Monday, July 21, 2008

Bartolome Esteban Murillo paintings

Bartolome Esteban Murillo paintings
Berthe Morisot paintings
the request of Mr Clinton’s office, organisers cancelled invitations to the press. Their spokesman blamed the media ban on the uproar over Mr Clinton’s pardon for the fugitive financier Marc Rich. A Dutch reporter who shouted a question was evicted. After the speech, Mr Clinton was to meet Queen Beatrix and later the prime minister, Wim Kok. Shrugging off questions over the pardons-for-cash scandal, Mr Clinton has now set about cashing in on his name with a will. Some corporate audiences turned up their noses at the former President, cancelling appearances or at least refusing to applaud. However, the "come-back kid" has bounced back in typically brazen style, and his speaking fee said to run at an average of $100,000 (£70,000) a pop. An unexpected boost has come in a string of new polls from New York City.

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