MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Retired Army general Wesley Clark opened his financial records in a bid to show New Hampshire Democrats that he has nothing to hide.
The move by Clark, who is in a tight race against Howard Dean in the forthcoming New Hampshire primary, is widely seen as an attempt to capitalize on Dean's refusal to open files related to his tenure as governor of Vermont, the Financial Times reported Friday.
Clark's documents show he had income in 2002 of $1.6 million, with more than $1 million of that derived from speaking fees and payments from television appearances as a military analyst on CNN.
The documents show the general regularly received between $25,000 and $30,000 per speaking engagement. He earned $10,000-$38,000 a month from CNN, mostly for commentary associated with the Iraq conflict.
The joint tax returns of Gen. Clark and his wife showed an adjusted gross annual income of $92,673 in 1998 and $84,205 in 1999. After he retired from the Army in 2000, their income grew significantly, to $451,000 that year and $755,000 in 2001.
