In this photo taken July 24, 2010, Laura Hedlund, 48 of Eagan, protests in front of a Target store after Target donated money to a PAC that is supporting the Republican candidate in the governor's race in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
Corporations walk a fine line with political contributions
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The controversy over contributions made by Target, Best Buy and other Minnesota-based companies to a political group backing gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer is raising new questions about the wisdom of corporate involvement in politics, and how that involvement affects consumers.
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Akshay Rao: Director of the Institute for Research in Marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Business.
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Michael Connor: Founder and editor of Business Ethics, an online magazine. He also serves as a consultant on corporate responsibility.
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