Published 11/18/2008
by Mark Murray
at First Read
From NBC's Mark MurrayPolitico's Ben Smith reports that the current focus of the Obama-Clinton negotiations over Bill Clinton's foundation and presidential library is looking forward --not necessarily vetting the past.
Still, it's worth remembering that during the primary season, Obama called for the disclosure of presidential library donors. Consider this exchange from the MSNBC debate at Dartmouth in September 2007:
RUSSERT: In light of that, do you believe that the Clinton Foundation...( read more )
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