Clinton to return $850,000 raised by Hsu

Demeter

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Mon Sep-10-07 06:49 PM
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Clinton to return $850,000 raised by Hsu

Source: AP by way of Yahoo

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Monday it will return $850,000 in donations raised by Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who is under federal investigation for violating election laws.

Clinton, D-N.Y., previously had planned only to give to charity $23,000 she received from Hsu for her presidential and senatorial campaigns and to her political action committee, HillPac.

The FBI is investigating whether Hsu paid so-called straw donors to send campaign contributions to Clinton and other candidates, a law enforcement official said Monday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070910/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_fundraiser_6

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Solly Mack

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Mon Sep-10-07 06:53 PM
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1. ...

don't got no comment

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seriousstan

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:21 PM
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2. Another Clinton returning another Chinese man's dirty money. This is news?

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ronnykmarshall

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:23 PM
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3. She returns the money and still gets bashed.

This is news?

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seriousstan

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:48 PM
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6. She returned the money because she got caught, same story as her husband.

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Mitt Chovick

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:50 PM
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7. Did I wake up in the 90's again?

All that's old is new.

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MannyGoldstein

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:24 PM
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4. 850-Fucking-Thousand Dollars?

I didn't realize it was THAT much. Yow!

(I'm looking forward to the obligatory "So what - Obama's name is in the same White Pages as someone who gave money to George Bush" post.)

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hang a left

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Mon Sep-10-07 08:02 PM
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8. Did you read the LA Times article on Hsu last week??

I betcha a buck this guy has intelligence connections. Significant gaps in his resume. If ya know what I mean.

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L0oniX

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Mon Sep-10-07 07:31 PM
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5. Mrs Slick Willy ...huh?

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