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Clinton-Rezko DNC Connection?

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GLAMOUR SHOT Clintons, Rezko
As Hillary Clinton continues to insist that she has "no relationship" with shady indicted real estate investor Tony Rezko, the facts seem to indicate otherwise.

According to records, Rezko donated $15,000 to the Democratic National Committee in March 2000. At the time, the committee was helmed by longtime Clinton ally Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday. While it's possible that Rendell and the Clintons discussed neither the donation nor the donor, it's not likely.

This morning, on the Today show, Clinton was caught off guard when NBC's Matt Lauer showed a picture of herself, Rezko and husband Bill. Asked if she remembered meeting the man she accused of being a slumlord, she sad no.

"No, I don't," Clinton told Lauer. "You know, I probably have taken hundreds of thousands of pictures. I don't know the man, I wouldn't know him if he walked in the door. I don't have a 17-year relationship with him," Clinton said Friday. "There is a big difference between standing somewhere taking a picture with someone you don't know, haven't seen since, and having a relationship."

By John Clarke Jr.   01/25/08 4:43 PM
Related: Ed Rendell, Hillary Clinton, Tony Rezko
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