July 6, 2009
Campaign 2008: Dennis Kucinich in the news
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NY House members defend Citigroup-Mets stadium deal
WASHINGTON - New York House members want the Obama administration to ignore the little-town blues of a couple of out-of-state congressmen who want a $400 million stadium-naming deal between Citigroup and the New York Mets to disappear.
King says Citi's naming-rights deal good business
Calling it "money well spent," Long Island congressman Peter King (R-Seaford) yesterday defended Citigroup's $400-million naming-rights contract with the Mets on the basis that it's a "justified business expenditure."
Mets still bank on Citi
The Mets denied a Wall Street Journal report yesterday that said banking giant Citigroup was considering backing out of its $400-million naming-rights deal for the team's new ballpark, Citi Field.
Pol: Call it 'Taxpayer Stadium'
Rep. Ted Poe (R- Texas), joined by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D- Ohio), has called on Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to dissolve Citigroup's 20-year, $400-million naming rights deal with the Mets for Citi Field.
Mets deny Citigroup's backing out of naming-rights deal
The Mets yesterday denied a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday that said banking giant Citigroup was considering backing out of its $400-million naming-rights deal for the team's new ballpark, Citi Field.
Mets plan to honor partnership with Citigroup
The federal government may have bailed out Citigroup, but the Mets insist they're not bailing on their $400-million naming rights deal with the bank whose name adorns the walls of their new ballpark, Citi Field.
Loud calls for Mets to scrap Citigroup naming rights deal
Two members of the House of Representatives are demanding that the Mets scrap their $400-million naming-rights deal with financially troubled Citigroup because of the bank's receipt of federal bailout money.
Calls for Mets to scrap Citigroup naming rights deal
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives are demanding that the Mets scrap their $400 million naming-rights deal with financially troubled Citigroup because of the bank's receipt of federal bailout money.
Yankees, Mets ask city for $450 million more for ballparks
The Yankees and Mets are asking the city for $450 million more in public bonds to finance their new ballparks, on top of $1.5 billion they were already granted, according to the city's Economic Development Corp.
Yanks, NYC grilled on stadium deal
WASHINGTON - The New York Yankees were prepared to walk, taking the Bronx Bombers to New Jersey if that's what it would take to get the tax-exempt bond financing the team said it needed to build a new stadium, team president Randy Levine testified Friday before a congressional panel.
Stadium appraisals under fire
A congressional panel has scheduled a hearing in Washington next week to determine whether appraisals of the Bronx property on which the new Yankee Stadium is being built were manipulated by the city.
Washington investigates Yankee Stadium appraisals
A congressional panel has scheduled a hearing in Washington next week to determine whether appraisals of the Bronx property on which the new Yankee Stadium is being built were manipulated by the city.
WALL STREET TURMOIL: THE LATEST
DEBT FORGIVEN AFTER SUICIDE TRY. Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her. Addie Polk's plight was cited by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) on Friday before the House voted to approve the $700-billion financial rescue package. Kucinich voted against the plan. Fannie Mae announced later Friday that it would dismiss its foreclosure action, forgive Polk's mortgage and allow her to return to the Akron home where she's lived since 1970. Polk remained in Akron General Medical Center and was expected to recover from chest wounds suffered last week.
City's role in Yankee Stadium financing deal probed
WASHINGTON - A top congressional critic of the Yankee Stadium deal charged yesterday that New York City may have engaged in "willful manipulation" of property values to win IRS backing for cut-rate financing that saved the team at least $150 million.
Panel to probe land appraisals for Yankee Stadium
A congressional subcommittee hearing centered on the use of public financing to build sports complexes like the new Yankee Stadium was postponed, allowing the panel to probe deeper into why the value of land under the Bronx stadium appeared inflated on tax reports, an official said yesterday.
Supreme Court denies Kucinich bid
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas to print presidential primary ballots without Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich's name.
Barack Obama's election: A moment for the history books
For millions of Americans, 11:01 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, Nov. 4, marked a moment of unbridled joy and disbelief that American history had brought the nation to this night. Barack Obama became the first black candidate elected to the nation's highest office.
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