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A nonprofit group founded by ex-New York SEIU boss Dennis Rivera has received big contributions from corporations that do business with the Puerto Rican government, while employing the governor's brother as its only employee. This arrangement was reported today by Alana Goodman of the Washington Free Beacon, based on information provided by NLPC. The charity, now known as "Sociedad Económica De Amigos del Pais," was founded in New York in 1996 by Rivera and former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as the Hispanic Education and Legal Fund (HELF). Its name change, relocation to Puerto Rico and change of mission...

Toogood Reports [Thursday, November 14, 2002; 12:01 a.m. EST]URL: http://ToogoodReports.com/ It was a familiar socialist tableaux: The triumphant candidate flanked by supporters from big labor and ethnic constituencies, each of whom he greets in turn. Only the victor was "conservative" Republican Governor George Pataki. How could this be? In terrible Spanish, Pataki expressed his gratitude to one Hispanic Macher after another, including Dennis Rivera, the head of 1199/SEIU, the health workers' union. Besides being a communist, the anti-American Rivera is the biggest supporter of Al Sharpton and the other criminals and traitors who have interfered with U.S. Navy exercises in...