1.0 link 59548 <![CDATA[Who Is The "Purest" Of Them All? Clinton, Obama, Edwards Battle Over Lobbyists' Money]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/08/07/who-is-the-purest-of-them_n_59548.html In the increasingly bitter debate over taking campaign contributions from lobbyists and special interests, there are few candidates with clean hands.

John Edwards and Barack Obama have both pounded Hillary Clinton, who openly acknowledges that she takes lobbyists' donations. In unusually blunt language at the Yearly Kos debate in Chicago, Clinton told the audience, "A lot of those lobbyists, whether you like it or not, represent real Americans. They actually do. They represent nurses. They represent social workers. They represent...

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