Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Did the Clintons try & pull a fast one?

By JOHN SOLOMON & MATTHEW MOSK
Washington Post Staff Writers

Filed 2.27.07
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton have operated a family charity since 2001, but she failed to list it on annual Senate financial disclosure reports on five occasions.

The Ethics in Government Act requires members of Congress to disclose positions they hold with any outside entity, including nonprofit foundations. Hillary Clinton has served her family foundation as treasurer and secretary since it was established in December 2001, but none of her ethics reports since then have disclosed that fact.

(Click & Read on courtesy of The Washington Post)

Photo Captions & Credits: "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) at a recent book-signing. The charitable foundation she operates with former president Bill Clinton has enabled the couple to write off $5 million from their taxable income since 2001. (By Jason Decrow" via AP)

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