Hillary Clinton disputed a scathing assessment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that she was &quot;extremely careless&quot; with classified government secrets, saying on Friday she relied on the judgment of her subordinates at the US state department. 
 
After maintaining for more than a year that she did not send or receive classified information through her unauthorised private email system, she acknowledged in a string of interviews on Friday she may have at least unwittingly done so, three days after the FBI concluded this happened at least 110 times. 
 
Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said she &quot;certainly did not believe&quot; that she was handling classified information on her email system at the time, but emphasised that she followed the lead of her subordinates on whether information was classified. 
 
&quot;I did not have a basis for second-guessing their conclusion,&quot; Clinton said in an interview with CNN, saying she had the &quot;highest regard&quot; for her former colleagues. 
 
&quot;These are experienced diplomats, they have expertise in handling classified material,&quot; she said in a separate interview with PBS Newshour. &quot;They were not careless and the material that they sent, they did not believe that was classified.&quot; 
 
Clinton, who was the department&#39;s most senior classifying authority during her four-year tenure at its helm, did not address the FBI&#39;s conclusion that she herself sent information on topics classified as &quot;top secret&quot;, the highest level, through a private server she kept in her basement. 
 
&quot;I have said, and I repeated, that it was a mistake to use personal email and I regret that,&quot; she said in another interview with ABC. 
 
It is a crime to mishandle classified information, and while FBI Director James Comey said on Tuesday there was evidence Clinton or her aides may have broken these laws, there was not enough evidence of criminal intent for a prosecution. 
 
In an unusual 15-minute announcement explaining the FBI&#39;s findings, Comey ended up dismaying both Republicans and Democrats. 
 
While Clinton&#39;s Republican opponents have fumed at the decision not to file criminal charges, Clinton and her staff have disputed some of Comey&#39;s criticisms that undermine her argument that she has better judgment than Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. 
 
Comey called her and her staff &quot;extremely careless&quot; and said that any &quot;reasonable&quot; government employee should have recognised that such information should not be aired in emails. Her server was so poorly secured the FBI could not eliminate the possibility it had not been hacked by the country&#39;s enemies, Comey said. 
 
Asked if she agreed that she was &quot;extremely careless&quot;, Clinton told CNN she was not, adding that Comey had &quot;clarified&quot; his remarks. It was unclear what clarification Clinton meant. 
 
In lengthier comments before lawmakers on Thursday, Comey again spoke of Clinton&#39;s and her staff&#39;s carelessness and &quot;real sloppiness&quot;, adding that it seemed she was not &quot;particularly sophisticated with respect to classified information&quot;. 
 
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Presidential candidate was called 'careless', and 'not particularly sophisticated with respect to classified information'

Hillary Clinton disputed a scathing assessment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that she was "extremely careless" with classified government secrets, saying on Friday she relied on the judgment of her subordinates at the US state department. After maintaining for more than a year that she did not send or receive classified information through her unauthorised private email system, she acknowledged in a string of interviews on Friday she may have at least unwittingly done so, three days after the FBI concluded this happened at least 110 times. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said she "certainly did not believe" that she was handling classified information on her email system at the time, but emphasised that she followed the lead of her subordinates on whether information was classified. "I did not have a basis for second-guessing their conclusion," Clinton said in an interview with CNN, saying she had the "highest regard" for her former colleagues. "These are experienced diplomats, they have expertise in handling classified material," she said in a separate interview with PBS Newshour. "They were not careless and the material that they sent, they did not believe that was classified." Clinton, who was the department's most senior classifying authority during her four-year tenure at its helm, did not address the FBI's conclusion that she herself sent information on topics classified as "top secret", the highest level, through a private server she kept in her basement. "I have said, and I repeated, that it was a mistake to use personal email and I regret that," she said in another interview with ABC. It is a crime to mishandle classified information, and while FBI Director James Comey said on Tuesday there was evidence Clinton or her aides may have broken these laws, there was not enough evidence of criminal intent for a prosecution. In an unusual 15-minute announcement explaining the FBI's findings, Comey ended up dismaying both Republicans and Democrats. While Clinton's Republican opponents have fumed at the decision not to file criminal charges, Clinton and her staff have disputed some of Comey's criticisms that undermine her argument that she has better judgment than Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. Comey called her and her staff "extremely careless" and said that any "reasonable" government employee should have recognised that such information should not be aired in emails. Her server was so poorly secured the FBI could not eliminate the possibility it had not been hacked by the country's enemies, Comey said. Asked if she agreed that she was "extremely careless", Clinton told CNN she was not, adding that Comey had "clarified" his remarks. It was unclear what clarification Clinton meant. In lengthier comments before lawmakers on Thursday, Comey again spoke of Clinton's and her staff's carelessness and "real sloppiness", adding that it seemed she was not "particularly sophisticated with respect to classified information". (Reuters)

Clinton disputes scathing FBI assessment

The US State Department will restart its investigation into Hillary Clinton&#39;s handling of classified material as Secretary of State. Earlier this week, the FBI said that Democratic Presidential nominee Clinton will not face criminal charges over her use of private email. 
 
The FBI said that although she had sent and received sensitive material there was no evidence of intent. Now that the inquiry is over, the State Department will reopen its review. 
 
State Department spokesperson John Kirby said the department will aim to be as expeditious as possible. He said former officials can still face administrative sanctions.&nbsp; 
 
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State Department spokesperson John Kirby said the department will aim to be as expeditious as possible

The US State Department will restart its investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified material as Secretary of State. Earlier this week, the FBI said that Democratic Presidential nominee Clinton will not face criminal charges over her use of private email. The FBI said that although she had sent and received sensitive material there was no evidence of intent. Now that the inquiry is over, the State Department will reopen its review. State Department spokesperson John Kirby said the department will aim to be as expeditious as possible. He said former officials can still face administrative sanctions. (ANI)

US State Department restarts Hillary Clinton email probe

The top elected US Republican formally asked the country&#39;s intelligence chief not to give Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton any classified information during the election campaign, according to a letter released today. 
 
House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan said in the letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper that denying Clinton classified briefings during her run for the presidency would be an appropriate sanction for her improper handling of classified emails while secretary of state. 
 
Presidential candidates normally get access to classified information once they are formally nominated. 
 
The issue of Clinton&#39;s use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state has cast a cloud over her presidential campaign for the Nov. 8 election, raised questions among voters about her trustworthiness and given presidential rival Donald Trump an avenue of attack. 
 
Ryan&#39;s letter comes as congressional Republicans will get their first chance to grill FBI Director James Comey when he goes to Capitol Hill today to explain his decision not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton after a year-long investigation of her handling of classified emails while at state. 
 
Comey&#39;s testimony before the House Oversight Committee at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT) will be the first time he has taken questions publicly since his announcement this week that the FBI was not recommending charges against Clinton. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has accepted the FBI recommendation and will appear at a separate hearing next Tuesday. 
 
Comey said on Tuesday that 110 classified emails passed through Clinton&#39;s servers, which were not kept on a secure government server. He rebuked the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for &quot;extremely careless&quot; handling of classified information but said no reasonable prosecutor would charge her or her staff criminally. 
 
The Clinton campaign said it was pleased at the FBI&#39;s announcement and called the Republican-led call for Comey&#39;s hearing a &quot;taxpayer-funded sham of an inquiry&quot; intended to hurt Clinton politically. 
 
The Oversight Committee is chaired by Republican U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, known for his persistent questioning of Obama administration officials. 
 
Reputation for Independence 
 
Comey, a Republican who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and also served in the administration of former Republican President George W. Bush, has built a reputation as a straight shooter who does not bend to pressure from either party. 
 
He has differed sharply with the Obama administration, most recently over gun control and whether high-profile police brutality cases had inhibited law enforcement from stopping crime. 
 
Questions about the propriety of Clinton&#39;s use of unauthorized email servers in her Chappaqua, New York, home during her time as secretary of state from January 2009 until February 2013 have raised questions about her judgment from all sides of the political spectrum. 
 
Despite clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton can expect a further onslaught of attacks from Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who has accused her of playing by a different set of rules from the American public. 
 
&quot;Hillary Clinton can&#39;t keep her emails safe, and you know what, folks, she sure as hell can&#39;t keep our country safe,&quot; Trump told a recent rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, charging that the investigation was &quot;rigged&quot; in Clinton&#39;s favor. 
 
Comey left the door open for other actions in the case, including downgrading security clearances for anyone who mishandles classified information as Clinton and her staff did. 
 
