Posted on 11/25/2008 7:16:21 AM PST by HD1200
Four major banks, including one that collapsed, two that received federal bailout money and one that filed for bankruptcy this past September, paid former President Clinton $2.1 million for 13 speeches he delivered on their behalf between 2004-2007, according to Senate financial disclosure statements filed by Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.).
Citigroup paid Bill Clinton $700,000; Goldman Sachs paid $550,000; Lehman Brothers paid $300,000 and Merrill Lynch paid $175,000 to the former president for speeches during that time period. Sen. Clinton’s 2008 financial disclosure reports are not yet available.
Though some of the investment banks were able to entertain the former president more than once, each was eventually affected by the credit crunch.
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Sorry for being “down”, but I’ve been doing this for about 16 years now, and frankly, it’s not getting any easier. Talking about educating my fellow citizens. It’s almost as if they resent any attempt at educating them.
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