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Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s friend, former partner and alleged madam, Ghislaine Maxwell, was reportedly “very close” to Bill Clinton, who recently went on the record through a spokesman to say he “knows nothing” about Epstein’s crimes. A Politico report from Sunday about the Maxwell-Clinton connection cited a number of anonymous individuals. One of those said to be familiar with the situation claimed that the British socialite Maxwell was not only “incredibly close” to Chelsea Clinton, but also “had her own relationship with Bill Clinton and was very close to him”: Maxwell first grew close with the Clintons after Bill Clinton...

Since Jeffrey Epstein’s latest arrest on sex trafficking charges, a who’s who of the rich and powerful - notably Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton - have rushed to downplay their associations with the financier who is accused of abusing underaged girls. Now Chelsea Clinton has joined her ex-president father on this who’s who list. Her representative issued a statement to Politico over the weekend denying reports that the former First Daughter was close friends with Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and the alleged “madam” who has been accused of helping him procure underaged girls for sex. **SNIP** Politico said...

SAN DIEGO - Gateway Inc., hoping to reverse its sagging fortunes in the personal computer business, said Friday it would buy privately held eMachines Inc. in a deal valued at $235 million. The combined company would create the third-largest PC company in the U.S. market _ still far behind Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. _ and give Gateway a stronger presence in low-end computers. "We've always struggled at the low end of the PC business," said Rod Sherwood, Gateway's chief financial officer. The agreement came one day after Gateway posted its 12th loss in 13 quarters, a result of...