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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (61667)	8/4/2007 4:54:40 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 90947

Clinton Admits influenced by lobbyists! Clinton, who accepts such donations, did not respond to Edwards until much later in the forum when the question was put to her. Even then, she stalled by stating the obvious. "I think it's a position that John certainly has taken," she said, drawing laughter from the crowd. It was not clear whether the audience was laughing with her or at her. Nonetheless, the bloggers booed and hissed when Clinton insisted a moment later that nobody would believe that she could be influenced by lobbyists. So would she continue to accept those donations? "Yes, I will," she said, arguing that plenty of lobbyists represent good causes. "They represent nurses, they represent social workers, they represent, yes, they represent corporations that employ a lot of people." Edwards asked crowd members how many of them were represented by lobbyists. A few hands went up, and his point was made news.yahoo.com