Obama hits pay dirt with paid speeches to Wall Street

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There’s a reason President Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in 2008: He’s the smart one.

For example, Obama waited until after his White House ambitions were fed before joining the extremely lucrative Wall Street speaking circuit. Clinton did the opposite, much to her detriment.

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