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Bush signs off on Clinton pay cut

 
Hillary Clinton's salary will drop to pre-2007 amount. WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Bush cleared the way Friday for Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state, signing a law that removes a potential constitutional barrier for the New York senator’s nomination by reducing her prospective pay as the nation’s top diplomat. Congress voted in 2007 to [...] (link)

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