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Amanda Carpenter: Big Lede
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — From the AP, hours before Hillary scheduled for her Secretary of State confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin: Secretary of State appointee Hillary Rodham Clinton intervened at least six times in government issues directly affecting companies and others that later contributed to her husband's foundation, an Associated Press review of her official correspondence found.

HMM: AP: Clinton acted on concerns of husband’s donors….
Instapundit — HMM: AP: Clinton acted on concerns of husband’s donors.

Clinton Plans 'Smart Mix' of Global Pandering While Rewarding Bill's Donors
JammieWearingFool — ... cannot solve the most pressing problems on our own, and the world cannot solve them without America," she said. "I believe American leadership has been wanting, but is still wanted." Even the guy who lusted for the job assumes the position. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the committee, said in opening the hearing that he welcomed Clinton's nomination, calling her "extraordinarily capable and smart." Meanwhile, this incredibly smart woman is apparently so stupid as to brazenly reward the donors to her husband's foundation. Secretary of State appointee Hillary Rodham ...

Hillary’s Senate confirmation hearing
Sister Toldjah — ... the latest news developments on La Socialista Clintonista’s confirmation hearing today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The latest? The Associated Press’ story on Hillary helping out Friends-Of-Bill (yeah, we’ve heard ...

Hillary Clinton Vows Bipartisan “Pragmatic” Foreign Policy Under Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... But even as she does so, a new wrinkle on the political horizon suggests she’ll take over the State Department under a bit of a cloud: an AP review of her official correspondence finds she intervened “at least six times in government issues directly affecting companies and others that later contributed to her husband’s foundation.” ...

Tuesday links
Maggie's Farm — ... Hillary intervened at least 6 times to protect husband's donors. Am I surprised? I am only surprised they only found 6 thus far. Dem sleaze = Dog bites man. No front page story there. ...

Hurl-Blogging The Inaugur-A-Palooza, The Dry Heaves
Jules Crittenden — ... . Thank Gaia someone’s thinking about the planet. Someone needs to total up how climate-changing the rest of the Inaugur-a-palooza is going to be. “Maximum Celebration, Minimal Impact” slogan sounds like they’ll be distributing their own bags in case anyone gets too green. He hasn’t taken office yet. How many Obama-proximate scandals are we up to now? I forget. This one ’s a present from the Clintons. It’s new, but feels like something bad we ate a long time ago coming back up again. Slightly of the menu, but also sick-making,  ...