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Ryan said denying Hillary Clinton classified briefings would be an appropriate sanction for her improper handling of classified email

The top elected US Republican formally asked the country's intelligence chief not to give Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton any classified information during the election campaign, according to a letter released today. House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan said in the letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper that denying Clinton classified briefings during her run for the presidency would be an appropriate sanction for her improper handling of classified emails while secretary of state. Presidential candidates normally get access to classified information once they are formally nominated. The issue of Clinton's use of private email servers during her tenure as secretary of state has cast a cloud over her presidential campaign for the Nov. 8 election, raised questions among voters about her trustworthiness and given presidential rival Donald Trump an avenue of attack. Ryan's letter comes as congressional Republicans will get their first chance to grill FBI Director James Comey when he goes to Capitol Hill today to explain his decision not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton after a year-long investigation of her handling of classified emails while at state. Comey's testimony before the House Oversight Committee at 10 a.m. (1400 GMT) will be the first time he has taken questions publicly since his announcement this week that the FBI was not recommending charges against Clinton. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has accepted the FBI recommendation and will appear at a separate hearing next Tuesday. Comey said on Tuesday that 110 classified emails passed through Clinton's servers, which were not kept on a secure government server. He rebuked the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for "extremely careless" handling of classified information but said no reasonable prosecutor would charge her or her staff criminally. The Clinton campaign said it was pleased at the FBI's announcement and called the Republican-led call for Comey's hearing a "taxpayer-funded sham of an inquiry" intended to hurt Clinton politically. The Oversight Committee is chaired by Republican U.S. Representative Jason Chaffetz, known for his persistent questioning of Obama administration officials. Reputation for Independence Comey, a Republican who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama and also served in the administration of former Republican President George W. Bush, has built a reputation as a straight shooter who does not bend to pressure from either party. He has differed sharply with the Obama administration, most recently over gun control and whether high-profile police brutality cases had inhibited law enforcement from stopping crime. Questions about the propriety of Clinton's use of unauthorized email servers in her Chappaqua, New York, home during her time as secretary of state from January 2009 until February 2013 have raised questions about her judgment from all sides of the political spectrum. Despite clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, Clinton can expect a further onslaught of attacks from Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who has accused her of playing by a different set of rules from the American public. "Hillary Clinton can't keep her emails safe, and you know what, folks, she sure as hell can't keep our country safe," Trump told a recent rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, charging that the investigation was "rigged" in Clinton's favor. Comey left the door open for other actions in the case, including downgrading security clearances for anyone who mishandles classified information as Clinton and her staff did. (Reuters)

Speaker Paul Ryan formally asks that Clinton be denied classified data

Donald Trump has praised late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for killing off &quot;terrorists&quot;, reprising previous comments in support of dictators in the Middle East and earning a swift rebuke from White House rival Hillary Clinton. 
 
The United States &quot;shouldn&#39;t have destabilised&quot; Iraq, now a hotbed for the Islamic State (IS) group 13 years after the US-led invasion, said Trump, who showed lukewarm support for the war before it took place and later opposed it. 
 
&quot;He was a bad guy -- really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good,&quot; Trump told supporters. 
 
&quot;They didn&#39;t read them the rights. They didn&#39;t talk. They were terrorists. It was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism,&quot; the Republican firebrand added, referring to the prestigious US university. 
 
Rival Clinton&#39;s campaign pounces after remark&nbsp; 
 
Shortly after the remarks, Clinton&#39;s campaign pounced on Trump&#39;s apparent support of a strongman, who was hanged in Iraq in 2006 for ordering the sectarian killings of nearly 150 Shiites two decades earlier. 
 
&quot;Tonight, Trump yet again lauded Saddam Hussein as a great killer of terrorists, noting with approval that he never bothered to read anyone their rights. In reality, Hussein&#39;s regime was a sponsor of terrorism,&quot; Clinton&#39;s senior policy advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement. 
 
&quot;Trump&#39;s cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks,&quot; he added.&nbsp; 
 
Republican speaker calls Saddam &#39;one of 20th century&#39;s most evil people&#39; 
 
Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, did not back Trump when asked about the comments.&nbsp;Saddam &quot;was one of the 20th century`s most evil people. He was up there, and he committed mass genocide against his own people using chemical weapons. Saddam Hussein was a bad guy,&quot; Ryan said on Fox News. 
 
Last year, Trump said the world would be &quot;100 per cent&quot; better off if Saddam and slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were still in power, adding that human rights abuses are &quot;worse than they ever were&quot; in Iraq and Libya. 
 
&quot;I mean, look at Libya. Look at Iraq. Iraq used to be no terrorists. He (Saddam) would kill the terrorists immediately, which is like now it`s the Harvard of terrorism,&quot; Trump said at the time.&nbsp; 
 
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Last year, Trump said the world would be '100%' better off if Saddam and slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were still in power

Donald Trump has praised late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for killing off "terrorists", reprising previous comments in support of dictators in the Middle East and earning a swift rebuke from White House rival Hillary Clinton. The United States "shouldn't have destabilised" Iraq, now a hotbed for the Islamic State (IS) group 13 years after the US-led invasion, said Trump, who showed lukewarm support for the war before it took place and later opposed it. "He was a bad guy -- really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good," Trump told supporters. "They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. It was over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism," the Republican firebrand added, referring to the prestigious US university. Rival Clinton's campaign pounces after remark Shortly after the remarks, Clinton's campaign pounced on Trump's apparent support of a strongman, who was hanged in Iraq in 2006 for ordering the sectarian killings of nearly 150 Shiites two decades earlier. "Tonight, Trump yet again lauded Saddam Hussein as a great killer of terrorists, noting with approval that he never bothered to read anyone their rights. In reality, Hussein's regime was a sponsor of terrorism," Clinton's senior policy advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement. "Trump's cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks," he added. Republican speaker calls Saddam 'one of 20th century's most evil people' Paul Ryan, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, did not back Trump when asked about the comments. Saddam "was one of the 20th century`s most evil people. He was up there, and he committed mass genocide against his own people using chemical weapons. Saddam Hussein was a bad guy," Ryan said on Fox News. Last year, Trump said the world would be "100 per cent" better off if Saddam and slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were still in power, adding that human rights abuses are "worse than they ever were" in Iraq and Libya. "I mean, look at Libya. Look at Iraq. Iraq used to be no terrorists. He (Saddam) would kill the terrorists immediately, which is like now it`s the Harvard of terrorism," Trump said at the time. (AFP)

Trump hails Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for 'killing terrorists'

After months on the sidelines, President Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail at a rally on July 5, urging voters to pick his former secretary of state to succeed him in the White House. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton, and I want you to help elect her to be the next president of the United States of America,&quot; Obama said at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, in what was likely to be the first of many trips on behalf of his 2008 primary rival. 
 
&quot;There has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton,&quot; he added. 
 
Obama was returning the favour after Clinton backed him in 2008. This year, he waited while she battled US senator Bernie Sanders for the party nod before endorsing Clinton last month once she became the presumptive Democratic nominee. 
 
Clinton and Obama travelled to North Carolina on the presidential plane Air Force One, which Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump said was a burden on taxpayers. A Clinton spokesman said the campaign would cover its portion of the travel costs. 
 
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There has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton: Obama

After months on the sidelines, President Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail at a rally on July 5, urging voters to pick his former secretary of state to succeed him in the White House. "I'm here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton, and I want you to help elect her to be the next president of the United States of America," Obama said at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, in what was likely to be the first of many trips on behalf of his 2008 primary rival. "There has never been any man or woman more qualified for this office than Hillary Clinton," he added. Obama was returning the favour after Clinton backed him in 2008. This year, he waited while she battled US senator Bernie Sanders for the party nod before endorsing Clinton last month once she became the presumptive Democratic nominee. Clinton and Obama travelled to North Carolina on the presidential plane Air Force One, which Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump said was a burden on taxpayers. A Clinton spokesman said the campaign would cover its portion of the travel costs. (Reuters)

President Obama praises Clinton on campaign trail

President Barack Obama hits the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for the first time in the 2016 White House race, seeking to give her a boost in her showdown with Donald Trump. 
 
The Democratic duo travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for a rally, the first in a series of high-profile events that Clinton hopes will energise voters, particularly minorities who remain enamoured with the President, in crucial battleground states where the November election will be decided. 
 
Clinton, who will be travelling together with Obama on Air Force One on Tuesday, no doubt will be seeking to reset her campaign after a series of hiccups and revelations linked to the case about her ill-advised use of a private email account and server while secretary of state. 
 
She was interviewed for 3.5 hours on Saturday by the FBI which is conducting an investigation into her email use. 
 
