So much for keeping Bill Clinton in check. Politico's Kenneth P. Vogel says that the new restrictions slapped on the Big Dog—a condition of his wife accepting the State Department post—leave him quite a bit of room to operate. Clinton can still give six-figure foreign speeches; can still bag huge checks from foreign governments on behalf of the Clinton Foundation. (Oddly, the Obama administration will only prohibit Clinton from soliciting contributions for the Clinton Global Initiative, which is a part of the Clinton Foundation.) One rule that will perhaps crimp Clinton's high-flying style: the names of all donors to the Global Initiative and the Foundation will have to be disclosed. Still, the upshot is that Clinton must "self-censor," according to one former foreign service officer.
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