Obama’s wife quits Wal-Mart supplier
From Times Wire Reports
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama resigned from the board of a food supplier for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., a target of criticism by the Illinois senator.
Michelle Obama cited the increased demands of his campaign for leaving the board of Westchester, Ill.-based TreeHouse Foods Inc. Her position had raised questions because Obama has praised a union-led effort to change working conditions at Wal-Mart.
TreeHouse Foods said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that her resignation from the position she has held since 2005 was not due to any disagreement with the company.
Last year she earned $51,200 in fees from the firm.
