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   You’ve just been appointed Secretary of State.  You’re going to interact with governments from around the world, representing the interests of the U. S. State Department.  Given the political climate in the world, it’s reasonable to assume that a good deal of your time might be spent dealing with the countries in the Middle East.  How much money would it take to lose some of your objectivity.  A million dollars?  Five Million?  Less/More?  According to the donor list for the William J. Clinton Foundation released at the end of last December, Hillary can have any one of those figures to choose from and more.  The governments of Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Brunei have given somewhere between $1 million and $5 million each.  Saudi Arabia somewhere between $10 and $25 Million.  (Don’t you wish you could estimate your taxes with that wide a range?)  Hillary, are you sure you’re still unbiased if issues arise with any of these governments? 

   Agencies from the governments of Australia and the Dominican Republic contributed similar amounts to the Saudis.  The Dominican Republic?!?  One of the poorest nations in the world and they give ten or more million dollars to Bill Clinton’s foundation?  There are certainly other large contributors worth at least a raising our eyebrows about: a former Soviet republic president’s son-in-law who is a Ukrainian tycoon, or how about a close associate of a onetime military leader of Nigeria, or the Dutch national lottery ($5-$10 million). 

   As so many people have said so many times, follow the money and you will follow the vote.  Does this give you a queezy feeling in your stomach, like it does me?  I hope so.

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