It is a sign the probe is nearing its conclusion. But with just three weeks until the Democratic convention that will formally elect Clinton as the party nominee, Republicans have seized on the case to highlight Clinton&#39;s lack of trustworthiness among voters. 
 
Republicans, including Trump, have savaged Clinton after it became known that former president Bill Clinton recently met on an airport tarmac with attorney general Loretta Lynch, whose department is overseeing the email investigation. 
 
In an interview aired on Sunday, Clinton acknowledged it was unwise for her husband to meet with America&#39;s top law enforcement officer, with the encounter coming in the midst of the FBI investigation that has dogged her campaign to become the first female President of the United States. 
 
&quot;Hindsight is 20/20,&quot; Clinton told NBC&#39;s &#39;Meet the Press&#39; program. 
 
&#39;Guilty as hell&#39; 
 
But Trump jumped on the issue, savaging Clinton for her poor judgment and being part of an elite, &quot;rigged&quot; Washington system. 
 
&quot;Crooked Hillary Clinton is &#39;guilty as hell&#39; but the system is totally rigged and corrupt!&quot; Trump fumed on Twitter on Monday. 
 
&quot;Where are the 33,000 missing e-mails?&quot; he added, referring to his rival&#39;s claim that she deleted all of her personal emails unrelated to her job as top diplomat. 
 
After her FBI interview, Clinton refused to speculate on the timeline or possible conclusions of the FBI investigation, and would not comment on reports saying she would not be charged. 
 
&quot;I was eager to do it and I was pleased to have the opportunity to assist the department in bringing its review to a conclusion,&quot; Clinton said of her FBI interview. 
 
Trump has led a relentless campaign to portray Clinton as a Washington insider to whom normal rules do not apply. 
 
And in the aftermath of a deadly truck bomb that killed more than 200 people in Iraq&#39;s capital Baghdad on Monday, Trump accused Clinton of being weak on fighting terrorism. 
 
&quot;Crooked Hillary will NEVER be able to handle the complexities and danger of ISIS - it will just go on forever,&quot; he tweeted, using the acronym for the Islamic State extremist group. 
 
&quot;We need change!&quot; 
 
Clinton brushed off the steady stream of criticism. 
 
&quot;When you&#39;ve been in the eye of the tornado for as long as I have, I know there&#39;s a lot of incoming fire, I accept that,&quot; Clinton said. 
 
But she is eager to move on, and an appearance with Obama, and a joint campaign stop with vice-president Joe Biden on Friday in Pennsylvania, will be aimed at refocusing the campaign on economic, social and foreign policy issues. 
 
&quot;Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail together, @POTUS,&quot; she tweeted to the President. 
 
Obama - America&#39;s first black president - remains popular with minorities, and Clinton will appreciate his ability to rally African-American voters in particular to the polls in November in the swing state. 
 
Trump will also take his campaign to North Carolina, scheduling a rally in Raleigh for Tuesday. 
 
Obama won North Carolina by less than half a percentage point against Republican John McCain in 2008. Four years later, Obama lost it to Mitt Romney by two points. 
 
Nearly all major recent polls put Clinton ahead of Trump nationally. 
 
But the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows the presumptive Republican nominee with a 41 per cent to 25 per cent lead over Clinton on honesty and trustworthiness. 
 
(AFP)

An NBC/Wall Street journal poll shows Trump with a 41 to 25 per cent lead over Clinton when it comes to honesty and trustworthiness

President Barack Obama hits the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for the first time in the 2016 White House race, seeking to give her a boost in her showdown with Donald Trump. The Democratic duo travel to Charlotte, North Carolina for a rally, the first in a series of high-profile events that Clinton hopes will energise voters, particularly minorities who remain enamoured with the President, in crucial battleground states where the November election will be decided. Clinton, who will be travelling together with Obama on Air Force One on Tuesday, no doubt will be seeking to reset her campaign after a series of hiccups and revelations linked to the case about her ill-advised use of a private email account and server while secretary of state. She was interviewed for 3.5 hours on Saturday by the FBI which is conducting an investigation into her email use. It is a sign the probe is nearing its conclusion. But with just three weeks until the Democratic convention that will formally elect Clinton as the party nominee, Republicans have seized on the case to highlight Clinton's lack of trustworthiness among voters. Republicans, including Trump, have savaged Clinton after it became known that former president Bill Clinton recently met on an airport tarmac with attorney general Loretta Lynch, whose department is overseeing the email investigation. In an interview aired on Sunday, Clinton acknowledged it was unwise for her husband to meet with America's top law enforcement officer, with the encounter coming in the midst of the FBI investigation that has dogged her campaign to become the first female President of the United States. "Hindsight is 20/20," Clinton told NBC's 'Meet the Press' program. 'Guilty as hell' But Trump jumped on the issue, savaging Clinton for her poor judgment and being part of an elite, "rigged" Washington system. "Crooked Hillary Clinton is 'guilty as hell' but the system is totally rigged and corrupt!" Trump fumed on Twitter on Monday. "Where are the 33,000 missing e-mails?" he added, referring to his rival's claim that she deleted all of her personal emails unrelated to her job as top diplomat. After her FBI interview, Clinton refused to speculate on the timeline or possible conclusions of the FBI investigation, and would not comment on reports saying she would not be charged. "I was eager to do it and I was pleased to have the opportunity to assist the department in bringing its review to a conclusion," Clinton said of her FBI interview. Trump has led a relentless campaign to portray Clinton as a Washington insider to whom normal rules do not apply. And in the aftermath of a deadly truck bomb that killed more than 200 people in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Monday, Trump accused Clinton of being weak on fighting terrorism. "Crooked Hillary will NEVER be able to handle the complexities and danger of ISIS - it will just go on forever," he tweeted, using the acronym for the Islamic State extremist group. "We need change!" Clinton brushed off the steady stream of criticism. "When you've been in the eye of the tornado for as long as I have, I know there's a lot of incoming fire, I accept that," Clinton said. But she is eager to move on, and an appearance with Obama, and a joint campaign stop with vice-president Joe Biden on Friday in Pennsylvania, will be aimed at refocusing the campaign on economic, social and foreign policy issues. "Looking forward to hitting the campaign trail together, @POTUS," she tweeted to the President. Obama - America's first black president - remains popular with minorities, and Clinton will appreciate his ability to rally African-American voters in particular to the polls in November in the swing state. Trump will also take his campaign to North Carolina, scheduling a rally in Raleigh for Tuesday. Obama won North Carolina by less than half a percentage point against Republican John McCain in 2008. Four years later, Obama lost it to Mitt Romney by two points. Nearly all major recent polls put Clinton ahead of Trump nationally. But the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows the presumptive Republican nominee with a 41 per cent to 25 per cent lead over Clinton on honesty and trustworthiness. (AFP)

Obama hits campaign trail with Hillary

In the aftermath of the Islamic State attack on a Bangladesh restaurant that left 20 dead, Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has asserted that the US stands firmly with its allies in the fight to defeat the terror group. 
 
She said her &quot;thoughts and prayers&quot; were with the people of Bangladesh, and stressed that the terror group&#39;s &quot;campaign of fear, hatred and violence&quot; would not succeed. 
 
&quot;The terrorist assault on a bakery and restaurant in Dhaka is a reminder that an attack halfway around the world is still an attack on all of us, in the everyday places we hold dear,&quot; Clinton said in a statement. 
 
The victims in Dhaka came from all over-- Italy, Japan, India and Bangladesh, she said, adding that at least three, including an American citizen, attended college in the United States. 
 
&quot;Today, we say with one voice: this campaign of fear and hatred and violence will not succeed. We will not retreat,&quot; Clinton said. 
 
&quot;We will not turn our backs on each other. The United States stands firmly with our friends and allies in the fight to defeat ISIS and radical jihadism around the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the people of Bangladesh,&quot; she said. 
 
Mourning the loss of life in the attack, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said the United States is ready to help Bangladesh. 
 
&quot;With heavy hearts, we pray for the victims, survivors, and the loved ones affected by this horrific assault. With determined spirits, we will continue to stand firm against these vicious acts wherever they occur,&quot; she said. 
 
&quot;We must continue to confront terrorists with strength, unity, and a comprehensive strategy. Extremists fuelled by hatred can never extinguish the light of international cooperation and the beacon of hope aflame in communities around the world,&quot; Pelosi said. 
 
