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EXCLUSIVE

Racing for votes Bruno’s

labor ties
John McCain
X Delegate count: 97
Mitt Romney
X Delegate count: 74
Mike Huckabee
X Delegate count: 29
Hillary Rodham Clinton
X Delegate count: 232
Barack Obama
X Delegate count: 158
probed
X Saturday: In Tennessee, X Saturday: Before going to X Saturday: Campaigns across X Saturday: Jumps through X Saturday: Races from
Alabama and Georgia works to Minnesota, attends the Alabama, taking thinly veiled California, Arizona and New Minnesota to Missouri to Albany area unions get federal
reassure conservatives, telling funeral of Mormon church swipes at Republican oppo- Mexico with speeches on the Idaho — first candidate to visit subpoenas for information about
them he had a 24-year record President Gordon B. Hinckley nents McCain and Romney. mortgage crisis, health care. Boise, Idaho, finds overflowing
in the Senate of “fighting for in Salt Lake City. crowd of supporters. investments made through the Senate
‘‘You really would like to get a ‘‘I do not believe we should
the rights of the unborn.”
‘‘I am encouraged by the president to agree with himself ‘‘This is the majority leader’s former employer
‘‘I assume that I will get the nominate any Democrat who
support which I’m seeing on some issues.’’ will not ... commit to universal most consequential election By JAMES M. ODATO
nomination of the party.’’ grow for me.’’ in a generation.’’ Capitol bureau
health care.’’
ALBANY — Federal agents have demanded
business records from several Albany-area labor
States holding a primary Democrat only C Caucus Numbers
GOP/DEM
Republicans A4 ? A quick question and unions that have sent tens of millions of dollars to
Primary Delegates on answer on Super Tuesday. investment firms that employed state Senate Majori-
or caucus on Feb. 5. Republican
only
P
Convention
Pledged delegates Super Tuesday ty Leader Joseph L. Bruno over the past decade,
CV at stake B1 ? New York could again
Both 1,023 according to labor representatives and other sources.
rise to produce a president. FBI agents served subpoenas last
Mass. Note: Colorado and Needed to D1 ? A last push for
C N.D. 40/93 Minnesota hold week on the unions’ pension and
C Mont. C nominate candidates in the Capital
C 25 23/13 nonbinding straw welfare fund leaders. The unions
Minn. N.Y. polls Feb. 5 as part 1,191 Region. include Laborers Local 190 and
Idaho 38/72 101/232 P P of their caucuses,
18 P RNC officially says Total delegates Teamsters Local 294, among oth-
the delegates are
ers.
P
P P
P
“unbound” or
unpledged. Three
2,380 The FBI told the labor organiza-
Calif. C Ill. W.Va. P delegates are also
Utah tions to produce records involving
170/370
36/23 Colo. C Kan.
P 57/153 18 CV available from
America Samoa. Democrats Wright Investors Service of Mil- BRUNO
43/55 32 Mo. Delegates on
P 58/72 Tenn. Conn. ford, Conn., and its holding compa-
C C Okla. P *Democratic total Super Tuesday
Ariz. P 52/68 27/48 does not include ny, Winthrop Corp., Bruno’s longtime employers
53/56 N.M. 38/38 “super”delegates, 1,681* before his abrupt resignation in December.
26 Ark. P P N.J. who may have
52/107 announced support Needed to ? To watch a demonstration The subpoenas, signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney
C
31/35 Ala. Ga. for a candidate but
45/52 72/87 nominate of the voting process, go to: Elizabeth Coombe of the Albany office, also call for
Alaska Del. are officially
http://timesunion.com. any union records involving Bruno and his Bruns-
18/15 “unpledged,” and 2,025
26/13 does not include
wick consulting company, Capital Business Consul-
the delegates from Total delegates
American Samoa. tants. Coombe said Saturday she had no comment.
4,049 James E. Long, a lawyer for Local 190, said the
Source: Associated Press ASSOCIATED PRESS/TIMES UNION
labor group received a subpoena on Wednesday. He
said his client has not yet produced the records but
will cooperate. The demand for the documents
requires they be turned over by Feb. 14.
