(2008-02-25) Clinton Campaign Spending

A peek at Hillary Clinton's Campaign Finance spending. Rooms at the Bellagio luxury hotel in Las Vegas consumed more than $25,000; the Four Seasons, another $5,000. And top consultants collected about $5 million in January, a month of crucial expenses and tough fund-raising.

Campaign Director Patti Solis Doyle was fired earlier this month. Josh Green looks at what led to that, raising questions about Hillary's management competence.

Josh also reminds us that a story of his for GQ was killed based on pressure/threats from the Clinton campaign. Despite internal protests, GQ editor Jim Nelson met the Clinton campaign's demands, which had been delivered by Bill Clinton's spokesman, Jay Carson, several sources familiar with the conversations said. GQ writer GeorgeSaunders traveled with Clinton to Africa in July, and Clinton is slated to appear on the cover of GQ's December issue, in which it traditionally names a "Man of the Year," according magazine industry sources. (Professional Journalism)