The following editorial appeared in the New York Daily News on Thursday, Aug. 30:

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Here's an elementary rule for presidential campaigning that Sen. Hillary Clinton was wise to obey: When you discover one of your major donors is a fugitive who skipped out on a three-year prison term, give his money back.

So it goes with Norman Hsu, a Democratic fund-raiser with a special affinity for Clinton and a penchant for elusiveness. He co-hosted a Los Angeles event at the home of billionaire Ron Burkle that raked in $1 million for Clinton. Hsu has given her $23,000 of his own money. He is also a bundler, pulling together contributions from others, and has pledged to ...