Hillary Clinton keeps busy giving paid speeches to industry groups
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In the six months since stepping down as secretary of state, Clinton has addressed apartment complex developers in Dallas, private equity managers in Los Angeles and business executives in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Still to come are travel agents, real-estate brokers, clinical pathologists and car dealers — each of whom pay her more than $200,000 per appearance, according to one executive who arranges speaking tours.
This is how Clinton is cashing in on her star power as she weighs whether to run for the White House in 2016. The would-be Democratic front-runner is barnstorming the country delivering speeches and answering questions at events sponsored by industry groups eager to gain access to someone who may well be the next president.
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But the extent of Clinton’s speaking schedule, and the size of her standard fee, is more unusual for someone considering a run for president. Republicans Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty gave some lower-paid speeches prior to their 2012 campaigns, and former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) was a longtime speaking circuit mainstay before he ran for the GOP nomination last cycle.
Clinton, however, is the only leading 2016 contender giving paid speeches, with at least 14 delivered or scheduled so far.
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