first Wal-Mart today in the wake of a defeated Chicago wage law that would have set the minimum "living wage" requirements for big box stores. Wal-Mart reports that over 15,000 people applied for the 490 jobs available at this west side location and in the month of September they will have created over 6,200 jobs when opening 24 new stores in the U.S.  (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)