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FILE: Jan. 21, 2013: President Obama starts in second term at the
ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.APJust six
months into his second term, President Obama has nominated a slew of
campaign donors and fundraisers for ambassadorships.These nominations include
major bundlers Denise Bauer and a Los Angeles entertainment attorney Crystal
Nix Hines.As of last month, Obama had given 32.2 percent of ambassadorships
to political appointees -- almost identical to his first term rate and
slightly higher than those of recent predecessors in the long-held tradition
of presidents rewarding big-time financial supporters.The number compares
to 30.02 percent under George W. Bush, 27.82 percent under Bill Clinton
and 31.30 percent under George H.W. Bush, according to the American Foreign
Service Association.The president has nominated 19 people for ambassadorships
in the second term including at least eight bundlers, according to The
Hill newspaper.The 2011-2012 amounts range from $2.36 million by Bauer,
chairwoman of the Women for Obama Finance, who would go to Belgium,
to $477,000 from Hines, who would represent the United States at the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO.Other
bundlers have been named to serve in Austria, Germany, Singapore, Spain,
the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom.But much of the attention
remains focused on who will get two of the remaining top posts
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In this June 10, 2013 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan,
with Senate President John Cullerton looking on at left, speaks to reporters
after a meeting with Gov. Pat Quinn in Chicago.APShown here is former
Metra CEO Alex Clifford.FNCA former Chicago-area executive is blowing the
whistle in the latest case to showcase what is derisively known as
the "Illinois way" -- politicians' practice of doing business by dishing
out favors to friends who contribute generously to their campaigns.This
time, a top-ranking Democrat has been implicated. The case involves Illinois'
most powerful Democratic leader -- state House Speaker Michael Madigan --
and the former head of the Chicago area's commuter rail service, Metra.
In a rare move earlier this week, Metra's ex-CEO Alex Clifford came
forward publicly to reveal specific details about how he says he was
forced out of his lucrative job after refusing to cave to political
pressure.Clifford, who was hired from California in 2001, testified during
a recent Regional Transportation Authority board meeting in Chicago. For
two hours he spoke openly about what he calls serious "ethical and
moral character flaws" from people who practice the "Illinois way" of doing
business, including Madigan.Clifford claims Madigan specifically wanted
a pay raise for a Metra employee, Patrick Ward, who has been
a generous contributor to Madigan's campaign, according to state records.
Clifford testified: "What
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division prior to filing a lawsuit in Superior Court. The city has
60 days to pay, negotiate or deny it.And while Filner says he
is not resigning, the case is progressing on another political front
an effort to demand a recall."Mr. Filner knows me, he knows when
I say, He did wrong. When I tell him I'm coming I'm
coming,'" said Mike Pallamary, who is leading the recall effort.Pallamary
is holding a recall rally Friday night. He expects to begin gathering
signatures in about three weeks to recall Filner. He estimates the effort
will cost up to $500,000 to collect 107,000 signatures from San Diego
registered voters. Once he files with the city clerk, Pallamary has 69
days to collect the requisite number. A local newspaper poll indicated 59
percent want Filner to resign.Filner is the first Democrat to be San
Diego mayor in two decades. His supporters say Filner deserves the benefit
of the doubt and time to straighten out his life."We will not
endorse a public execution," said Enrique Morones. "Bob Filner, you deserve
due process -- you have earned it more than most."
re there."A role
of a spouse is a lot like chicken soup amid an array
of medicines," Cunningham said. "It doesn't hurt, but whether or not it
has profound value is unclear."On the other hand, there is little question
that Abedin, who was a top adviser to Hillary Clinton at the
State Department and is now running her transition team to private life,
is fully invested in her husband's mayoral run.She was pregnant with the
couple's now 19-month-old son, Jordan, when Weiner stepped down from office.
As the former congressman entered a self-imposed political exile, the 36-year-old
Abedin traveled the globe with Clinton. Although she rarely was more than
a few feet from one of the world's most famous women, Abedin
fiercely protected her privacy and avoided the limelight.That changed this
spring. She sat down for an extensive New York Times Magazine interview
that was the first step of Weiner's comeback and she even had
a brief speaking role in his mayoral campaign kick-off video, saying, "We
love this city and no one will work harder to make it
better than Anthony."She tapped into the Clinton family's vast network of
donors and raised more than $150,000 over the last two months for
her husband. And last weekend, she made her debut on the trail,
walking Harlem's streets hand-in-hand with Weiner, 48, who has gone from
punch line to one of the race's front-runners."I'm having so much fun,"
she told reporters. "It's just wonderful to see the re
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