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To: D. Long who wrote (192852)	1/13/2007 3:34:19 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793755

Well, Lookie Here... Paul Pelosi Is "Primary" Del Monte Investor! Saturday, January 13, 2007 bp2.blogger.com * BIG UPDATES BELOW! * This post was bumped up. Big Hat Tip to Lanie Something Smells Like Rotten Fish in San Fransisco! Photo by Bronco at EGriz who is on the story. Today Nancy Pelosi and democrats did a favor for Del Monte in American Samoa... Guess who is a "primary" Del Monte investor? The Washington Times reported today that Speaker Pelosi is exempting hometown companies from minimum wage increasing by passing legislation excludes American Samoa. Del Monte Foods based in San Francisco has tuna plants in American Samoa: House Republicans yesterday declared "something fishy" about the major Starkist tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week. "I am shocked," said Rep. Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican and his party's chief deputy whip, noting that Mrs. Pelosi campaigned heavily on promises of honest government. "Now we find out that she is exempting hometown companies from minimum wage. This is exactly the hypocrisy and double talk that we have come to expect from the Democrats." On Wednesday, the House voted to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour. (American Samoa Minimum Wage Rate HERE, via Free Republic) (Cont'd at link: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com )