Sen. Clinton Defends Private Jet Travel [View All]

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Source: Associated Press

Published Wednesday | May 30, 2007
Sen. Clinton Defends Private Jet Travel
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she followed all Senate rules when she accepted rides on a private jet from a longtime benefactor.

"Whatever I've done, I complied with Senate rules at the time. That's the way every senator operates," the Democratic presidential contender said in an interview with The Associated Press during a campaign stop in Las Vegas.


Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a speech at Canyon Springs high school in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

The travel and consulting fees paid to Clinton's husband have come to light recently in a lawsuit against Vinod Gupta, a Clinton contributor and chief executive of the data company, InfoUSA Inc.

The lawsuit by company shareholders accuses Gupta of excessively spending millions of dollars, including $900,000 worth of travel on the Clintons.



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