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What Exactly Did Giannoulias Know Before He Loaned Millions To A Mob-Linked Pimp?
Democrat Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias (D-IL) claimed yesterday that he would not have authorized $15.4 million in loans to Michael “Jaws” Giorango – a crime boss that ran prostitution rings and engaged in illegal gambling – if he had known back then what he knows now.
However, in 2006, Giannoulias said that he knew about Giorango’s criminal past, admitting that he knew the mobster had “some legal problems.”
In fact, Giannoulias admitted that he had a conversation with Giorango about his criminal past, and he traveled to Miami, Florida to inspect property that Broadway Bank had financed for Giorango. Giannoulias admitted that he met with Giorango, but refused to disclose details of his meeting with the mobster.
“Instead of ducking questions about these critical ethical issues, Alexi Giannoulias should finally admit what he knew about Giorango’s ‘legal problems’ before he authorized $15.4 million in loans to the known mob-linked pimp,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Amber Wilkerson Marchand. “Illinois voters have had enough of the culture of corruption surrounding the scandal-ridden Chicago political machine, and Giannoulias should immediately explain everything involving his family bank’s interactions with the mob.”
Today marks 11 days since Giannoulias promised to answer pointed questions about his record and Broadway Bank. On January 28, 2010, Giannoulias assured reporters: “If I’m fortunate enough to make it out of the primary, we can have that conversation.”
Will Michael Bennet Back Obama's Controversial Big Labor Radical Nominee?
With the nomination of labor radical Craig Becker, President Obama’s nominee for chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), scheduled to hit the floor of the U.S. Senate for confirmation Monday, Governor Ritter’s appointed U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) will soon face a key test regarding the controversial card check legislation.
Becker, a fervent supporter of card check, has suggested in the past that the “NLRB can implement card check through regulations without changing Congress.” Should Becker successfully be confirmed to the NLRB, he would wield great influence “administer[ing] the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relations between unions and employers in the private sector.”
Politico: Lincoln flip-flops on FOX
Sen. Blanche Lincoln responded enthusiastically on Wednesday when President Obama suggested Democrats stop reading all those pesky politics-peddling blogs and watching CNN, MSNBC -- and FOX. ...
But the Arkansas Democrat, who is in deep re-election trouble in a state fast returning to the political Red, sang a radically different tune minutes later.
Not only did she appear on FOX, she professed to be an avid viewer, according to POLITICO's Meredith Shiner, who noted the contradiction. Read more from Politico.
New IL poll Kirk 46%, Giannoulias 40%
Rasmussen reports: Republican Mark Kirk holds a modest 46% to 40% lead over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias in the race for the Illinois Senate following Tuesday’s party primaries.
The first post-primary Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the Kirk-Giannoulias race finds just four percent (4%) of likely voters in the state prefer some other candidate, while another 10% are undecided.
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