The Whitewater Conspiracy

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The Whitewater Conspiracy

In today's society people often pay close attention to what happens in politics. They normally make voting decisions on character, past work, and partisan lines. When rumors of indiscretion or impropriety of a public official pops up, people often like to get involved. Like gossiping on the church's rumor grapevine, people love to get involved in conspiracies and scandals dealing with people of power. If you have watched television at all in the last ten years, you have probably heard about Whitewater. Whitewater is the investigation into Bill Clinton's life before he became president. This alleged conspiracy goes much deeper though than just a crooked land deal. It has its fingers into power and manipulation and even death.

The conspiracy starts with a real estate deal twenty years ago. According to the Washington Post, in 1978, then-Arkansas Attorney General Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, joined a 50/50 partnership with James and Susan McDougal to buy 220 acres of riverfront land and form the Whitewater Development Corp. James McDougal and Clinton had become acquainted in 1968 when they worked for the re-election campaign of U.S. Sen. F. William Fulbright.

The goal was easy. All they had to do was sell lots for vacation homes. The deal was initially described as a sweetheart deal for Bill and Hillary Clinton. The partners would borrow money to buy land in northern Arkansas along the White River, divide the property into lots, and sell them for a profit.

James McDougal also owned a savings and loan association called Madison Savings and Loan. The Clintons' relationship with McDougals eventually involved them with Madison Savings and Loan. McDougal hired the Rose law firm in w...

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www.cais.net/aschnedr/white.htm 'The Daily Muse'

www.washington-weekly.com "The Whitewater Scandal"

www.washingtonpost.com "Untangling Whitewater'

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http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu "Clinton Subpoenaed to Testify in Whitewater Fraud, Conspiracy Charges'

www.parascope.com 'Clinton White House Counsel's Office, "Communication Stream of Conspiracy Commerce" [excerpt], prepared circa July 1995.'

www.umsl.edu "White House Cites Steamshovel Press"

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www.fairfaxco-gop.org "Clinton Gore Administration"

www.cnn.com "Whitewater started as 'sweetheart' deal"

http://members.tripod.com/~cbn2/dlink.html "Clinton's Death List"

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