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(5,197 posts)It said no DIRECT donations. DIRECT donations would be ILLEGAL.
"One small aside, the former New York senator said she didnt think she ever has received money from the fossil fuel industry. But in years past, before this election cycle, her Senate campaign has accepted a small amount a total of about $12,500 from PACs tied to the oil and gas industry. According to research by the Center for Responsive Politics, based on data from the Federal Election Commission, Clintons Senate campaign has received seven contributions from oil-and-gas-related PACs between 2000 and 2008, including a $2,500 donation from the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers in 2006 and a $5,000 contribution from Occidental Petroleum in 2000."
http://www.factcheck.org/2015/12/clinton-and-fossil-fuel-money/