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Now that the Clinton Foundation tops a half billion dollars, I guess Hillary does have a basis for believing in Santa Claus: With the presidential election approaching, Clinton Foundation donations skyrocketed last year to $135 million, 70% more than the year before, with two-thirds of the booty from only 11 donors. The former president steadfastly refused to reveal the donors' identities — including one super-rich donor giving $31.3 million. We can certainly now see why. The $31-million-dollar man turned out to be Canadian mining mogul and founder of Lionsgate Entertainment (distributor of Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11") Frank Giustra, who plans to give another $100 million, plus half his future earnings. Foreign contributions to presidential campaigns are illegal, but foreigners such as Giustra can anonymously give as much as they like to presidential foundations. So can the Saudi royal family, the king of Morocco, a United Arab Emirates foundation, and the governments of Kuwait and Qatar, all of whom reportedly gave undisclosed amounts to the Clinton Foundation. Norman Hsu was just a diversion. It will be interesting to see how the "take" fares if Hillary tanks in Iowa and New Hampshire. Other eye-raising donations: