Report: Adelson Met With Boehner, Cantor This Week

By David Taintor

December 6, 2012 8:11 a.m.

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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson met with House Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Republicans in Washington this week, Politico reported on Thursday. Sources told Politico the meetings were “courtesy visits” and did not describe the subject of the conversations.

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David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.

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