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Walgreen Denies Promotions Based on Race, U.S. Says
Walgreen Co...was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over claims the company assigned black managers and denied them promotions based on race... Walgreen spokesman Michael Polzin said, ``We're the nation's best represented retailer in urban areas, and managers of all backgrounds are promoted to senior levels from those locations.''... The U.S. agency said a group of current and former black Walgreen managers filed their own lawsuit making similar allegations in June 2005.