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CashFowedt Chnton Foundaton Amid Russian Uraniun Deal-N.hupy/www.nytmes.com/20ts/04/24/us/cash-fowed-ko-clinroa-fona.. composed of representatives from a number of United States government. agencies. Anong the agencies that eventually signed off was the State. Department, then headed by Mr. Chinton's wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton. As the Russians gradually assumed control of Uranion One in three separate transactions from xoog to zoxs, Canadian records show, a dlow of cash made its way to the Clinton Foundation.Uraniun One's chairman used his family foundation to make four donations totaling $a,35 nillion. Those contributions were not publidy disclosed by the Cintons,desnite an agreement Mrs.Chinton had struck with the Obama White House to pablicly identify all donors, Cther people with ties to the company made donations as well. And shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire s majority stake in Uraniun One, Mr. Chinton recerved $soo.ooo for a Boseow speech fron a Kussian investment bank with links to the Kremin that was promoting Uraniurn One stock. At the time, both Rosatom and the United States government made promises intended to ease concerns about ceding control of the company's show. The New York Times's examination of the Uranium One deal is based on doxens ofinterviews.as wel as a review of publie records and securities flings in Canada, Russia and the United States. Some of the connectians between Uraninm Ooe and the Cinton Foundation were uneartbed by Pexer Sehweizer, a former fellow at the night-leaning Hoover Institution and author of the forthcoming book *Clinton Cash." Mr. Sehweizer provided a preview of mmaterial in the hook to The Times, which serutinized his inrormation xnd bailt upon it. with its own reporting Whether the donations played any role in the approval of the uraniur deal is unknown. But the apisode underscores the special ethical challenges presented by the Clinton Foundation, headed by a former prasident who relied heavily on foreign cash to accanulate $ago mnillion in assets even as his wife belped steer Anerican foreign policy as secretary of state, presiding over decisions with the potential to benennt the foundation's donors. In a statement, Brian Fallon, a spokesman for Mrs.Clinton's presidential Af13 5/13/2015227PM