Is Mark Penn's association with an AbuDhabi fund that Sen. Clinton decried last night

an accurate report? If so, that's some sloppy coordination.

That was an interesting bit of info!

in an undersized bag

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/16/44826/9286/677/437652

Clinton, demanding transparency, fails to disclose chief aide's ties to UAE wealth funds
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The Clinton strategist, Mark Penn, is worldwide CEO of Burson-Marsteller, one of the most powerful lobbying and public relations firms in the world.

Last August, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund, hired Burson-Marsteller to represent its global interests.

Three months later the fund invested $7.5 billion in Citigroup, giving it a 4.9% stake in Citigroup and making it the firm's largest shareholder.

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At the time, Penn welcomed the deal enthusiastically. "We are excited about our new partnership with JiWin and welcome them into our global network," he said. "The UAE, GCC and the Levant all hold compelling prospects for our business and our clients and we look forward to further expanding our broad range of public relations services into this region."

In Dubai, Burson-Marsteller and JiWin now share office space. Their clients include Dubai Group and Dubai International Capital, which owns 3% stakes in both Airbus and Sony, among other companies. After completing the acquisition of a British company with U.S. factories, Dubai International Capital announced plans to open an office in the United States.

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that's gonna leave a mark

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of the lobbyists, for the lobbyists, because lobbyists are people too.

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by joy sinha on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 09:54:24 AM PST


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is so touching that it makes tears well up in my eyes. (It is too bad that they are wasted, since I'm not on TV so people can feel sorry for me and vote for me!)
by bettync on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 10:07:48 AM PST"


Just because bush fooled people for so long and the media writes what they want rather than what they should it appears our candidates think we won't notice if they fudge a little. If it wasn't for the internet and bloggers we could easily again be fooled.

How damn sad.

advisers and coordinators and find out what they plan to say and who they work for. She seems in the dark? Hope she explains things to us otherwise her statement concerning being ready for a terrorist threat may ring hollow. Since bush, paranoia has set in. We need to ask more questions.