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Hillary will take on wealthy special interests -- but not before taking their cash

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WASHINGTON — Despite Hillary Rodham Clinton's claims she'll take on wealthy special interests and reform Wall Street, the road to her White House run has been paved with gold from Washington lobbyists.

Records show Clinton has raked in $3.2 million from registered lobbyists, who bundle money from their rich clients.

That's 3.5 times more in lobbyist cash than the entire GOP field combined, according to Federal Election Commission records.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has nearly $500,000 from lobbyist bundlers, Jeb Bush has brought in $408,000 and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had gotten $23,400.

Clinton's bundlers represent clients trying to prevent a crackdown on Wall Street reforms, protecting the oil and gas industry and promoting corporate tax breaks, a Post review of lobbying records show.

They work on behalf of Marathon Oil, MasterCard, Corning Inc., Prudential Financial, Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Delta Air Lines, Ernst & Young and General Electric.

Unlike President Obama, who swore off lobbyists' contributions, Clinton is "not quite as allergic" to the lobbying industry, said Viveca Novak, from the watchdog group Center for Responsive Politics.