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In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago.(AP)

Hillary Clinton is cashing in with a $225,000 speech Monday night at the annual University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation dinner.

The former U.S. secretary of State first made headlines in June for the address when it was revealed UNLV is paying Clinton the steep rate to speak at the foundation's ritzy dinner at the Bellagio hotel.

UNLV students protested her visit, insisting the university instead spend the money on scholarships -- as tuition at the school will increase by 17 percent over the next four years.

You could give scholarships to thousands of students, benefit research on campus, give more students grants for research and studying, Daniel Waqar, student relations director for the UNLV Student Government, told Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston in June.

The speaking fee is expected to go toward the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. According the events website, The UNLV Foundation Annual Dinner is a prominent philanthropic event in Las Vegas, honoring individuals and organizations that advance UNLVs mission through their generous private support.

The speaking fee, though, is just one of many high-priced talks the Clintons routinely have given -- which clashed with Hillary Clinton's claim during her recent book tour that she and her husband were "dead broke" when they left the White House in 2001.

The base price for a ticket to the invitation-only dinner is $200. But some guests are paying as much as $20,000 for premium tickets that include a meet-and-greet and photo with Clinton before she speaks.

The event is reportedly sold out. If so, UNLV is expected to recover the cost of hosting Clinton.

Clinton also is expected to speak at a reception and dinner Monday night at the Aria hotel to raise money for 2016 re-election of Sen. Harry Reid. The exact details of that event havent been confirmed.

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Las Vegas (CNN) -- Republicans looking to fault Hillary Clinton hope the few hours the former secretary of state will spend in Las Vegas on Monday will remind voters of her less-than-perfect book roll-out and high-dollar speaking fees.

Clinton, who starts her day in Denver for a fundraiser with Sen. Mark Udall, will make two appearances in Las Vegas on Monday. She will first headline a fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Aria Hotel and Casino, then the former secretary of state will keynote a fundraiser or the The University of Nevada-Las Vegas Foundation at the swanky Bellagio.

Republicans are seizing on the second speech, where Clinton, the prohibitive favorite for the Democrats' presidential nomination in 2016, will collect $225,000 for her appearance, according to event organizers.

Although a Clinton spokesperson argues that the fee will go straight to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the former first lady's appearance in Las Vegas on Monday was possibly the most controversial and widely talked about paid speech Clinton was set to give this year.

"Clinton's Nevada Pay Day," said an email from the Republican National Committee. "As Clinton's Long-Awaited Silver State Pay Day Arrives, A Reminder Of The Troubles It Caused Her Would-Be Campaign."

"The much anticipated Hillary UNLV speech reminds us that Hillary's exorbitant fees and travel requirements are going to be problematic on her run for the White House," RNC Press Secretary Kirsten Kukowski said in an email.

When Clinton's appearance at the UNLV fundraiser was announced in June, students at the university protested the fact the foundation was spending money to bring Clinton in at the same time that their tuition was going up due to budget issues.

"In keeping with Secretary Clinton's long-standing history of advocating for students in higher education, we as student government leaders are asking that she charitably donate part or all of the $225,000 speaking fee she is reportedly making for this fundraising speech back to the UNLV Foundation of UNLV as a whole," Elias Benjelloun, the UNLV student body president, and Daniel Waqar, the student government's public relations director, wrote in a letter addressed to Clinton's foundation.

The letter goes on to ask Clinton "to do what is right" and donate the money. "This would be an incredible opportunity for Secretary Clinton to remain true to her commitment to higher education," they write.

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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brushed off a heckler during remarks in San Diego with a joke at the rude audience member's expense.

Clinton was speaking Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics and she was just a few minutes into her remarks when a man in the audience started using a bullhorn to heckle her with sound effects.

"You know, there are some people who miss important developmental stages," Clinton quipped as the man was being led out of the Convention Center.

The former first lady's speech Sunday promoted early literacy and medical care for children.

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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Hillary Clinton visits San Diego but is rudely welcomed by a heckler who interrupts her speech.

Clinton was in San Diego Sunday to address the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hundreds lined up at the Convention Center to see the former first lady and secretary of state.

Hillary Clinton was just minutes into her talk Sunday when someone in the 3,000 plus crowd began to heckle her using a bullhorn. Without flinching, the former secretary of state made a joke and moved on.

"You know, there are some people who miss important developmental stages," Clinton said.

Clinton, who spoke for nearly 30 minutes, was at the annual conference to promote early literacy. She referred to her daughter Chelsea and her first granddaughter born just two weeks ago.

"When I look into the eyes of my baby granddaughter, that's what I see, and I'm so grateful," she said.

Clinton commended the room full of pediatricians, and their role in making sure government doesn't get in the way of medical care for children.

"Your letter to Washington really makes clear the stakes of this -- congress must not gamble with our children's future," Clinton said.

Attendees we spoke with were impressed with her words.

One woman said, "She talked very naturally, and she reached out to everybody as a professional, as a politician and as a grandmother...new grandmother. I think that touched our hearts."

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