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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (42270)	4/16/2000 6:14:00 PM
From: Justin C	Respond to of 74651

OT I am totally at a loss to figure where this guy got that kind of capital to throw off those kind of dividends. Unbelievable. It's "unbelievable" because it apparently didn't happen according to this portion of an AP story ... Their earnings included Clinton's salary as president of $200,000, which is set by law, and $185,857 in capital gains, dividend and interest income mainly from their blind trust managed by Pell Rudman Trust Co. The capital gains income of $179,849 last year compares with $65,028 in 1997, mirroring the gains earned by millions of other investors during the stock market's boom. [Dividend and interest = $6,008 ($185,857 less $179,849).]

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (42270)	4/16/2000 7:36:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Respond to of 74651

JFD, RE:"Where did he generate that kind of capital given the jobs he has had all his life?" Cattle futures! <G> Jim

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (42270)	4/16/2000 7:54:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 74651

John-- probably from the same people that bought them their house in NY. They have not made eneough to pay the taxes on it yet alone buy it... IMO 90% of all politicians are questionable. If they are so smart AND HONEST why would most do what they do for the meager salary and perks? OK, a few are patriotic and a few more are on a power trip and many of those have big bux,, now why would the rest if there was not something coming from unknown places....

To: John F. Dowd who wrote (42270)	4/16/2000 7:58:00 PM
From: Harry Sharp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

>I am totally at a loss to figure where this guy got that kind of capital to throw off those kind of dividends. < Don't you remember the charges that Hillary had some unrealistically outstanding results in the commodity markets? She had never traded before and nailed about half a dozen swings in the markets exactly in a very short period of time. The inference was that a firm passed hundreds of thousands of dollars to her through some bogus trades, apparently it was never proven.