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"As Hillary went from First Lady to an elected representative in 2001, the press blackout of the fraudulent activities surrounding the Hollywood fundraising gala in her behalf stayed largely intact. Most of the exceptions came in the form of smears and attacks upon the man who financed this gala, Peter F. Paul. What follows is an examination of how the media continued with its cover-up after Hillary was sworn in so as not to hinder her chances of becoming the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential nominee."

To many Americans, Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff are the faces of corruption in politics today. Sadly, if the media had done its job the past five and half years, the picture of campaign finance fraud would be a poorly dressed blond woman from Arkansas that used to be the First Lady, but never became the junior senator from New York. Few truly objective observers of politics on either side of the aisle would disagree with the premise that the Clintons have consistently drawn an excessive amount of media attention since their meteoric rise onto the national scene in the...

In a time when money has corrupted politics so much that politicians were moved to “reform” political campaigns by restricting the free speech of ordinary citizens, it is essential that the public be informed about a scandal that involves not only the most prominent face of the Democratic Party but also the most prolific fundraiser among all politicians. (Doubters of Mrs. Clinton’s mania for money should know that in 2005, she collected more than $21 million, triple the amount raised by a Senator as well connected as Virginia’s George Allen.) To fulfill its purpose of helping the public understand the...

A survey of the major players in the case of Peter Paul shows just how deeply Bill and Hillary Clinton, their closest associates, and some of the most prominent officials in the Democratic Party, have allowed corruption to infect our political process. They may have impressive titles, but take those away and the Clinton Political Syndicate is nothing more than a gang of street thugs… with one key difference, the government will do nothing to stop them.

Heard about the protest during a news report on WIND-AM, Chicago's new talk radio outlet. Hillary Clinton is having a fundraiser at Crobar Saturday night. When he was playing for the Chicago Bulls, Crobar was Dennis Rodman's favorite night club. And Crobar is where Hillary's big event will be. But Crobar is just steps away James Levin's old strip club Thee Doll House. More on that later. But according to WIND, peace activities will be there to protest her somewhat hawk-ish stand on Iraq. And there will be a protest, as I discovered on Chicago Indymedia. Here's the scoop on...

A mounting number of aides, advisors and fundraisers for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton have faced criminal prosecution in recent months, conjuring up memories of her ethically challenged past just as Democrats begin to focus on the former first lady as their probable 2008 presidential nominee. Though press coverage of the trial of Sen. Clinton's finance director, David Rosen, was sparse last week, the case has brought attention to the prosecutions of at least three more Clinton fundraisers. And that's on top of the plea bargain reached with the Justice Department in March by a senior foreign policy advisor to...

A close personal friend of Bill Clinton is expected to plead guilty to charges that he defrauded the Chicago public school system, according to Crain's Chicago Business, which reported the development on its Web site Friday. Jim Levin, who once owned the Chicago strip club Thee Dollhouse, acknowledged Thursday during testimony delivered at the trial of Hillary Clinton's finance director David Rosen that he had struck a deal with prosecutors within the last two weeks. Levin, however, did not offer details. But according to Crain's, Chicago school officials have alleged that companies controlled by Levin over-billed schools for snow plowing...

LOS ANGELES — A former Chicago strip-club owner — and White House guest of the Clintons — testified yesterday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's then-top fund-raiser planned to lie about the true cost of a star-studded gala for her Senate campaign. "The cost of this event will never be the cost of this event," prosecution witness James Levin quoted David Rosen, Clinton's former national fund-raising director, as once telling him. Levin, a Clinton donor, onetime owner of "Thee Doll House" go-go bar, said Rosen's statement meant "we would never admit what we spent" on the spectacular 2000 gala, held at a...

A former strip club owner and close personal friend of ex-President Clinton has flipped on Hillary Clinton's finance chairman, David Rosen, testifying for the prosecution against Rosen on Thursday in a surprise move sure to cause consternation in the Clinton camp. Levin spent the night at the White House at least twice in 2000. Now a fence company executive, the government witness contributed $1 million to Clinton's presidential library. "He wasn't particularly political before I became president," Mr. Clinton said in 2000, speaking of Levin to a New Jersey fundraiser. "[But] we got to be very close," he added. The...