The chains' encroachment is one reason the board of the Farmers Market Coalition, a national trade group for the events, in May approved a formal definition: events that consist "principally" of farmers selling their products directly to the public.

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The recommendations are part of a coalition called Choosing Wisely, formed by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.

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Killinger, 58, and the company's CEO since 1990, is battling a coalition of unions that are demanding the ouster of two board members and asking tough questions about whether WaMu (nyse: WM - news - people ) took the right steps early enough to protect shareholders from a downturn in the mortgage markets.

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