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Opinion: Give to Hillary Clinton and hang with Elton John

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The Hillary Clinton campaign, not surprisingly, was way ahead of us -- at least on the money front.

Even as we were taking note of two schemes cooked up by the Barack Obama and John McCain staffs to generate some extra bucks as Monday’s end of the first-quarter fundraising period nears -- and wondering what the Clinton crew was up to -- she had sent out an e-mail with the subject line: ‘You, Me, and Elton John.’

Folks who write a check for her candidacy, the missive went on, will have a chance to be among two contributors picked to attend a solo concert by John to help Clinton’s campaign coffers on April 9 in New York.

Promises Clinton in the e-mail: ‘We will have a chance to talk just you and I -- and you will get to meet Elton John at the party we’re throwing afterwards. It’s going to be a great night.’

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To help live up to that latter pledge, Clinton -- who often jokes that her sing-along abilities leave a lot to be desired -- offers the assurance that, ‘In the interest of harmony -- and melody -- I promise you there won’t be any duets’ featuring her and Sir Elton.

-- Don Frederick

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