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Clinton Foundation releases donor list

Posted by James F. Smith December 18, 2008 12:08 PM

By Brian Mooney, Globe Staff

The William J. Clinton Foundation this morning released almost 3,000 pages with the names of more than 200,000 contributors, including foreign governments, large corporations and business executives, and labor unions. Their donations have underwritten the former president's library in Arkansas and seven global initiatives to fight disease, poverty, and global warming. In all, the foundation raised more than $500 million.

The release of the donor list was part of an agreement that cleared the way for President-elect Barack Obama to nominate his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, to be secretary of state. Some analysts had argued that failing to disclose who had had given money to the Clinton Foundation would leave Senator Clinton vulnerable to suspicions of conflicts of interest in her Cabinet role.

Governments that donated include: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (between $10 million and $25 million); Norway (between $5 million and $10 million); Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, and Oman (all between $1 million and $5 million). The largest donations, both more than $25 million, were from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation and UNITAID, an international organization that fights H.I.V and AIDS.

In a release, the foundation said it "has received contributions of all sizes, from people of all means. The median gift amount over the life of the Foundation is $45. Nearly 90% of gifts (179,000 contributors) are valued at $250 or below, with 12,000 individuals contributing $10 or less."

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IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE MONEY PEOPLE GAVE Children's Investment Fund Foundation to help CHILDREN?

Posted by johnny December 18, 08 01:59 PM
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Hilliary Clinton is a nice person and former first lady she'll be a good secretary of state.I wonder if Hilliarys chances for a first woman President is overshadow by another power player in Sarah Palin.The math seems to favor Sarah Palin in 2012 or 2016 as our first woman President if she wins the Republican Party nominee.That will be another monumental achievement by women of America and another historical moment.Yeah president Sarah Palin in the future.

Posted by skmj December 18, 08 03:56 PM
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