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US presidential election

Buffett main course on Clinton’s menu

By James Politi and Francesco Guerrera in New York

Published: June 25 2007 22:04 | Last updated: June 26 2007 02:04

A powerful collection of Wall Street bankers, private equity executives and hedge fund managers has organised a lucrative fundraising event for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night, with Warren Buffett as the entertainment.

It comes at a delicate point in the relationship between Wall Street and Washington as Congress mulls changes to the tax code that would hit private equity and hedge fund managers.

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