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Dhaka is a reminder that an attack halfway around the world is still an attack on all of us, she said

In the aftermath of the Islamic State attack on a Bangladesh restaurant that left 20 dead, Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has asserted that the US stands firmly with its allies in the fight to defeat the terror group. She said her "thoughts and prayers" were with the people of Bangladesh, and stressed that the terror group's "campaign of fear, hatred and violence" would not succeed. "The terrorist assault on a bakery and restaurant in Dhaka is a reminder that an attack halfway around the world is still an attack on all of us, in the everyday places we hold dear," Clinton said in a statement. The victims in Dhaka came from all over-- Italy, Japan, India and Bangladesh, she said, adding that at least three, including an American citizen, attended college in the United States. "Today, we say with one voice: this campaign of fear and hatred and violence will not succeed. We will not retreat," Clinton said. "We will not turn our backs on each other. The United States stands firmly with our friends and allies in the fight to defeat ISIS and radical jihadism around the world. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the people of Bangladesh," she said. Mourning the loss of life in the attack, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said the United States is ready to help Bangladesh. "With heavy hearts, we pray for the victims, survivors, and the loved ones affected by this horrific assault. With determined spirits, we will continue to stand firm against these vicious acts wherever they occur," she said. "We must continue to confront terrorists with strength, unity, and a comprehensive strategy. Extremists fuelled by hatred can never extinguish the light of international cooperation and the beacon of hope aflame in communities around the world," Pelosi said. (PTI)

IS campaign of fear and violence will not succeed: Hillary Clinton

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has sparked outrage after calling rival Democrat Hillary Clinton corrupt in a tweet featuring the Jewish Star of David symbol. 
 
The six-pointed star was superimposed on a pile of USD 100 bills with the message &quot;most corrupt candidate ever!&quot; -- which many took as a potent anti-Semitic reference to stereotypes about Jews and money yesterday. 
 
&quot;When I see Trump&#39;s anti-Muslim scare tactics or anti-Jewish optics, it&#39;s all evil and needs to be named,&quot; responded one Twitter user. 
 
Trump later deleted the tweet and replaced it with a new image that used a circle instead of a star. The original tweet is still posted on various media outlets. 
 
The tweet is Trump&#39;s latest remark to prompt accusations of bigotry, having previously called for banning Muslims from entering the United States, and describing Mexicans as rapists and criminals.&nbsp; 
 
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The six-pointed star was superimposed on a pile of $100 bills with the message 'most corrupt candidate ever!'

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has sparked outrage after calling rival Democrat Hillary Clinton corrupt in a tweet featuring the Jewish Star of David symbol. The six-pointed star was superimposed on a pile of USD 100 bills with the message "most corrupt candidate ever!" -- which many took as a potent anti-Semitic reference to stereotypes about Jews and money yesterday. "When I see Trump's anti-Muslim scare tactics or anti-Jewish optics, it's all evil and needs to be named," responded one Twitter user. Trump later deleted the tweet and replaced it with a new image that used a circle instead of a star. The original tweet is still posted on various media outlets. The tweet is Trump's latest remark to prompt accusations of bigotry, having previously called for banning Muslims from entering the United States, and describing Mexicans as rapists and criminals. (PTI)

Trump draws ire for anti-Clinton tweet with Star of David symbol

As part of an effort to protect and restore American jobs, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to force Canada and Mexico to re-negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) pact with the United States (US), if elected.&nbsp; 
 
Criticising the free trade agreement as a &lsquo;US job killer&rsquo;, Trump said he would be willing to scrap the pact if Canada and Mexico were unwilling to budge. He also tried to link Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to the deal on the eve of a meeting in Ottawa of the &quot;three amigos,&quot; the leaders of the three NAFTA signatories: the United States, Mexico and Canada. 
 
Trump trying to cash in on voter anxiety?&nbsp; 
 
In his most detailed speech on trade, the presumptive Republican nominee said he would pull the United States out of negotiations for a deal among 12 Pacific Rim nations and promised to use executive power to resolve trade disputes with China. 
 
Trump also pledged to revive the US steel and aluminium industry, speaking at an aluminium scrap company in Monessen, Pennsylvania, nearly 30 miles (50 km) south of Pittsburgh, the one-time American steelmaking capital. 
 
Trump has identified Pennsylvania as a state he believes he can wrest from the Democrats in the November 8 election. He also campaigned on Tuesday in Ohio which like Pennsylvania is a Rust Belt state. 
 
Democratic President Barack Obama won both states in 2008 and 2012, but manufacturing job losses have led to voter anxiety in the region. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m going to tell our NAFTA partners that I intend to immediately re-negotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal for our workers. And I don&#39;t mean just a little bit better, I mean a lot better,&quot; Trump said in Pennsylvania. 
 
If Canada and Mexico do not agree to re-negotiate the pact, Trump said he would notify them under the agreement&#39;s terms &quot;that America intends to withdraw from the deal.&quot; 
 
He tried to tie his Democratic rival to the pact, approved in 1993 during the administration of her husband, President Bill Clinton, as he called NAFTA one of the &quot;worst legacies&quot; of the Clinton years. 
 
On MSNBC after Trump&#39;s speech, Clinton spokeswoman Kristina Schake called the wealthy New York businessman the &quot;king of outsourcing&quot;, in an apparent reference to Trump-branded products such as suits and ties made overseas. 
 
&quot;It was full of hypocrisy and misstatements and outright lies,&quot; Schake said. 
 
Trade has been a vulnerability for Clinton, who struggled for white, blue-collar votes in her Democratic primary race against US Senator Bernie Sanders, who criticised her for supporting trade deals and said she was too close to Wall Street. 
 
Trump dubs Trans-Pacific Partnership as &ldquo;death-blow&rdquo; for American manufacturing&nbsp; 
 
Echoing Sanders&#39; criticism on Tuesday, Trump stressed Clinton supported the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, while she was secretary of state and only opposed it once she was running for president. Clinton&#39;s campaign, however, said she opposed the agreement because it was not strong enough on currency manipulation and other areas. 
 
It may also be pertinent to note Clinton has said she will evaluate each trade deal on its merits, but does not believe the TPP is good for US workers. Sanders now says he will vote for Clinton in November even though he has not formally withdrawn from the race. 
 
Trump, however, commented he saw no way to fix the TPP, calling it a &quot;death blow&quot; for American manufacturing. Although China is not part of the agreement, Trump said Beijing might try to enter it &quot;through the back door&quot; later on.&nbsp;Later, during a rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Trump said the deal was &quot;just a continuing rape of our country.&quot; 
 
Just hours before Trump spoke, Clinton allies sought to pre-empt the planned trade speech by saying Trump&#39;s policies amounted to empty promises. 
 
Earlier, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told a trade conference in Washington that &quot;Trump embodies everything that is wrong with our current trade policy. He has consistently sent American jobs overseas to line his own pockets.&quot; 
 
The AFL-CIO, which collectively represents more than 12 million workers, making it the largest U.S. labour federation, endorsed Clinton this month. 
 
Brexit vote could reverberate in US elections&nbsp; 
 
Both Clinton and Trump have acknowledged that Britain&#39;s vote to leave the European Union signalled a global economic frustration among working-class voters that could reverberate in the US election. 
 
&quot;There is a lot of legitimate anxiety, fear and even anger in many parts of our country because people feel like the economy has failed them,&quot; Clinton said in Denver on Tuesday. &quot;I think this is going to be one of the defining issues in this election.&quot; 
 
Trump has seized on the historic Brexit vote to bolster his argument that voters are rising up against establishment leaders, saying Americans would reject the &quot;global elite&quot; and support his presidential candidacy. 
 
But Trump has broken with Republican Party orthodoxy in criticising trade deals and has threatened to slap tariffs on Mexican and Chinese imports. His rhetoric has drawn criticism from many economists who say such practices could spark trade wars. 
 
