World Scene: United States

Clinton foundation raises $124m

Former President Bill Clinton's nonprofit foundation raised more than $124 million last year as his wife sought the Democratic presidential nomination, according to tax forms recently filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

Donations to the William J. Clinton Foundation face increased scrutiny as Hillary Rodham Clinton is under consideration for secretary of state by President-elect Barack Obama, her former political rival. The foundation's forms were signed and dated by the foundation's chief financial officer on Friday, a day after Obama met with Hillary Clinton in Chicago.