Saudi, Norway gov'ts give to Clinton

[Synicus Maximus]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Foreign countries including Saudi Arabia and Norway gave millions of dollars to former President Bill Clinton's charity as Hillary Rodham Clinton served her first year as President Barack Obama's secretary of state.

A donor list released on New Year's Day by the William J. Clinton Foundation shows that Saudi Arabia and Norway each donated somewhere between $10 million to $25 million to the former president's charity.

The biggest donors included the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave more than $25 million.

The Clintons agreed to annually disclose the names of donors to the former president's foundation to address concerns about potential conflicts of interest between his fundraising abroad and his wife's role in helping direct administration foreign policy.

Read more: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100101/D9CV2LC83.html

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I'm sure this is all above board, but to me it just doesn't feel right.

[AngryAmish]

1. This is a problem?

[onehandle]

12. Clinton hatred at DU, as usual. Obama will be just as hated if not more in seven years.

That's DU for you.

[DJ13]

2. His charity should have suspended operations with Hillary serving as SOS

Im sure there are sufficient charities with overlapping programs that could do the work Bill's charity does.

[madrchsod]

5. he could have stepped down the operation of his charity

[Arkansas Granny]

7. I would hate to see a foundation that does so much be suspended

for any length of time. As long as they are willing to disclose their donor list, I'm fine with that. IIRC, disclosure was one of the things that was addressed when SOS Clinton was facing confirmation hearings.

[Captain Hilts]

3. As long as they're open about it, it's fine with me. It fits the NASCAR standard. nt

[madrchsod]

4. dam the unreccomends are out again

i`m so sorry that some of us dare question the people who run OUR government. good thing DU was`t around in the 60`s

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. is there a particular problem wiht this? i mean when it comes to keeping a base

in Saudi Arabia or calling them our allies or using their oil we have no problems

but if we use their money for charity, it doesnt feel right?

[Arkansas Granny]

8. I believe some people think it would give the Saudis or other governments

who donate some sort of influence over SOS Clinton.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

9. the saudis have influence because we like their oil. a few milion dollars to a charity

is not why they have influence.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. I totally agree.

[Bitwit1234]

10. What in the hell is wrong with giving to a charity

If Bill Clinton has the charisma to get large donations for this charity why in the world would people be upset about it. Are right wingers mad cause these people don't give to their re-elections campaigns.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. because its easier to blame bill for the saudi influence in american politics

rather than have a difficult decision about cutting down our consumption of oil.

[EFerrari]

13. There's an obvious conflict of interest here.

But what part of our government doesn't have one.

[rpannier]

15. Damned Norweigens are taking over our whole country

:sarcasm:

[bloomington-lib]

16. It's not like they're giving it to Clinton or some PAC.

They're giving it to CHARITY. It goes to people who need it to better their lives as well as their communities.

Here's their website http://www.clintonfoundation.org/what-we-do/