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Old 06-15-2007   #786 (permalink)
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I think it's just been slow on the Presidential front of late, although I did just see this:

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Clintons sell multimillion-dollar trust to avoid conflicts

• Bill and Hillary Clinton liquidated blind trust worth between $5 and $25 million
• Trust included stock in oil and drug companies, military contractors and Wal-Mart
• Stock sold could have created conflicts of interest or proven embarrassing

"As a presidential candidate, Sen. Clinton was required to make her assets public," campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said. "As a result, she had to dissolve her blind trust. Upon its dissolution, she and the president chose to go above and beyond what was required of them and liquidate their assets in order to avoid even the hint of a conflict of interest."

When it comes to family affluence, the reports show that the New York senator is the wealthiest of all members of Congress seeking the presidency. Among all presidential candidates, however, Republican Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, stands alone with assets of between $190 million and $250 million. Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards have each reported assets of about $30 million.
Something of interest, perhaps.

I'm thinking that that phrase "she and the president" could get a little tricky in the future.

Steve
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