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Bill Clinton Becomes Hot Auction Item Ahead of McCartney, Jay-Z

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By Patrick Cole

February 21, 2012 at 5:01 AM UTC

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Debbie McLeod could have had Paul McCartney for $70,000 or Jay-Z for $42,000.

Instead, the Houston resident bid $255,000 last autumn to spend a day with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. The money went to support the work of the William J. Clinton Foundation.