"In 1995, Kheel played a major role arranging the sale of the AFL-CIO’s "affinity credit card" from the Bank of New York to Household Finance. The sale brought over $35 million to the AFL-CIO, which gave it the liquidity to pump over $30 million into the Democratic Party’s 1996 congressional campaigns. Kheel brokered the deal with Democratic fundraiser Terry McAuliffe. In 1992, Kheel had convinced the newly elected Carey to endorse the credit card program. Carey delivered 1.5 million Teamsters who previously had not participated in the program. Kheel profited handsomely, from the new Teamsters in the credit card program, and he subsequently contributed the $20,000 to Carey’s 1996 Teamsters reelection bid."...
...."McAuliffe, chairman of a record-breaking Democratic fundraiser in May and chairman of recent Democratic convention in Los Angeles, has long been associated with organized labor. In addition to his work on the Union Privileges "affinity" credit card, McAuliffe has had a major role handling investments for the AFL-CIO Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO)."
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Not a 'new' revelation to many, but a pretty good HISTORY.