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Clintons Sell Stock to Avoid Bonds

Couple liquidates blind trust to head off political fallout

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 15, 2007 8:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nobody wants to see Whitewater II, least of all the Clintons. As Hillary barrels towards the White House, they've liquidated a blind trust worth $5 million to $25 million in an effort to avoid potential conflict-of-interest charges. The fund, invested on their behalf since Bill... Read full story »

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