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Sources: Ex-Wife of Pardoned Fugitive Gave $400,000 to Clinton Library
The former wife of fugitive financier Marc Rich contributed about $400,000 to the Clinton presidential library, legal sources tell TIME. This revelation is likely to deepen suspicions of congressional investigators looking into the controversial pardon given to Rich by President Clinton — that ...
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
washingtonindependent.com — Many foreign policy experts wonder whether a Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would reach beyond loyalists to bring in progressive Obama supporters after an acrimonious primary. (more) Would Clinton’s State Team Include Obama Thinkers?
 	Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
A Clinton Administration?
thenation.com — No one should be shocked to discover that, in his transition to the presidency, the "inexperienced" former senator from Chicago has turned to the last Democratic administration that had experience in Washington. It seems, however, that the Obama team ... (more) A Clinton Administration?
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McCarthy: Opposed to Holder without Apology
Articles on National Review Online — ... — first in unsuccessfully pushing Rich s preposterous effort to settle the case without jail time with prosecutors in New York, then in overcoming the uniform objections of White House staffers to a Rich pardon. And the cherry on top: Rhe scenario in which Holder s sell-out of Justice Department principle took place was scummy in every particular; multi-millionaire Rich s ex-wife and staunchest supporter, Denise Rich, was making mega-bucks donations to Clinton causes (according to Time , $400,000 to the Clinton Library Fund, $10,000 to the Clinton Legal Defense Fund, and over ...

Can Eric Holder's role in the Rich pardon be defended?
Power Line — ... Within a month of the pardon, Time was reporting that Rich's wife contributed some $400,000 to the Clinton presidential library (I believe the correct number was ...

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