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NEWS ABOUT: campaign debt

campaign debt stories: 14 news summaries

Mutual Pal Pushed Palin
to Court Clintons

To help image problems, help pay down Hillary's debt, Palin ally urged

May 19, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland lawyer who is a sometime adviser to Sarah Palin urged her to forge an alliance with Hillary Clinton, reports Politico. John Coale, aka Greta Van Susteren's hubby, suggested that Palin donate funds from her political action committee to help Clinton retire campaign debt. Palin was open to reaching... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Sarah Palin • campaign debt • Greta Van Susteren • SarahPAC • John Coale

(Newser) - Should Hillary Clinton shake her assets to repay her campaign debt? James Carville jokingly said he’d be “all for” the secretary of state appearing in one of GoDaddy.com’s famously racy commercials, Politico reports. He made the suggestion in a freewheeling online radio conversation with site founder... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • James Carville • campaign debt • GoDaddy • Bob Parsons

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has a deal for you. Longtime buddy James Carville sent a letter to supporters today asking for donations to help retire her campaign debt, reports the Washington Independent. For $5 or more, donors are entered to win one of three prizes: a day with Bill Clinton in New... More »

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Hillary Clinton • American Idol • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Paul Begala • campaign debt

Clinton Rents Campaign Mail List to Pay Debt

Renter in chief? Bill, as Hillary races to raise cash before State gig

Dec 25, 08 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's campaign has hit on a novel way of repaying its debt, ABC News reports.  The campaign is renting out the vast list of email addresses compiled during the course of Clinton's failed presidential bid. Among the customers for the list, believed to be 5 million names strong,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • email • Bill Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Hillary Clinton supporters • Election 2008 • Clinton Foundation • campaign debt

 Clinton Writes Off 
 $13.2M Campaign Loan 

Forgiving loan helps clear way for confirmation at State

Dec 23, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has formally written off the $13.2 million of her own money she lent to her presidential campaign, Bloomberg reports. The move is a big step toward shutting down her campaign committee and removing a potential stumbling block to her Senate confirmation as secretary of state. Clinton still... More »

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Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • Clinton 2008 • Federal Election Commission • Election 2008 • campaign debt

Hillary Raises Big Money
for Obama

Clinton draws $8M for former rival, despite own campaign debts

Oct 6, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has raised more than $8 million since July for Barack Obama, USA Today reports, and has hit 40 Obama campaign events in the past 2 months. She’ll headline two more Obama fundraisers this month, plus 11 events for other Democratic candidates. But while she’s raising money... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • campaign fundraising • Election 2008 • campaign debt

OPINION

 Why the Rift Isn't Healing

Issues remain over Hill's campaign debt, role at convention

Aug 6, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A little more than a month after the joint rally in Unity, NH, the Obama-Clinton relationship is still chilly, writes Howard Fineman, who faults both sides for letting their continuing squabble turn what should be a slam-dunk election year for the Democrats into a squeaker. For someone who’s running... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Bill Clinton • fundraiser • campaign • DNC • campaign debt

Clinton Lends Campaign $1M as Debts Mount

Reticent donors make mountain of liabilities difficult to pay off

Jul 21, 08 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lent her suspended presidential campaign an additional $1 million at the end of last month, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. The newest self-loan—the New York senator has now lent herself $13.2 million—underscores how much difficulty she is facing in retiring her mountain... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • campaign funds • Federal Election Commission • Election 2008 • campaign debt

 Obama Backers Cool to
 Clinton Debt Relief 

Hillary campaign reports 'paltry sum' of less than $100K donated so far

Jul 9, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Supporters of Barack Obama have yet to ante up any substantial sums to help retire the record-breaking debt Hillary Clinton accrued during her failed campaign, the New York Times reports. Many Obama backers scoff at the idea of writing a check for an opponent so eager to disparage their man,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • donation • campaign • campaign debt

 Barack Writes Campaign Check to Hillary

He asks donors to pay Clinton campaign debt

Jun 27, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama made a personal $4,600 donation to Hillary Clinton's campaign—a gesture to win over her supporters as the Democratic party tries to unify following the divisive campaign for the nomination. Obama told a meeting of 200 top Clinton fundraisers he's encouraging his donors to help pay off... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • political donors • Mayflower Hotel • campaign debt

 Delicately, Team Clinton
 Gets Behind Obama 

Hillary's camp offers support in exchange for aid on debt

Jun 26, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under the eye of one of Washington's most powerful lawyers, Barack Obama is negotiating with Hillary Clinton over a tangle of issues, from how to retire her campaign debt to what role she will play in this summer's convention. The Democratic party is slowly recovering from its bruising primary fight... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • Terry McAuliffe • Democratic Party • campaign debt

 'Star' Hillary Keeps
 Vow With Bronx
 Grad Speech 

Attends teenager's high school graduation

Jun 23, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was given a rock star's reception yesterday at her first public appearance in New York since surrendering the Democratic field to to Barack Obama. She presented the graduation address at Pelham Preparatory Academy in the Bronx, fulfilling a promise she made years ago to attend the commencement of... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bronx • graduation • commencement speech • campaign debt • Pelham Preparatory Academy

Giuliani Will Stump for GOP, for a Price

Rudy wants a cut of fundraising proceeds to pay off campaign debt

Jun 14, 08 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani has offered to appear at fundraisers for cash-strapped Republican candidates but with strings attached, the New York Times reports. The former New York mayor wants a cut of the proceeds to go towards paying off his presidential campaign's $3.6-million debt. The debt includes a $500,000 personal... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican Party • fundraiser • campaign fundraising • Republican candidate • campaign debt

analysis

Campaign Debt? What Campaign Debt?

Clever accounting could leave Clinton
cash to play kingmaker

Jun 12, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some clever and mostly legal accounting tricks could minimize Clinton's big campaign debt and leave her with cash on hand for king-making or another future campaign, reports Politico. Hillary could reclassify her own loans to the campaign as contributions, ask donors to redirect their cash to her Senate campaign, and... More »

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Hillary Clinton • campaign debt

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