Friends Don't Let War Get in the Way of Fund-Raising. (News Alert!)
Dettmer, Jamie, Edwards, Catherine, Insight on the News
Undeterred by criticism, President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore appear reluctant to forego campaign fund-raising while the Balkan conflict rages. Since NATO air strikes began, the pair have attended more than 10 fund-raisers -- the equivalent of one every 72 hours.
They also don't seem to be put off by having to mn gauntlets of protesters when they show up at fund-raising events. The president was heckled as he arrived at a $50,000-a-plate dinner at the home of former party finance chairman Alan Solomont in Boston in mid-April. And he also drew a crowd of demonstrators at a fund-miser in Dearborn, Mich., where $500,000 was raised for congressional Democrats.
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Publication information:
Article title: Friends Don't Let War Get in the Way of Fund-Raising. (News Alert!).
Contributors: Dettmer, Jamie - Author, Edwards, Catherine - Author.
Magazine title: Insight on the News.
Volume: 15.
Issue: 18
Publication date: May 17, 1999.
Page number: 6.
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