As Trump spoke, the United States Chamber of Commerce, which is usually in sync with prominent Republicans on trade policy, said on Twitter: &quot;Under Trump&#39;s trade plans, we would see higher prices, fewer jobs, and a weaker economy.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)&nbsp;

Under Trump's trade plans, we will see higher prices, fewer jobs, and a weaker economy: US Chamber of Commerce

As part of an effort to protect and restore American jobs, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to force Canada and Mexico to re-negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) pact with the United States (US), if elected. Criticising the free trade agreement as a ‘US job killer’, Trump said he would be willing to scrap the pact if Canada and Mexico were unwilling to budge. He also tried to link Democratic rival Hillary Clinton to the deal on the eve of a meeting in Ottawa of the "three amigos," the leaders of the three NAFTA signatories: the United States, Mexico and Canada. Trump trying to cash in on voter anxiety? In his most detailed speech on trade, the presumptive Republican nominee said he would pull the United States out of negotiations for a deal among 12 Pacific Rim nations and promised to use executive power to resolve trade disputes with China. Trump also pledged to revive the US steel and aluminium industry, speaking at an aluminium scrap company in Monessen, Pennsylvania, nearly 30 miles (50 km) south of Pittsburgh, the one-time American steelmaking capital. Trump has identified Pennsylvania as a state he believes he can wrest from the Democrats in the November 8 election. He also campaigned on Tuesday in Ohio which like Pennsylvania is a Rust Belt state. Democratic President Barack Obama won both states in 2008 and 2012, but manufacturing job losses have led to voter anxiety in the region. "I'm going to tell our NAFTA partners that I intend to immediately re-negotiate the terms of that agreement to get a better deal for our workers. And I don't mean just a little bit better, I mean a lot better," Trump said in Pennsylvania. If Canada and Mexico do not agree to re-negotiate the pact, Trump said he would notify them under the agreement's terms "that America intends to withdraw from the deal." He tried to tie his Democratic rival to the pact, approved in 1993 during the administration of her husband, President Bill Clinton, as he called NAFTA one of the "worst legacies" of the Clinton years. On MSNBC after Trump's speech, Clinton spokeswoman Kristina Schake called the wealthy New York businessman the "king of outsourcing", in an apparent reference to Trump-branded products such as suits and ties made overseas. "It was full of hypocrisy and misstatements and outright lies," Schake said. Trade has been a vulnerability for Clinton, who struggled for white, blue-collar votes in her Democratic primary race against US Senator Bernie Sanders, who criticised her for supporting trade deals and said she was too close to Wall Street. Trump dubs Trans-Pacific Partnership as “death-blow” for American manufacturing Echoing Sanders' criticism on Tuesday, Trump stressed Clinton supported the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, while she was secretary of state and only opposed it once she was running for president. Clinton's campaign, however, said she opposed the agreement because it was not strong enough on currency manipulation and other areas. It may also be pertinent to note Clinton has said she will evaluate each trade deal on its merits, but does not believe the TPP is good for US workers. Sanders now says he will vote for Clinton in November even though he has not formally withdrawn from the race. Trump, however, commented he saw no way to fix the TPP, calling it a "death blow" for American manufacturing. Although China is not part of the agreement, Trump said Beijing might try to enter it "through the back door" later on. Later, during a rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio, Trump said the deal was "just a continuing rape of our country." Just hours before Trump spoke, Clinton allies sought to pre-empt the planned trade speech by saying Trump's policies amounted to empty promises. Earlier, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told a trade conference in Washington that "Trump embodies everything that is wrong with our current trade policy. He has consistently sent American jobs overseas to line his own pockets." The AFL-CIO, which collectively represents more than 12 million workers, making it the largest U.S. labour federation, endorsed Clinton this month. Brexit vote could reverberate in US elections Both Clinton and Trump have acknowledged that Britain's vote to leave the European Union signalled a global economic frustration among working-class voters that could reverberate in the US election. "There is a lot of legitimate anxiety, fear and even anger in many parts of our country because people feel like the economy has failed them," Clinton said in Denver on Tuesday. "I think this is going to be one of the defining issues in this election." Trump has seized on the historic Brexit vote to bolster his argument that voters are rising up against establishment leaders, saying Americans would reject the "global elite" and support his presidential candidacy. But Trump has broken with Republican Party orthodoxy in criticising trade deals and has threatened to slap tariffs on Mexican and Chinese imports. His rhetoric has drawn criticism from many economists who say such practices could spark trade wars. As Trump spoke, the United States Chamber of Commerce, which is usually in sync with prominent Republicans on trade policy, said on Twitter: "Under Trump's trade plans, we would see higher prices, fewer jobs, and a weaker economy." (Reuters)

Trump labels NAFTA 'worst legacy of Clinton years?, vows re-negotiation

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said the terror attack in Turkey is a reminder that the US cannot retreat from this part of the world and needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat. 
 
&quot;Today&#39;s attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. And it reminds us that the United States cannot retreat,&quot; Clinton said in a statement yesterday. 
 
&quot;We must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat,&quot; she said, adding that such cooperation is essential to protecting homeland and keeping the country safe. 
 
&quot;Yet another terrorist attack, this time in Turkey. Will the world ever realise what is going on? So sad,&quot; Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted. 
 
&quot;We must do everything possible to keep this horrible terrorism outside the United States,&quot; Trump said. 
 
In a statement, the Trump campaign said the terrorist threat has never been greater. 
 
&quot;Our enemies are brutal and ruthless and will do anything to murder those who do not bend to their will. We must take steps now to protect America from terrorists, and do everything in our power to improve our security to keep America safe,&quot; the Trump campaign said. 
 
Former Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio said the US stands with ally Turkey in condemning this attack. 
 
&quot;We stand ready to assist them as we learn more about the perpetrators responsible for this,&quot; he said. 
 
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said the attack in Istanbul was a heinous assault on a key US ally and the Turkish people should know with certainty that the American people stand in solidarity with them in this difficult hour. 
 
&quot;Whenever terrorists attack a major global transit point, as they did a few months ago in Brussels and again today in Istanbul, they seek to erect barriers of fear that divide the free nations of the world. But we will not be divided,&quot; Hoyer said. 
 
&quot;We will stand together to meet the challenge of groups like ISIS which represent the antithesis of our most important values - democracy, individual freedom, and opportunity for all,&quot; he said.&nbsp; 
 
(PTI)

US needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on the threat of terrorism and radical jihadism, she said

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said the terror attack in Turkey is a reminder that the US cannot retreat from this part of the world and needs to deepen co-operation with allies in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat. "Today's attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world. And it reminds us that the United States cannot retreat," Clinton said in a statement yesterday. "We must deepen our cooperation with our allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe to take on this threat," she said, adding that such cooperation is essential to protecting homeland and keeping the country safe. "Yet another terrorist attack, this time in Turkey. Will the world ever realise what is going on? So sad," Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted. "We must do everything possible to keep this horrible terrorism outside the United States," Trump said. In a statement, the Trump campaign said the terrorist threat has never been greater. "Our enemies are brutal and ruthless and will do anything to murder those who do not bend to their will. We must take steps now to protect America from terrorists, and do everything in our power to improve our security to keep America safe," the Trump campaign said. Former Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio said the US stands with ally Turkey in condemning this attack. "We stand ready to assist them as we learn more about the perpetrators responsible for this," he said. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said the attack in Istanbul was a heinous assault on a key US ally and the Turkish people should know with certainty that the American people stand in solidarity with them in this difficult hour. "Whenever terrorists attack a major global transit point, as they did a few months ago in Brussels and again today in Istanbul, they seek to erect barriers of fear that divide the free nations of the world. But we will not be divided," Hoyer said. "We will stand together to meet the challenge of groups like ISIS which represent the antithesis of our most important values - democracy, individual freedom, and opportunity for all," he said. (PTI)

Hillary Clinton says Turkey terror attack reminds US cannot retreat

US President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for the first time with presumptive Democratic White House nominee Hillary Clinton next Tuesday in North Carolina, her staff announced. 
 
&quot;In Charlotte, President Obama and Hillary Clinton will discuss building on the progress we&#39;ve made and their vision for an America that is stronger together,&quot; Clinton&#39;s campaign said in a statement. 
 
Their debut joint campaign appearance for the 2016 election had been scheduled for June 15 in the state of Wisconsin, but was postponed due to the massacre in Orlando, Florida - the worst mass shooting in US history. 
 
Obama came out and endorsed Clinton on June 9 after months of assiduously avoiding tipping the scales of the Democratic presidential primaries. 
 
&quot;I don&#39;t think there&#39;s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,&quot; Obama said in a video message that day as he offered his full-throated endorsement of the former secretary of state, senator and first lady. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m with her, I am fired up, and I cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary,&quot; added Obama, who won a brutal, months-long Democratic primary battle against Clinton in 2008. 
 
Their joint appearance comes with US Senator Bernie Sanders refusing to bow out of the race for the Democratic nomination, despite rival Clinton amassing the necessary number of delegates to clinch it outright at next month&#39;s party convention. 
 
Clinton, aiming to make history as the nation&#39;s first female commander in chief, is expected to square off against Republican billionaire businessman Donald Trump in November&#39;s general election. 
 
