Finmeccanica in K street

Da seguire la vicenda del senatore Weldon, la cui figlia Finmeccanica ha assunto (oltre al resto).

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 — In November at the five-star Hotel Splendido overlooking the harbor in Portofino, a playground of the Italian rich, Representative Curt Weldon was the center of attention.
The second-ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, Mr. Weldon was a main speaker at a conference sponsored in part by the Italian military giant Finmeccanica.

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"Today, the Italians may well have second thoughts about their embrace of Mr. Weldon, who has represented his suburban Philadelphia district since 1987 and is now the subject of a federal investigation into possible influence peddling and, as a result, is in a tight re-election race."

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Italian Arms Contractor and a Pennsylvania Congressman Share Close Ties, di LESLIE WAYNE, The New York Times, 31 ottobre 2006