Kenneth Starr's Law Firm Gives More Money to Clinton

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Kenneth Starr's Law Firm Gives More Money to Clinton
By Lindsay Fortado

-- Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, the law firm that's home to Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr and Bush administration official Jay Lefkowitz, have given more to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign than to all of the top Republican candidates combined.

Kirkland, based in Chicago, is one of several corporate law firms that traditionally backed Republicans where lawyers are turning to Democratic candidates. Lawyers say the change is largely due to disenchantment with the Republican Party's social policies and the war in Iraq.

``The Iraq war has a very significant pull on people, but it's not just limited to that,'' said Kirk Radke, a New York partner at Kirkland who is fundraising for Clinton. ``There's the need for a better posture within the international community.''

Large U.S. firms such as Jones Day and Sidley Austin, which donated more to President George W. Bush in 2000 than to Democratic candidate Al Gore, are giving thousands more to Democratic hopefuls than Republicans. Top Wall Street investment banks and hedge funds are also giving more to Democrats.

Clinton, a New York senator, and Barack Obama, an Illinois senator, are benefiting the most from the largest law firms, according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, a nonprofit organization that tracks political contributions. Five of Clinton's 10 largest donor groups are from law firms.

`Conventional Wisdom'

``Firms want to be on the good side of who they think is going to be the incumbent, whether or not that person is good for business,'' said Bruce MacEwen, a nonpartisan New York legal consultant. ``The conventional wisdom is that the Democrats are going to win the White House.''

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1. the look down from heights of irony sometimes makes you dizzy.

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2. Oh this should be good.

I give it at least 3 Obama supporters slamming Hillary without realizing or simply ignoring that Obama has also gotten large sums from these guys.

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