(AFP)

The two were scheduled to hit the campaign trail together June 15, but delayed because of the Orlando massacre

US President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for the first time with presumptive Democratic White House nominee Hillary Clinton next Tuesday in North Carolina, her staff announced. "In Charlotte, President Obama and Hillary Clinton will discuss building on the progress we've made and their vision for an America that is stronger together," Clinton's campaign said in a statement. Their debut joint campaign appearance for the 2016 election had been scheduled for June 15 in the state of Wisconsin, but was postponed due to the massacre in Orlando, Florida - the worst mass shooting in US history. Obama came out and endorsed Clinton on June 9 after months of assiduously avoiding tipping the scales of the Democratic presidential primaries. "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office," Obama said in a video message that day as he offered his full-throated endorsement of the former secretary of state, senator and first lady. "I'm with her, I am fired up, and I cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary," added Obama, who won a brutal, months-long Democratic primary battle against Clinton in 2008. Their joint appearance comes with US Senator Bernie Sanders refusing to bow out of the race for the Democratic nomination, despite rival Clinton amassing the necessary number of delegates to clinch it outright at next month's party convention. Clinton, aiming to make history as the nation's first female commander in chief, is expected to square off against Republican billionaire businessman Donald Trump in November's general election. (AFP)

Obama, Clinton to make first joint campaign stop next week: official

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused Hillary Clinton&#39;s state department of failing to protect four Americans killed in a 2012 attack in Libya in a final report that contained no major new revelations, but rekindled debate on the US presidential campaign trail. 
 
In an 800-page report that Democrats derided as a political vendetta, Republicans said Clinton, who served as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and her staff, showed a &quot;shameful&quot; lack of response to congressional investigators looking into the attacks on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. 
 
The report, the culmination of a two-year investigation by a special congressional committee led by Republican representative Trey Gowdy, is likely to be the last official attempt to investigate the attack. Seven other congressional panels have also investigated the attack on the US diplomatic and CIA posts in Benghazi. 
 
The latest investigation has been used by Republicans to attack Clinton&rsquo;s national-security credentials. Opinion polls have shown Americans deeply split along partisan lines over the probe. 
 
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly charged that Clinton is personally responsible for the deaths of a US ambassador and three other Americans killed by militia groups in the September &nbsp;11, 2012 incident. 
 
Clinton&#39;s campaign dismissed the committee&#39;s report, saying it had not found anything that had not been discovered by previous congressional probes. White House press secretary Josh Earnest labelled the effort a &quot;political exercise.&quot; 
 
Clinton, speaking in Denver, said it was crucial to &quot;learn the right lessons&quot; from the Benghazi tragedy. 
 
&quot;No one has thought more about or lost more sleep over the lives that we lost - the four Americans - which was devastating,&quot; said Clinton. 
 
Trump waited until hours after the report&#39;s release to comment. &quot;Benghazi is just another Hillary Clinton failure,&quot; he said on Twitter. &quot;It just never seems to work the way it&#39;s supposed to with Clinton.&quot; 
 
Republican national committee chairman Reince Priebus said Clinton&#39;s actions as secretary of state were &quot;disqualifying.&quot; 
 
&quot;Hillary Clinton was in charge, knew the risks, and did nothing&quot; to protect personnel on the ground in Libya, he said. 
 
Professor Julian Zelizer, a political analyst at Princeton University, called the report &quot;old news&quot; but said that would not stop Trump from trying to exploit the issue going forward. &quot;A story like this, even though it seems familiar, can still serve to mobilise Republicans, and certainly Donald Trump will do that. He&rsquo;ll certainly try,&rdquo; Zelizer said. 
 
Rodell Mollineau, a Democratic strategist, said he doubted the report would influence undecided voters. &quot;Those who are willing to believe that there was wrongdoing on secretary Clinton&rsquo;s part were unlikely willing to vote for her in the first place,&quot; he said. 
 
Systematic security lapses&nbsp; 
 
At a news conference on Capitol Hill, Gowdy, chairman of the special congressional panel, said there was a disconnect between the violence unfolding in Benghazi and the perception among top Obama administration officials that &quot;the fighting had subsided&quot; at the US diplomatic compound. 
 
The committee&#39;s report faulted the state department for providing inadequate security for the US compound in Benghazi, state department officials and the CIA for failing to properly evaluate the threat to US personnel on the ground, and the Pentagon for not being in position to aid the Americans under siege. The report did not dispute assertions by the Obama administration that such a mission would have come too late to help the four who were killed. 
 
None of those conclusions, however, came as revelations. All had been reached by previous probes. 
 
The report also accused the White House of stonewalling the investigation, something aides to Obama have denied. 
 
Democrats on the Benghazi committee issued their own report a day before Tuesday&#39;s release, accusing Republicans of conducting an overzealous investigation. 
 
According to a website maintained by committee Democrats, the investigation cost more than $7.1 million, a figure that excludes money spent on investigations by the seven other congressional committees that investigated the attacks. 
 
The Gowdy committee investigation lasted 782 days, longer than congressional probes of Pearl Harbour, the Kennedy assassination, the Iran-Contra scandal and Hurricane Katrina. 
 
Since it was established in May 2014, the Gowdy committee has held four public hearings, according to its website, which said that it interviewed 107 witnesses, mostly behind closed doors, including 81 who never appeared before the other committees that investigated the attacks. It reviewed about 75,000 pages of previously unexamined documents. 
 
Clinton rebuffed charges 
 
Last October, Clinton, already a Democratic presidential candidate, calmly deflected harsh Republican criticism of her handling of the attack during a testy 11-hour hearing before the Gowdy committee. 
 
In testimony that stretched deep into the night, Clinton rejected Republican accusations that she ignored requests for security upgrades in Libya and misinformed the public about the cause of the attack. 
 
Clinton&#39;s appearance before the panel followed months of controversy about her use of a private home email server for her state department work, a disclosure that emerged in part because of the panel&#39;s demand to see her official records. 
 
A 2012 report by a government accountability review board faulted state department officials for providing &quot;grossly&quot; insufficient security in Benghazi, despite upgrade requests from ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and others in Libya. 
 
(Reuters)

The killing of an ambassador and three other Americans in a US compound in Benghazi has been used by Republicans to flay Clinton repeatedly

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused Hillary Clinton's state department of failing to protect four Americans killed in a 2012 attack in Libya in a final report that contained no major new revelations, but rekindled debate on the US presidential campaign trail. In an 800-page report that Democrats derided as a political vendetta, Republicans said Clinton, who served as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 and is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and her staff, showed a "shameful" lack of response to congressional investigators looking into the attacks on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The report, the culmination of a two-year investigation by a special congressional committee led by Republican representative Trey Gowdy, is likely to be the last official attempt to investigate the attack. Seven other congressional panels have also investigated the attack on the US diplomatic and CIA posts in Benghazi. The latest investigation has been used by Republicans to attack Clinton’s national-security credentials. Opinion polls have shown Americans deeply split along partisan lines over the probe. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly charged that Clinton is personally responsible for the deaths of a US ambassador and three other Americans killed by militia groups in the September 11, 2012 incident. Clinton's campaign dismissed the committee's report, saying it had not found anything that had not been discovered by previous congressional probes. White House press secretary Josh Earnest labelled the effort a "political exercise." Clinton, speaking in Denver, said it was crucial to "learn the right lessons" from the Benghazi tragedy. "No one has thought more about or lost more sleep over the lives that we lost - the four Americans - which was devastating," said Clinton. Trump waited until hours after the report's release to comment. "Benghazi is just another Hillary Clinton failure," he said on Twitter. "It just never seems to work the way it's supposed to with Clinton." Republican national committee chairman Reince Priebus said Clinton's actions as secretary of state were "disqualifying." "Hillary Clinton was in charge, knew the risks, and did nothing" to protect personnel on the ground in Libya, he said. Professor Julian Zelizer, a political analyst at Princeton University, called the report "old news" but said that would not stop Trump from trying to exploit the issue going forward. "A story like this, even though it seems familiar, can still serve to mobilise Republicans, and certainly Donald Trump will do that. He’ll certainly try,” Zelizer said. Rodell Mollineau, a Democratic strategist, said he doubted the report would influence undecided voters. "Those who are willing to believe that there was wrongdoing on secretary Clinton’s part were unlikely willing to vote for her in the first place," he said. Systematic security lapses At a news conference on Capitol Hill, Gowdy, chairman of the special congressional panel, said there was a disconnect between the violence unfolding in Benghazi and the perception among top Obama administration officials that "the fighting had subsided" at the US diplomatic compound. The committee's report faulted the state department for providing inadequate security for the US compound in Benghazi, state department officials and the CIA for failing to properly evaluate the threat to US personnel on the ground, and the Pentagon for not being in position to aid the Americans under siege. The report did not dispute assertions by the Obama administration that such a mission would have come too late to help the four who were killed. None of those conclusions, however, came as revelations. All had been reached by previous probes. The report also accused the White House of stonewalling the investigation, something aides to Obama have denied. Democrats on the Benghazi committee issued their own report a day before Tuesday's release, accusing Republicans of conducting an overzealous investigation. According to a website maintained by committee Democrats, the investigation cost more than $7.1 million, a figure that excludes money spent on investigations by the seven other congressional committees that investigated the attacks. The Gowdy committee investigation lasted 782 days, longer than congressional probes of Pearl Harbour, the Kennedy assassination, the Iran-Contra scandal and Hurricane Katrina. Since it was established in May 2014, the Gowdy committee has held four public hearings, according to its website, which said that it interviewed 107 witnesses, mostly behind closed doors, including 81 who never appeared before the other committees that investigated the attacks. It reviewed about 75,000 pages of previously unexamined documents. Clinton rebuffed charges Last October, Clinton, already a Democratic presidential candidate, calmly deflected harsh Republican criticism of her handling of the attack during a testy 11-hour hearing before the Gowdy committee. In testimony that stretched deep into the night, Clinton rejected Republican accusations that she ignored requests for security upgrades in Libya and misinformed the public about the cause of the attack. Clinton's appearance before the panel followed months of controversy about her use of a private home email server for her state department work, a disclosure that emerged in part because of the panel's demand to see her official records. A 2012 report by a government accountability review board faulted state department officials for providing "grossly" insufficient security in Benghazi, despite upgrade requests from ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and others in Libya. (Reuters)

