Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 17, 1995 TAG: 9505170084
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-5 EDITION: METRO
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WASHINGTON - Colossal legal fees from the Whitewater affair and Paula Jones' sexual-harassment lawsuit have nearly wiped out the value of investments that otherwise likely would make the president and first lady millionaires.
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have assets worth between $760,015 and $1,775,000, mostly invested in three blind trusts, according to a financial-disclosure form released Tuesday.
Last year the Clintons' net worth was between $633,015 and $1,620,000. Some of the increase can be attributed to a new legal defense fund created to help the Clintons pay their legal bills. That fund was worth nearly $149,000 at the end of the year, the White House said.
The bad news created by the first family's legal problems showed up on the other side of the ledger. A year ago, the Clintons listed no liabilities on their disclosure form, which is required by federal law. This year, there were debts of nearly a million dollars, all in legal bills.
- The Washington Post
First lady: TV threatening kids
CHICAGO - Hillary Rodham Clinton says children's welfare is threatened by televised violence and sleazy talk shows.
Speaking on an episode of Oprah Winfrey's talk show Tuesday, the first lady praised her host for ``turning your show in a positive direction'' but said, ``I think that the talk shows combined with the violence is in effect changing the way that children feel about themselves in some very damaging ways.''
- Associated Press
Bill lets states restrict garbage
WASHINGTON - Governors would have broad authority to restrict garbage imports into their states under a measure the Senate approved Tuesday to counter a series of Supreme Court rulings.
The bill, passed 94-6, also would let some communities direct private garbage haulers to use designated landfills or incinerators, guaranteeing steady revenue to help pay off municipal bonds.
- Associated Press
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