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Politics : Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (1445)	9/18/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Respond to of 3389

Yeah, but maybe they can run faster. Hillary brings brothers to heel FROM DAMIAN WHITWORTH IN WASHINGTON AS if everything her husband has done wasn't enough, Hillary Clinton has now been embarrassed by her younger brothers. The White House has moved swiftly to block plans by the First Lady's siblings to undertake a multimillion dollar business venture in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia involving a controversial politician with links to an alleged local mobster. Anthony and Hugh Rodham pulled out of the export deal after intense pressure from the Clinton Administration. They had travelled to Georgia to fix up a scheme in which they would invest $118 million (£73 million) to grow and export hazelnuts with the blessing of Aslan Abashidze who, according to press and intelligence reports, is a friend of Grigori Loutchansky, a questionable figure who has been refused a visa for the United States. The brothers did not tell the White House they were planning to visit Mr Abashidze, who is regarded as a rival to Eduard Shevardnadze, the Georgian President and US ally. The Administration heard about the trip only when the alarmed Georgian Government called Washington. The Rodhams were entertained by Mr Abashidze, the boss of the Batumi region. They then flew to Italy for Mr Abashidze's grandson's christening, at which Tony Rodham was made the godfather. Sandy Berger, Mr Clinton's National Security Adviser, told the brothers that their project was "being misrepresented as somehow reflecting a change in US policy", said Joe Lockhart, Mr Clinton's spokesman. "Mr Berger suggested that, all things considered, they should withdraw from this." The brothers initially rejected the request but within hours their lawyer, James Hamilton, told The Washington Post they had decided to withdraw because they did not want "to do any harm to the First Lady or the Administration". the-times.co.uk