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To: longnshort who wrote (26288)	2/22/2008 4:53:00 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

Apparently the $5M loan from "Hillary" came from her 50% interest in community property. Bill recently was reported to have received around $20M from an Arab Emir. The Clintons continue to find unique ways to shred campaign finance restrictions. She is a Hsu in to be one of the most corrupt politicians ever.

To: longnshort who wrote (26288)	2/22/2008 11:25:20 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

RE: Millions spent to pay consultants by Hillary "All those consultants are personnel friends with the Clintons. Seems like a money laundering plan." Do the Clintons have friends? During Clinton's sex between the Bushes people used to refer to themselves as FOB or FOH (Friends of Bill ...). My definition of friendship includes being a person who would do just about anything to help a friend. If the Clintons' interests align with helping someone then they do it and take credit for friendship. If there is no such alignment they seem to pitch the people overboard awfully quickly.

To: longnshort who wrote (26288)	4/21/2009 3:06:57 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

House Members Report Funding Drop APRIL 17, 2009 By T.W. FARNAM and BRODY MULLINS WASHINGTON -- House lawmakers reported a decline in political fund raising in the first three months of the midterm-election cycle, driven largely by a drop in donations to Republicans, according to new finance reports. The reports, filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, are the latest evidence that individuals and corporate political-action committees are dialing back on political contributions during the recession. Separate figures reported last week showed that donations to the Democratic and Republican parties for the 2009-10 election cycle slid 23% in January and February compared with the same period in the prior election cycle. Contributions by corporate fund-raising arms to both parties declined 6% over the same period. In the first three months, House members raised a total of $51.3 million, down 5% from $53.8 million two years ago, according to campaign-finance reports. In contrast, House lawmakers raised 25% more in the first quarter of 2007 than during the same period in 2005. Donations in the first quarter of 2005 were 50% more than the total for the same period in 2003, according to the FEC. Contributions to Democrats for the first three months rose slightly relative to 2007; there are about 20 more House Democrats than two years ago. House Republicans raised less money in the first three months than in each of the first quarters of the previous three election cycles, according to the data. Republicans raised $17.8 million in the first quarter of this year, down 14% from the same period in 2007 and 31% from the 2005 quarter. There are about 50 fewer Republicans in the House this year than in 2005. Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 3 Republican in the House, raised more than any other House member, reporting $723,000 in contributions. Fund-raising reports for senators take longer to become public because they aren't required to file electronically, like House lawmakers. Several senators have made their reports public. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, who was recently appointed by New York Gov. David Paterson to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, reported raising $2.3 million for her re-election campaign in 2010. Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, one of the most-vulnerable Democratic incumbents, raised $1 million in the first three months of the year despite having only five Connecticut donors. Write to T.W. Farnam at timothy.farnam@wsj.com and Brody Mullins at brody.mullins@wsj.com online.wsj.com