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With A Little Help From My Friends.(The World According to Alan Greenspan)(Campaign 2008)(campaign donor Norman Hsu)
Byline: Michael Isikoff, Mark Hosenball And Evan Thomas; With Roya Wolverson, Sarah Elkins And Sally Lynch
The Hsu scandal sheds light on how -- and why -- pols bail each other out when the going gets tough.
It was Clinton-campaign standard operating procedure: when on the defensive, deflect and attack. Earlier this month, Hillary Clinton surrogates invited onto TV talk shows were issued "talking points" in anticipation of awkward questions about the mysterious Norman Hsu. A top "HillRaiser" -- someone who brings in more than $100,000 for the campaign -- Hsu was wanted on an arrest warrant for a 1991 fraud conviction in California. (After failing to show up for a court appearance earlier this month, he was later arrested by the FBI after falling ill and writing an apparent suicide note.) If asked how Hsu's criminal record could have slipped through the cracks in the campaign's vetting process for donors, the Clinton supporters were instructed to say they hadn't participated in the vetting. If pressed, they were told to take a none-too-subtle swipe at Clinton's chief rival. "Long before Hillary's…
- BRIEF: The case against Norman Hsu.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) September 6, 2007 700+ words
Sep. 6--The case against Norman Hsu 1989: Norman Hsu begins raising more than $1 million from about 20 investors, including some in the Bay Area, purportedly...
- Life and times of Norman Hsu.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) September 22, 2007 700+ words
Sep. 22--LIFE AND TIMES OF NORMAN HSU Early life 1951: Norman Hsu born in Hong Kong. 1973: Earns bachelor of arts in computer science from University of California-Berkeley...
- Statement by James J. Brosnahan, Morrison & Foerster, Attorney for Norman Hsu.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 13, 2007 700+ words
...In response to media inquiries, Norman Hsu's attorney released the following statement: Norman Hsu has been released by St. Mary...professional and helpful. Today, Norman Hsu will waive extradition and return...
- Statement by James J. Brosnahan of Morrison & Foerster, Norman Hsu's Attorney.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 7, 2007 700+ words
...the law firm of Morrison & Foerster and attorney for Norman Hsu, issued the following statement: "In the last thirty-six hours a great many friends of Norman Hsu have expressed concern about his mental health and physical...
- 'Above reproach': the Norman Hsu case; This fiasco offers five important...
- Magazine article from: Directors & Boards Mintz, James B. Rowe, James H. Mintz, John March 22, 2008 700+ words
...number of reasons. The recent case of Norman Hsu, the admitted felon and accused...professional networks. Case in point: Norman Hsu, a mysterious man with a shady past...anyone to realize he was the same Norman Hsu who had pled guilty in 1992 in San...
- Fugitive Norman Hsu turns himself in at Redwood City Court: Was a big...
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) August 31, 2007 700+ words
...tucked away in an old court file. Norman Hsu, a fugitive to state prosecutors since...conviction. Judge James Ellis set bail for Hsu at $2 million and ordered the embattled...come up with the money. Hours later, Hsu, who also was ordered to surrender...
- Norman Hsu Released on Bail.
- Press release article from: Business Wire August 31, 2007 700+ words
...In response to media inquiries, Norman Hsu's Attorney released the following...stemming from a 1992 court case, Norman Hsu voluntarily turned himself in at...morning. At 2:15 pm PDT today, Mr. Hsu was released on bail. Mr. Hsu has...
- Fugitive Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu arrested in Colorado.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) September 7, 2007 700+ words
...before outlaw Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu trades his hospital menu for jail food...agents in a western Colorado hospital, Hsu is recovering from an undisclosed illness...Few new details emerged Friday on how Hsu, who failed to appear for a scheduled...
- EDITORIAL: The Case Of Norman Hsu ...(Editorial)
- Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) September 24, 2007 700+ words
Sep. 24--Norman Hsu's spectacular rise and fall in the world...widely in Democratic circles where Mr. Hsu's knack for "bundling" campaign contributions...interests run amok on Capitol Hill, Mr. Hsu's story is about the ethical swamp that...
- SHADOWY FUND-RAISER: PAST OF NORMAN HSU TRACED TO MEN'S WEAR.
- Magazine article from: WWD September 19, 2007 700+ words
...Evan Clark, Kristi Ellis WASHINGTON - Norman Hsu, the scandal-plagued fund-raiser...remain a mystery. While the companies Hsu lists on his contribution forms no...Two O Inc. and Laveno Sportswear, Hsu schmoozed with fashion reporters and...
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