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Title: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: bijou on January 04, 2009, 01:16:33 PM: Quote
WASHINGTON â€” An upstate New York developer donated $100,000 to former President Clinton's foundation in November 2004, about the same time Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton helped secure millions of dollars in federal assistance for the businessman's mall project.

Sen. Clinton helped enact legislation allowing the developer, Robert Congel, to use tax-exempt bonds to help finance the construction of the Destiny USA entertainment and shopping complex, an expansion of the Carousel Center in Syracuse, N.Y.

She also helped secure an earmark in a highway bill that set aside $5 million for Destiny USA roadway construction.

The bill with the tax-free bonds provision became law in October 2004, weeks before the donation was made, and the highway bill with the earmark became law in August 2005, about nine months after the donation was made.

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link (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008587879_donations04.html?syndication=rss)

Is this the culture of corruption or hope 'n' change? :popcorn:
Title: Re: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: Eupher on January 04, 2009, 02:00:12 PM: Quote from: bijou on January 04, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
link (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008587879_donations04.html?syndication=rss)

Is this the culture of corruption or hope 'n' change? :popcorn:

Yes.
Title: Re: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 04, 2009, 05:46:06 PM: Quote from: bijou on January 04, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
link (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008587879_donations04.html?syndication=rss)

Is this the culture of corruption or hope 'n' change? :popcorn:

They all hope to get some change........and we ain't talking chump change either.
Title: Re: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: Chris_ on January 04, 2009, 07:27:39 PM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on January 04, 2009, 05:46:06 PM
They all hope to get some change........and we ain't talking chump change either.

Sure we're talkin' about chump change. You and I are the chumps.
Title: Re: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: md11hydmec on January 05, 2009, 04:14:34 PM: Oh, they said chumps change. I see now.
Title: Re: Clinton donor benefited from legislation backed by Sen. Clinton
Post by: Wineslob on January 06, 2009, 12:05:58 PM: Quote from: bijou on January 04, 2009, 01:16:33 PM
link (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008587879_donations04.html?syndication=rss)

Is this the culture of corruption or hope 'n' for change? :popcorn:

Fixed