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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Clinton Foundation and the Election

    The Clintons have been criticized for allowing wealthy donors and foreign countries to contribute to The Clinton Foundation while Hillary was Secretary of State. Now Bill Clinton has announced that he would step down from the foundation’s board, and the foundation would stop taking foreign or corporate donations, if Hillary is elected president.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 19, 2016 • 1 min read

    The Clintons have been criticized for allowing wealthy donors and foreign countries to contribute to The Clinton Foundation while Hillary was Secretary of State. Now Bill Clinton has announced that he would step down from the foundation’s board, and the foundation would stop taking foreign or corporate donations, if Hillary is elected president.

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    What will happen at the Clinton Foundation if Hillary is elected?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    What will happen at the Clinton Foundation if Hillary is elected?
    1. 0:30The Clinton Foundation and the ElectionYou’re reading this
    2. 9:54Paul Mafort resigns as part of Trump’s campaign shake-up
    3. 19:15Helping Central American students in LA’s schools
    4. 28:32‘Ben-Hur’, new Herzog documentary
    5. 43:21Allegations of harsh labor conditions during ‘Sausage Party’ production
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