On January 6, 2012, Clinton can be seen "expediting" a citizenship request so the requestor can get a government job in policy or law enforcement:"Judicial Watch previously reported that Duffy had also asked Clinton in September to arrange "government appointments" for his October trip. Duffy gave $4,600 to Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign; in November 2013 CME Group paid Hillary Clinton a $225,000 speaking fee and has donated between $5,001 and 10,000 to the Clinton Foundation," reports Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton.
"I am told by Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) caseworkers that it may be at least another 8 months before they get to me, making the total time more than a year (they advertise 6 months total turnaround time).
"Would you consider helping me by reaching out to DHS Secretary Napolitano or CIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas who reports to her on my behalf? The ask is to simply consider moving up my applications for review ASAP. My application is complete, straight forward and I have nothing to hide."
Clinton responds: "I'm copying Huma [Abedin] and asking her to see if we can help expedite this for you because we want you to be a citizen as soon as possible! I've got my fingers crossed. Happy New Year-H"
On August 4, 2009, Terrence Duffy, a donor to the Clinton Foundation and executive chairman of the derivatives giant CME Group, asks Clinton for her assistance in setting up meetings with Asian leaders.
"I am planning a trip to Asia for October 3-10. While there, I will be traveling to Beijing, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore and I was wondering if there is any way you could help set up a meeting or 2 with some elected officials in any of those regions. Once again, you're doing an amazing job and all of America is very fortunate to have you as our Secretary of State."
Clinton responds: "Terry-I'm emailing from Capetown [sic], one of my favorite cities in the world. I'm copying your email to Huma so she can follow up w you regarding your Asia trip. Hope you're well. All the best, H"
The world's biggest cryptocurrency has reached another peak after touching $8,000 on Friday. Bitcoin is now worth near $130 billion, bigger than Total, British American Tobacco or Mastercard.See also:
"I recommended bitcoin in 2011 at $3 with a price target of $100,000. The price has been compounding at approximately one percent a day for this entire run and will continue to do so until it reaches $100,000 when I foresee the price leveling off," Max Keiser, host of RT's financial program 'Keiser Report' said.
Keiser previously predicted bitcoin would be worth $1 trillion in the foreseeable future.
Bitcoin reached its latest high after altcoin bitcoin cash suffered a sharp decline, plummeting more than 25 percent in under 48 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data.
Recent trading has been volatile for the world's most popular cryptocurrency. After reaching a record $7,882 on November 8, bitcoin plummeted to $5,519 on Sunday. This week saw its price surge back to record levels.
The two digital currencies, bitcoin and its offshoot, have been competing for investment. Developers behind bitcoin have postponed the SegWit2x hard fork, which resulted in an over $2,000 decline in the bitcoin price, while bitcoin cash surged more than 50 percent.
Comment: The Lesley Stahl bit probably refers to the time Franken "pitched" an idea for SNL in 1995: See also: