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To: wtd
The State Department’s Office of Protocol released the list of presents Tuesday that American government officials received from foreign government officials from late 2012 through 2013.

They’re not bribes. By law, Obama must turn them over to the National Archives or other institutions for storage or display. He can pay fair market value for those he wants to keep

https://www.yahoo.com/news/foreign-leaders-lavish-obama-with-gifts-%E2%80%93-some-are-quite-odd-214504600.html?ref=gs

10 posted on 11/03/2016 2:52:09 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: BwanaNdege
I don't think that's quite true that he can pay full market value for any of them.

One has to determine first if they are/were personal or a gift to the People.

18 posted on 11/03/2016 2:57:40 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: BwanaNdege

“By law”...

LOL, like laws apply to Democrat politicians!


30 posted on 11/03/2016 3:05:27 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: BwanaNdege

Moo can trade her boob belts for the jewels and claim they are the true market value.


49 posted on 11/03/2016 5:06:15 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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