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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:21 AM
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A question that nobody asked Hillary:
Since you refuse to stop taking lobbyists' money because they represent real Americans, what prevents you from listening to these lobbyists without taking their money?
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:25 AM
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1. How about "do you promise not to take FOREIGN lobbyist money..."?
I heard that outsourcing companies in India are being very generous to the Senator...
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:26 AM
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2. Now that should be illegal. It's not? nt
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FormerDittoHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:48 AM
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3. Here's the Hillary India outsourcing link...
Edited on Wed Aug-29-07 10:52 AM by FormerRushFan
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-buffalo30jul30,0,6816044.story?coll=la-home-center">Hillary Clinton's cozy relationship with Indian outsourcing firm ...

This was a major issue of Ross Perot - nothing was done because of those compromising pictures of his daughter before her wedding!

Database could be compromised: http://www.publicintegrity.org/report.aspx?aid=332

and:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act
"The Foreign Agent Registration Unit is heavily underfunded despite an increase in the number of foreign lobbyists in Washington, as well as higher spending."

updated links..
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 10:49 AM
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4. hah...
that ought to get a good laugh
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MagsDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-29-07 11:01 AM
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5. Probably what prevents here is...
It takes a lot of money to run for president.
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