Posted on 06/19/2007 1:15:14 PM PDT by visualops
WASHINGTON — It is against the law for a candidate for federal office to take political contributions from foreigners.
But a potential "loophole" could help at least one high-profile candidate in the 2008 presidential race: It is perfectly legal for a candidate for federal office to use personal income earned in foreign countries — or personal income earned by a spouse in foreign countries.
The New York senator has access not only to her own wealth, but also to the bankroll of her wealthy husband, former President Bill Clinton, who has capitalized greatly on his résumé since leaving office in 2001 and whose income has been significantly enhanced through speeches made in foreign lands.
And two-thirds of the former president's income from speeches — more than $27 million, including $6.6 million in 2006 — has been for speaking engagements overseas.
That means Hillary Clinton could spend money earned by Bill Clinton while speaking in Paris, Hong Kong, Bogota or Dubai, just a few of the places overseas where the 42nd president has been paid to deliver a speech.
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This has to be the most thinly veiled money laundering scheme ever. And no one cares!
I am sure McLame will jump all over this.
I always search first. It didn’t come up.
I kind of have the feeling they are too cheap to go through with spending their own crooked, laundered money.
Heck, they are going to die and take it with them which will probably be a very hot place.
Well - if they do decide they want to get back to the White House bad enough - I hope they go broke doing it and then lose.
“Well - if they do decide they want to get back to the White House bad enough - I hope they go broke doing it and then lose.”
I agree with that too.
That would be too hysterically funny for me.
Regards.
The concern should be "Who is giving them this money and what will they expect in return?".
The Clintoons are noted internationalists and subverting the sovereignty of the U.S. is the main goal. That there are rich foreign entities that support that goal should not be a surprise.
Can't have that One World Government without destroying the U.S. social and economic strength.
Everything else is just noise.
the Beast can spend all the money in the world... it STILL WON'T improve her image, so she must be planning on using it to Ratpuck the other candidates with.
can the evilcow not know theres NOBODY left out there who hasn't already made up their minds about her yet??? 
LOOK... it's TouristSenator!!!
It shows up in more places than TouristGuy,
only with less style and substance...
she's Vaporware, just an empty crusty.
(Please spread me around like the parasite that i am...) 
Jeeeze...what a picture, AP photoshopped much to make her look so beautiful???
I agree with you all the way.
No argument here.
amazing what you can do with spuddy now days...
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.” — Samuel Adams
I think then, that it is our responsibility to ‘set brush fires in men’s minds’.
Agreed?
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