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To: pompsander who wrote (8667)	9/11/2007 7:42:33 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

the germans and Italians already had democracys. It was totally new to the Japaneses

To: pompsander who wrote (8667)	9/11/2007 10:36:30 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25737

The refunds come after The Wall Street Journal raised questions about donations from Mr. Hsu and a family that lives in a small home under the flight path from San Francisco International Airport. Despite holding down modest jobs, the six members of the Paw family were among the top contributors to Mrs. Clinton and other Democrats since 2005, according to Federal Election Commission records. The donations from the Paw family often came on the same date, to the same candidate for similar amounts as those of Mr. Hsu, who runs a company that employs one of the Paws. After the story was published, the Justice Department began investigating whether Mr. Hsu reimbursed the Paw family for the contributions. It is illegal for people to reimburse donors for political contributions. Mr. Hsu, his lawyer and a member of the Paw family denied that Mr. Hsu paid for the donations. Other media reports later said that Mr. Hsu had a 15-year-old warrant for his arrest in California for skipping a sentencing hearing on a charge of grand theft. After the media attention, Mr. Hsu returned to California, posted $2 million bail and then failed to show up Wednesday for a scheduled appointment with the court. Instead, Mr. Hsu boarded an Amtrak train headed to Chicago. Thursday, paramedics in Grand Junction, Colo., responding to calls of a passenger needing medical attention, removed him from his compartment. He was disoriented after spending several hours stuck between his bed and a wall. AP Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) signed autograph and greeted supporters after a forum in Boca Raton, Fla., Monday. Mr. Hsu last night remained under guard at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction in "good" condition. Once his doctors release him, he will be transferred to the Mesa County sheriff's office and be held in the county jail pending extradition to California.