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2016 Postmortem

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts) Sat Nov 21, 2015, 10:35 PM Nov 2015

Hillary Clinton has received $3 million in speaking fees

...from financial companies.

Mrs. Clinton’s windfalls from Wall Street banks and other financial services firms — $3 million in paid speeches and $17 million in campaign contributions over the years — have become a major vulnerability in states with early nomination contests. Some party officials who remain undecided in the 2016 presidential race see her as overly cozy with big banks and other special interests.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/22/us/politics/wall-st-ties-linger-as-image-issue-for-hillary-clinton.html?mabReward=CTM&module=WelcomeBackModal&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=FixedCenter&action=click&src=recg&pgtype=article

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Hillary Clinton has received $3 million in speaking fees (Original Post) Eric J in MN Nov 2015 OP

But Hillary isn't in Wall St.'s pocket. These are all just from INDIVIDUALS! But wait .. 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #1

99th_Monkey

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1. But Hillary isn't in Wall St.'s pocket. These are all just from INDIVIDUALS! But wait ..