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| David Plouffe got $100,000 fee from affiliate of firm doing business with Iran |
| 2012-08-06 |
| David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President ObamaÂ’s 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with IranÂ’s government. A subsidiary of MTN Group, a South Africa-based telecommunications company, paid Plouffe for two speeches he made in Nigeria in December 2010, about a month before he joined the White House staff. Since PlouffeÂ’s speeches, MTN Group has come under intensified scrutiny from U.S. authorities because of its activities in Iran and Syria, which are under international sanctions intended to limit the countriesÂ’ access to sensitive technology. At the time of PlouffeÂ’s speeches, MTN had been in a widely reported partnership for five years with a state- owned Iranian telecommunications firm. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Now, now, both sides do this nonsense. Plouffe doesn't know a damned thing about telecommunications that would be worth $100K a throw, but he knows people. But I point out that Karl Rove also is living well. I'm just hoping that Plouffe has to reduce his asking price next year, since he'll then be known as the losing campaign manager. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-08-06 13:58 |
| #2 tell us again how much you support Israel, Champ? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-06 10:53 |
| #1 More on Klik |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-06 10:30 |