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UN Fallout: Mass. Gov. Candidate Mihos considering cancelling CITGO contracts
The local furor over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs devil comment escalated yesterday with gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos saying he may cancel the Citgo gas contracts at his minimarts on Cape Cod.The guys just a thug, said Mihos, who owns nine Christys Markets that have distributor contracts with Citgo, a subsidiary of the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela. Mihos, whos dumping millions of dollars into his long-shot independent bid for governor, said he was outraged by Chavezs anti-American tirade on Wednesday and is mulling what action to take. Were talking about this at Christys Market, whether to keep with (Citgo), he told the Herald. If he breaks his agreements with Citgo, Mihos said hell probably lose tens of thousands of dollars. But there are more important things in life than money, said the millionaire business owner who sold most of his Christys Markets in the late 1990s. He still owns 14 of them on Cape Cod - and nine of those have distributor agreements with Citgo. The loudmouth Chavez has stirred other trouble in Boston, with one city councilor pushing to replace the iconic Citgo sign in Kenmore Square with a giant American flag to protest Chavezs devil tirade. Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-24 |
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