CLINTON HOPES FOR A GOLDEN 50TH BIRTHDAY BASH.Byline: Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper So what does a friend get President Clinton for his 50th birthday? A $500 check will do just fine. But it will be costlier if you're his patron or sponsor. Though many may associate a birthday with a candle-lit corner table in a favorite restaurant, the president will celebrate his 50th on Aug. 18 at New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater , which has intimate seating for 5,901. His actual birthdate is Aug. 19. According to an invitation (``On behalf of First Lady Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
* It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. ; and comedian Whoopi Goldberg. The cheapest ticket to this political fund-raiser masquerading as a birthday party will be $250, which designates the purchaser as a ``Birthday Individual,'' according to the invitation. For $500 one becomes a ``Birthday Friend.'' For $1,500 (if paying personally) or $2,500 (corporate), it's ``Birthday Sponsor.'' The moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. of ``Birthday Patron'' will mean coughing up $10,000 individually or $20,000 if a corporation. A friend will receive a seat at the party and a membership in the Democratic National Committee Saxophone Club, according to the invitation. Sponsors get an invitation to a precelebration reception and a ``Silver Circle seat'' at the party. Unlike most birthday invitations, this one has a fair bit of small type, reflecting the less-than-romantic essence of throwing a big bash when one also is running for a big office: ``Paid for by Victory '96, a joint fund-raising committee authorized by the Clinton/Gore '96 General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Fund (Clinton/Gore '96 GELAC GELAC General Election Legal and Accounting Compliance Fund ) and the Democratic National Committee. ``Contributions from individuals and partnerships that meet the limitations of federal election law will be divided between Clinton/Gore '96 GELAC (10 percent) and the Democratic National Committee (90 percent). |
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