Clinton Press Release: Morning HUBdate - Michigan Matters
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[Clinton Campaign Press Release from March 19, 2008]
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Morning HUBdate: Michigan Matters
Michigan Matters: Hillary hosts a major campaign event in Detroit because the voices of Michigan voters deserve to be heard.Endorsement Watch: Rep. John Murtha (PA), a respected voice in the movement to end the war in Iraq endorsed Hillary…Superdelegate, and DNC Committeeman from WV, Pat Maroney, has also endorsed Hillary.
Florida Poll: A new poll finds that an overwhelming plurality of Florida Democrats want the January 29 Florida primary to count and one in four said they would be less likely to support the ultimate Democratic nominee if Florida’s delegates don’t count. Read more.
On The Trail: In West Virginia this afternoon, Hillary hosts a “Solutions For America” town hall in Charleston and holds a roundtable discussion with veterans in Huntington. Yesterday, joined by leading anti-war voices “former CIA agent Valerie Plame and former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson,” Hillary spoke in Philadelphia and “renew[ed] her call to change tactics and withdraw troops from Iraq.” Read More
Ending the War: Members of the Out of Iraq Caucus say “there is no one better prepared and more committed to bringing this war to a responsible conclusion than Hillary Clinton.” Read more
The Hillary I Know: Sen. Blanche Lincoln celebrates Women’s History Month by blogging about why she supports Hillary. Read More
Joseph Wilson fails to acknowledge his business conflicts of interest.
In particular, he is the Vice Chairman of Jarch Capital, LLC, brought in to help with their commodities investments in Africa.
The ugly side of Jarch’s business is that it openly supports and embraces several rebel leaders in Africa. Infact, a few of them sit on Jarch’s board.
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/11/hbc-90001716
http://www.africaintelligence.com/C/modules/login/detailart/LoginDetailArt.asp?lang=ang&service=eve&comment=&context=boi&doc_i_id=34324014
In particular, Jarch has a $10 billion oil claim in Sudan that’s not being accepted by the Sudanese government. My concern, specifically, is that Wilson might view a possible Clinton presidency as a way of enforcing your company’s claim. For all I know, he might even think that ties between the Clinton administration and the CIA would allow his violent rebel friends to come to
Really, Wilson has been so divisive lately, it’s hard *NOT* to imagine that he has a hidden agenda.