Clinton's culpability over Benghazi attack debate reignites after panel's report

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. 
 
The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 per cent of likely American voters supported Clinton while 33.3 per cent supported Trump. Another 20.1 per cent said they would support neither candidate. 
 
Trump had enjoyed a brief boost in support following the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, as he doubled down on his pledge to ban Muslims from entering the country, cutting Clinton&#39;s lead to nine points. 
 
But Trump&#39;s rise in popularity appeared to be only temporary, unlike his lasting surge among the Republican field last year after the attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, California. 
 
Clinton&#39;s 13.3 percentage point lead is about the same as she had before the Orlando attack. 
 
Trump&#39;s slip this week came as he struggled to show that he can keep up with a Clinton campaign apparatus that has dwarfed his in size and funding. 
 
Campaign finance disclosures released earlier this week showed Trump started June with a war chest of just $1.3 million, a fraction of Clinton&#39;s $42 million. Trump sought to ease concerns among his allies by saying that he could tap his &quot;unlimited&quot; personal wealth if needed, and also by bolstering efforts to raise money through fundraising events and online donations. 
 
Meanwhile, Republican leaders including House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker continued to express reservations about their new standard bearer, who has angered some in the party with his fiery rhetoric. 
 
Ryan and Walker both said over the past week that they felt Republicans should follow their &quot;conscience&quot; when deciding to support the party&#39;s likely nominee, instead of urging party members to support him. 
 
The poll only captured some of the voter reaction to Britain&#39;s decision in Thursday&#39;s referendum to exit the European Union, a move that some pundits say suggests Trump&#39;s insurgent candidacy has tapped into a broad and powerful anti-globalization wave sweeping Western countries. 
 
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and included interviews with 1,201 likely voters in all 50 states. It has a credibility interval, a measure of accuracy, of 3.3 percentage points. 
 
(Reuters)

The mass shooting in Orlando and his pledge to ban Muslims from the US had given Trump a brief boost, cutting Clinton's lead to 9 points

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday. The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 per cent of likely American voters supported Clinton while 33.3 per cent supported Trump. Another 20.1 per cent said they would support neither candidate. Trump had enjoyed a brief boost in support following the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, as he doubled down on his pledge to ban Muslims from entering the country, cutting Clinton's lead to nine points. But Trump's rise in popularity appeared to be only temporary, unlike his lasting surge among the Republican field last year after the attacks in Paris and in San Bernardino, California. Clinton's 13.3 percentage point lead is about the same as she had before the Orlando attack. Trump's slip this week came as he struggled to show that he can keep up with a Clinton campaign apparatus that has dwarfed his in size and funding. Campaign finance disclosures released earlier this week showed Trump started June with a war chest of just $1.3 million, a fraction of Clinton's $42 million. Trump sought to ease concerns among his allies by saying that he could tap his "unlimited" personal wealth if needed, and also by bolstering efforts to raise money through fundraising events and online donations. Meanwhile, Republican leaders including House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker continued to express reservations about their new standard bearer, who has angered some in the party with his fiery rhetoric. Ryan and Walker both said over the past week that they felt Republicans should follow their "conscience" when deciding to support the party's likely nominee, instead of urging party members to support him. The poll only captured some of the voter reaction to Britain's decision in Thursday's referendum to exit the European Union, a move that some pundits say suggests Trump's insurgent candidacy has tapped into a broad and powerful anti-globalization wave sweeping Western countries. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and included interviews with 1,201 likely voters in all 50 states. It has a credibility interval, a measure of accuracy, of 3.3 percentage points. (Reuters)

Clinton lead over Trump back to double digits: Poll

Liberal White House hopeful Bernie Sanders declined to bow out of his race against Hillary Clinton on Thursday, declaring that his &quot;political revolution must continue&quot; and urging supporters to help reform the Democratic Party. 
 
He stressed that he was prepared to work with his rival in order to best presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. 
 
&quot;The major political task that we face in the next five months is to make certain that Donald Trump is defeated and defeated badly,&quot; Sanders said in a webcast to supporters. 
 
&quot;And I personally intend to begin my role in that process in a very short period of time.&quot; 
 
Former secretary of state Clinton has for all intents and purposes won their at-times bitter battle for the Democratic nomination. 
 
Last week she clinched the number of delegates needed to become the party flagbearer next month at its national convention, and she shifted weeks ago to her likely showdown against Trump. 
 
The self-described democratic socialist Sanders urged his millions of backers to keep taking on the political establishment. 
 
&quot;We must continue our grassroots efforts to create the America that we know we can become. And we must take that energy into the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in Philadelphia,&quot; he said. 
 
The 74-year-old Vermont senator launched an idealistic, visionary presidential campaign last year, and he was given little hope of making a major impact. 
 
His grassroots movement caught fire with young and independent voters angered with the paralysis in Washington, swelling economic inequality, and what Sanders has long decried as a corrupt campaign finance system. 
 
&quot;We have begun the long and arduous process of transforming America, a fight that will continue tomorrow, next week, next year and into the future,&quot; Sanders said. 
 
And while he did not officially throw in the towel, he said he looked forward &quot;to working with Secretary Clinton to transform the Democratic Party so that it becomes a party of working people and young people, and not just wealthy campaign contributors,&quot; he said. 
 
Sanders highlighted his campaign&#39;s support for liberal priorities including the labor, civil rights, environmental, women&#39;s and gay movements. 
 
&quot;That&#39;s what the political revolution is about and that&#39;s why the political revolution must continue into the future,&quot; he said. 
 
For the past year Sanders has pressed for ending wealth and income inequality, reforming the criminal justice system, expanding health care and family leave, and raising the minimum wage. 
 
While acknowledging the &quot;strong disagreements&quot; he had with Clinton, he also did not hesitate to criticize the party in general for not competing in states that are seen as Republican territory, and called for a &quot;new generation&quot; of Democratic politicians. 
 
&quot;Sadly, the current Democratic Party leadership has turned its back on dozens of states in this country and has allowed right-wing politicians to win elections in some states with virtually no opposition, including some of the poorest states in America.&quot;

The major task they face, he said, is to beat Trump

Liberal White House hopeful Bernie Sanders declined to bow out of his race against Hillary Clinton on Thursday, declaring that his "political revolution must continue" and urging supporters to help reform the Democratic Party. He stressed that he was prepared to work with his rival in order to best presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. "The major political task that we face in the next five months is to make certain that Donald Trump is defeated and defeated badly," Sanders said in a webcast to supporters. "And I personally intend to begin my role in that process in a very short period of time." Former secretary of state Clinton has for all intents and purposes won their at-times bitter battle for the Democratic nomination. Last week she clinched the number of delegates needed to become the party flagbearer next month at its national convention, and she shifted weeks ago to her likely showdown against Trump. The self-described democratic socialist Sanders urged his millions of backers to keep taking on the political establishment. "We must continue our grassroots efforts to create the America that we know we can become. And we must take that energy into the Democratic National Convention on July 25 in Philadelphia," he said. The 74-year-old Vermont senator launched an idealistic, visionary presidential campaign last year, and he was given little hope of making a major impact. His grassroots movement caught fire with young and independent voters angered with the paralysis in Washington, swelling economic inequality, and what Sanders has long decried as a corrupt campaign finance system. "We have begun the long and arduous process of transforming America, a fight that will continue tomorrow, next week, next year and into the future," Sanders said. And while he did not officially throw in the towel, he said he looked forward "to working with Secretary Clinton to transform the Democratic Party so that it becomes a party of working people and young people, and not just wealthy campaign contributors," he said. Sanders highlighted his campaign's support for liberal priorities including the labor, civil rights, environmental, women's and gay movements. "That's what the political revolution is about and that's why the political revolution must continue into the future," he said. For the past year Sanders has pressed for ending wealth and income inequality, reforming the criminal justice system, expanding health care and family leave, and raising the minimum wage. While acknowledging the "strong disagreements" he had with Clinton, he also did not hesitate to criticize the party in general for not competing in states that are seen as Republican territory, and called for a "new generation" of Democratic politicians. "Sadly, the current Democratic Party leadership has turned its back on dozens of states in this country and has allowed right-wing politicians to win elections in some states with virtually no opposition, including some of the poorest states in America."

