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- NATION, Page 35American NotesETHICSProfiting from Promotion
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- He may be a U.S. Senator, but Minnesota Republican Dave
- Durenberger is not known as a best-selling author. So why did his
- books on health care and national-security policy show such a hefty
- profit?
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- Apparently because the Senator arranged for $200,000 in fees
- for speeches he delivered in 1985 and 1986 to be paid to his
- publisher, Minneapolis-based Piranha Press. Piranha in turn gave
- Durenberger $100,000 for promoting his books, even though several
- sponsors have said the books were not displayed or sold during the
- Senator's appearances.
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- Durenberger insists he cleared the deal through the Federal
- Election Commission and has broken no Senate rules. But the Senate
- ethics committee is investigating whether he used the arrangement
- to launder his speaking fees.