Teamsters Local 294 lawyer Bruce Bramley, who

Revealing a truth history had hidden

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Black re-enactors being Smith. BLACK MORE NEWS

In their avocation, February looms HISTORY
called on to tell the story as an annual tease: so many gigs, so lit- MONTH is a CLIMATE
of slavery in the region
A growing storm?
tle time. busy time for
‘‘I get so many requests during Black Donald
By PAUL GRONDAHL History Month that I can’t do them Hyman, an
Staff writer all,’’ said Donald Hyman. Albany High Floods. Rare tornadoes. Experts
Hyman is a social studies teacher at history say weather extremes seem to be
ALBANY — For black re-enactors Albany High School. On nights and teacher and a getting more extreme./A3
who dress in breeches and waistcoats to weekends (during Februaries anyway) re-enactor
interpret the lives of slaves at historic he transforms himself into the slave who portrays
sites, it’s been a long, slow struggle for SEASONS
Frederick

Shadow facts
Prince at the Schuyler Mansion or fa-
recognition. mous black historical figures, including Douglass.
Marked by an extremely low profile Frederick Douglass.
and stretches without work, these per- ‘‘It’s almost as if African-Americans Punxsutawney Phil arises
formers are not expecting to become didn’t exist when you go to the state his- to predict six more weeks
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BRUNO:
Unions get
subpoenas
/ CONTINUED FROM A1
also represents several other area
labor groups, said he could not
confirm or deny ‘‘anything.’’
The FBI has been looking into
some of Bruno’s outside business
interests for about two years.
Bruno, the top Republican in
the state and majority leader
since 1995, served as a business
development agent for Wright,
or Winthrop Corp., since about
the time he took over his leader-
ship post in the Senate.
Both the firm and Bruno said
in December it was better to
break ties because people have
been focusing on his employ-
ment with Wright. That, Bruno
said at the time, ‘‘has taken atten-
tion away from more pressing
issues such as our efforts to ad-
dress the critical needs of our
state going forward.’’
He has maintained that he has
done nothing illegal or improper.
Federal investigators have
been taking information from
Bruno’s business associates for a
federal grand jury, according to
subpoenas and interviews. The
probe, which stretched to Bru-
no’s friends, acquaintances and
horse-breeding business, seemed
to have stalled in recent months
as Bruno’s wife, Barbara, strug-
gled with a chronic illness. She
died Jan. 7.
The emergence of the union
subpoenas last week is the first
sign this year that the FBI has not
discontinued its interest in Bru-
no’s financial affairs.
Wright Investors
Service handles
pension investments
for several labor
unions, many based in
the Albany area.
Bruno spokesman John
McArdle on Saturday would not
say if Bruno had been served a
subpoena or a request for infor-
mation regarding his work with
Wright, Winthrop or Capital
Business Consulting. Nor would
he say if Bruno had been paid a
salary, or a commission, for
steering business to the invest-
ment management house over
the years.
‘‘Sen. Bruno has cooperated
fully and completely with the
inquiry and ended his employ-
ment with Wright Investment
last year,’’ McArdle said.
When asked by reporters, the
senator has been unwilling to
disclose details of his work for
Wright and has refused to reveal
his consulting clients.
Wright, through a spokesman,
said Saturday the firm would not
say if it had received subpoenas.
It stated: ‘‘Bruno has assured us
... that relevant authorities con-
cluded that his business relation-
ship with us posed no substantive
conflict-of-interest issues.’’
Wright handles pension in-
vestments for several labor
unions, many based in the Albany
area.
The amount of money invest-
ed through Wright has been
substantial over the years, al-
though some of the unions, such
as those representing bricklayers,
have diversified and reduced
Wright’s involvement.
For instance, an article in Pen-
sions & Investments magazine in
2003 said Local 190 retained
Wright to manage $36 million
from its $80 million pension plan
after using Independent Fiducia-
ry Services (IFS) as an adviser.
