From the Associated Press:

Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton intervened at least six times in government issues directly affecting companies and others that later contributed to her husband’s foundation, an Associated Press review of her official correspondence found.

The overlap of names on former President Bill Clinton’s foundation donor list and business interests whose issues she championed raise new questions about potential ethics conflicts between her official actions and her husband’s fundraising. The AP obtained three of the senator’s government letters under the Freedom of Information Act.

From Bill Bennett’s Morning Report:

…no Clinton Foundation entity should be able to take foreign contributions during Mrs. Clinton’s tenure–that ought to be airtight, especially when you see the Foundation donor list of countries that include Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei, Oman, Saudi Arabia.  One gets concerned about such things–especially when the recipient is named Clinton.

Do I think there could be an appearance of purchasing political favor from abroad?  Heck, can I give two words: Rod Blagojovech.  We just went through two weeks of Democrats not wanting to seat a Senator based on allegations of selling favors for a Senate seat–and that didn’t involve foreign contributions.  Might the same concern be relevant with a Secretary of State?  Might the same concern be relevant with a Secretary of State who’s husban has raised a lot of money from foreign entitites?  Yes, the appearance and reality here matter.