Long said the union’s pension
fund was dissatisfied with the
returns and doesn’t use Wright
anymore. A smaller welfare fund
sends some of its $5.5 million
portfolio to Wright managers, he
said.
Albert Catalano, the leader of
the Bricklayers and Allied Craf-
tworkers Local 2 from 1998 to
2005 and now regional director
for the international unit of the
union, said Wright managed
about $20 million of the group’s
pension fund beginning in the
early 1990s.
‘‘I was never made aware dur-
ing my relationship with Wright
that they had Joe Bruno,’’ he said.
He said that before he left office,
the union began decreasing the
sums it sent Wright to manage.
? James M. Odato can be reached
at 454-5083 or by e-mail at
jodato@timesunion.com.
Looking forward to Super Tuesday
What to know about
turnout, voting and
making a difference
By IRENE JAY LIU
Capitol bureau
Is New York ready for Super
Tuesday?
New Yorkers will make their
presidential picks with 23 other
states Tuesday, also known as Su-
per Duper Tuesday, Giga Tuesday,
Tsunami Tuesday and, for those
with a f lair for the dramatic, the
Tuesday of Destiny.
Lee Daghlian, spokesman for
the state Board of Elections, and
Barbara Bartoletti, legislative di-
rector of the New York League of
Women Voters, were asked about
what to expect.
Times Union: Were there any
challenges to holding an earlier
primary?
Daghlian: No, it really didn’t
Primary battlegrounds
Super Tuesday facts
Delegates at stake
Democrats Republicans
2,062
or
1,048
or
50.9% 44%
FROM THE
change anything. Everything is
moved (ahead) basically a month.
So we’re prepared to do that. We
knew this change was coming a
long time ago.
Bartoletti: I agree with the
Board of Elections. I’m not
concerned about the
administration of the actual
election. They’ve had ample time
to prepare.
Times Union: Is there a
contingency plan if it snows?
Daghlian: No, no snow plan.
There are always contingency
plans for an election. That’s part of
election law .... If the power goes
out, or there’s a hurricane, parts of
the election law (say) you can stop
the election .... Just bad weather
will never stop an election. If
people are in distress, or if we have
another 9/11, that’s another thing.
The governor could stop an
election.
Times Union: Have you found
X States with primaries:
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Connecticut, Colorado, Dela-
ware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (D only),
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana (R only), North Dakota, New
Jersey, New Mexico (D only), New York,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah.
X Delegate count so far:
Democrats Clinton 232
Obama
Huckabee
158
29
Republicans McCain 97
Romney 74
TIMES UNION
COVER Albany, New York TIMES UNION
that voters are calling with more change it before Oct. 12, 2007. But that’s a guess.
problems for this year’s primary?
Daghlian: There have been
calls from voters, but not because
Bartoletti: We don’t make it
easy for people to participate. That
isn’t the Board of Elections. That’s
Bartoletti: If I could be queen
for a day, I’d like to have more
public service announcements,
we’re a month earlier. I think this a legislative thing. more money put into outreach, to
year, there are a lot more voters that Times Union: What do you make sure that the New York state
are aware of other states’ primaries. expect for voter turnout this year? public to know what would happen
on Feb. 5.
Most people don’t understand ... Daghlian: Usually people don’t
that in New York, you have to be care about primaries .... So if you ... It is earlier, we are part of
enrolled in the party to vote. see turnout for 15 to 20 percent for Super Duper Tuesday, but we have
So some people are angry that people enrolled in these parties, I a lot of delegates. With either
they can’t vote, and that they can’t think that’s going to be a lot. party, we may be picking the next
change their party affiliation. You The difference this year is that president. We will be very relevant
have to put in a change and then there will be two primaries taking this year.
wait for a general election to take place ... not one, like last time
effect. So in order to have changed around ... (also) there is no ? Irene Jay Liu can be reached at
your party (enrollment) to vote in incumbent. So you’ll have more 454-5081 or by e-mail at
this primary, you would have had to turnout. iliu@timesunion.com.
What’s at stake on Tuesday in New York state
Unaffiliated/ Republican Democrat
Third-party “Winner takes all” “Proportionate”
affiliation Republican voters have it simple: Democrats have cratic National Conven-
No vote. Primaries they vote for a candidate. more to do in the voting tion in Denver, although
The candidate who wins the most booth: They choose a there is one catch: The
in New York state
are closed, which votes statewide takes all 101 del- candidate and individual selection alternates
egates to the Republican National delegates. by gender, so the top
means if you aren’t
Convention in Minneapolis. Each pres- A candidate needs vote-getting delegate
enrolled as a Repub-
lican or Democrat, idential candidate chooses his list of to win 15 percent of is picked first, then the
you can’t vote in the delegates — 87 district delegates, the vote in each con- next most popular of the
three Republican National Committee gressional district to opposite sex, then back
presidential primary.
delegates, and 11 at-large delegates. take a share of that to the first gender, and
district’s delegates. The so on.
delegates are divided In addition to the
How important is the Empire State? equally among the can- 151 district delegates,
X The winning Republican candidate needs 1,191 del-
didates who reach that Tuesday’s primary will
egates to secure the nomination, of 2,380 total. New York threshold. also allocate 30 pledged
state represents nearly 9 percent of the delegates needed.
Each delegate is affili- party delegates and 51
X The winning Democratic candidate needs 2,025 del- ated with a candidate, pledged at-large dele-
egates to secure the nomination, of 4,049 total. New York but you don’t have to gates for a total of 232.
state represents nearly 12 percent of the delegates needed vote for delegates affili- There are also 21 un-
to win. ated with the candidate pledged delegates, 24
But since the delegates are assigned proportionally, the
goal is to hit 15 percent in every congressional district, and
you choose. The del-
egates with the most
members of Congress,
and four unpledged at-
with poll numbers above 15 percent for both Clinton and votes who are affiliated large delegates for a
Obama, it is likely they will roughly split the delegates. with the winning candi-
dates go to the Demo-
total delegation of 281.
— IRENE JAY LIU
TIMES UNION
Delay
in results
possible
Long lines and count
disputes likely Tuesday
Associated Press
Long lines, a shortage of poll
workers and unprecedented num-
bers of mail-in ballots could delay
vote counts in the biggest-ever
Super Tuesday in American poli-
tics — a day in which nearly half
the nation will cast ballots.
A record 24 states hold prima-
ries and caucuses Tuesday, pro-
viding ample opportunities for
confusion and stalled tallies, vot-
ing advocates say.
Adding to the list of possible
delays: expectations of record-
breaking voter turnout in contests
expected to be close. Many of the
states that moved up primaries
have never been involved in one
with meaningful impact, often
resulting in low turnout in the
past, said Tova Wang of The
Century Foundation think tank.
So on Super Duper Tuesday, or
Tsunami Tuesday, as some also
have called it, voters across the
country could face a number of
difficulties — some new, some
reincarnations of elections past.
In their haste to move up prima-
ries, officials in some states appear
to have overlooked ordinary facts
of life, such as the weather and the
advanced age of many poll workers.
Cold northeastern states including
Connecticut and New York have
encountered problems recruiting
poll workers because many senior
citizens, a sizable percentage of
paid volunteers, are still south for
the winter. Snow in the middle of
winter also could have an impact.
But even Sun Belt states have felt
the pinch. As of Thursday, some
California election officials were
still recruiting poll workers.
Romney victorious in Maine
Mitt Romney coasted to a win in
presidential preference voting by
Maine Republicans on Saturday,
claiming his third victory in a
caucus state and fourth overall.
The former Massachusetts gov-
ernor had 52 percent of the vote
with 68 percent of the towns
holding caucuses reporting. John
McCain trailed with 21 percent,
Ron Paul was third with 19 per-
cent, and Mike Huckabee had 6
percent. Undecided votes account-
ed for 2 percent.
The nonbinding votes are the
first step toward electing 18 Maine
delegates to the Republican Na-
tional Convention.