Sanders refuses to bow out of race with Clinton but says he is willing to work with her

Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony yesterday at a Christian evangelical conference. He was trying to calm concern about his criticism of a Mexican-American judge. 
 
In a departure from his usual freewheeling style, Trump read a carefully scripted speech from a teleprompter as part of a new push by his campaign to tone down the outspoken New Yorker&#39;s harsh rhetoric. 
 
Trump&#39;s remarks included a wide-ranging attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The 69-year-old said that money aimed at resettling Syrian refugees in the United States should instead be spent on tackling poverty in US cities. 
 
Speaking to the annual conference of the conservative Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition, Trump did not mention the controversy over his charge that US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel cannot treat him fairly because of his Mexican heritage. However, he did make a point of saying that he would represent all Americans if elected president on November 8. 
 
&quot;Freedom of any kind means no one should be judged by their race or their colour and the tone of his hue,&quot; Trump said. &quot;Right now, we have a very divided nation. We&#39;re going to bring our nation together.&quot; 
 
Paul Ryan, the top elected US Republican, had criticised Trump for what he called a &quot;textbook definition of a racist comment&quot; for his remarks about the judge. Other Republican leaders warned Trump to change his tone or risk losing their support. 
 
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who led a movement to derail Trump&#39;s nomination, told CNN he would not consider running for the White House. 
 
Romney blasted Trump for comments that he said denigrated Mexicans, women and religion. 
 
&quot;Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation and trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry and trickle-down misogyny - all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America,&quot; he said. 
 
Romney said he expects Trump to get the Republican nomination but added that he will not vote for either Trump or Clinton. He left open the possibility of casting a ballot for the Libertarian Party candidate, former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson. 
 
As Trump sought to rally more Republicans behind him, Clinton met with US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to try and shore up support from the left wing of the Democratic Party. 
 
Clinton later addressed the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the non-partisan arm of the women&#39;s health group, and had Trump trained in her sights. 
 
&ldquo;This is a man who has called women pigs, dogs and disgusting animals, it&rsquo;s kind of hard to imagine counting on him to respect our fundamental rights,&rdquo; said Clinton, the first woman to become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major party. 
 
Clinton leads Trump by 11 percentage points, nearly the same as a week ago, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday. 
 
The real estate mogul&#39;s struggle to unify Republicans behind his insurgent candidacy was apparent at the evangelical Faith &amp; Freedom conference where several speakers studiously avoided speaking his name. 
 
Former campaign rival Carly Fiorina steered clear of Trump, speaking instead of the need to prevent liberal policies taking hold. 
 
US Representative Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican, said a Republican president is needed, without mentioning Trump. 
 
&quot;We don&#39;t want this contest this fall to just be a contest of personalities,&quot; she said. 
 
But conference organiser Ralph Reed was adamant in his support for Trump, saying the New Yorker has energised the evangelical vote in a way that past Republican presidential nominees failed to do. 
 
&quot;We understand that perfection is not the measure that should be applied,&quot; Reed told the crowd. 
 
 
SYRIAN REFUGEES 
 
Trump yesterday criticised Clinton&#39;s willingness to accept thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States and challenged her to &quot;replace her support for increased refugee admission&quot; in favour of a new jobs program for inner cities. 
 
He stopped short of repeating his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, a proposal that has drawn heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats. 
 
&quot;We have to temporarily stop this whole thing with what&rsquo;s going on with refugees where we don&rsquo;t know where they&rsquo;re coming from,&quot; Trump said. &quot;We have to use the money to take care of our poorest Americans so they can come out of this horrible situation that they&#39;re in.&quot; 
 
Yesterday at the funeral of boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a convert to Islam, one speaker, a rabbi, inveighed against politicians promoting intolerance of Muslims. 
 
&quot;We will not tolerate politicians or anyone else putting down Muslims and blaming Muslims for a few people,&quot; said Rabbi Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun magazine, who said he attended the ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, as a representative of American Jews. 
 
Trump said Clinton&#39;s refusal to use the phrase &quot;radical Islamic terrorism&quot;, favoured by Republicans to describe violent Islamist militants, makes her unfit to be president.

The US Republican presidential candidate says freedom means nobody should be judged based on their race or skin colour

Donald Trump offered a message of ethnic harmony yesterday at a Christian evangelical conference. He was trying to calm concern about his criticism of a Mexican-American judge. In a departure from his usual freewheeling style, Trump read a carefully scripted speech from a teleprompter as part of a new push by his campaign to tone down the outspoken New Yorker's harsh rhetoric. Trump's remarks included a wide-ranging attack on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The 69-year-old said that money aimed at resettling Syrian refugees in the United States should instead be spent on tackling poverty in US cities. Speaking to the annual conference of the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition, Trump did not mention the controversy over his charge that US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel cannot treat him fairly because of his Mexican heritage. However, he did make a point of saying that he would represent all Americans if elected president on November 8. "Freedom of any kind means no one should be judged by their race or their colour and the tone of his hue," Trump said. "Right now, we have a very divided nation. We're going to bring our nation together." Paul Ryan, the top elected US Republican, had criticised Trump for what he called a "textbook definition of a racist comment" for his remarks about the judge. Other Republican leaders warned Trump to change his tone or risk losing their support. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who led a movement to derail Trump's nomination, told CNN he would not consider running for the White House. Romney blasted Trump for comments that he said denigrated Mexicans, women and religion. "Presidents have an impact on the nature of our nation and trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry and trickle-down misogyny - all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America," he said. Romney said he expects Trump to get the Republican nomination but added that he will not vote for either Trump or Clinton. He left open the possibility of casting a ballot for the Libertarian Party candidate, former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson. As Trump sought to rally more Republicans behind him, Clinton met with US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to try and shore up support from the left wing of the Democratic Party. Clinton later addressed the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the non-partisan arm of the women's health group, and had Trump trained in her sights. “This is a man who has called women pigs, dogs and disgusting animals, it’s kind of hard to imagine counting on him to respect our fundamental rights,” said Clinton, the first woman to become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major party. Clinton leads Trump by 11 percentage points, nearly the same as a week ago, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday. The real estate mogul's struggle to unify Republicans behind his insurgent candidacy was apparent at the evangelical Faith & Freedom conference where several speakers studiously avoided speaking his name. Former campaign rival Carly Fiorina steered clear of Trump, speaking instead of the need to prevent liberal policies taking hold. US Representative Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican, said a Republican president is needed, without mentioning Trump. "We don't want this contest this fall to just be a contest of personalities," she said. But conference organiser Ralph Reed was adamant in his support for Trump, saying the New Yorker has energised the evangelical vote in a way that past Republican presidential nominees failed to do. "We understand that perfection is not the measure that should be applied," Reed told the crowd. SYRIAN REFUGEES Trump yesterday criticised Clinton's willingness to accept thousands of Syrian refugees into the United States and challenged her to "replace her support for increased refugee admission" in favour of a new jobs program for inner cities. He stopped short of repeating his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, a proposal that has drawn heavy fire from Republicans and Democrats. "We have to temporarily stop this whole thing with what’s going on with refugees where we don’t know where they’re coming from," Trump said. "We have to use the money to take care of our poorest Americans so they can come out of this horrible situation that they're in." Yesterday at the funeral of boxing champion Muhammad Ali, a convert to Islam, one speaker, a rabbi, inveighed against politicians promoting intolerance of Muslims. "We will not tolerate politicians or anyone else putting down Muslims and blaming Muslims for a few people," said Rabbi Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun magazine, who said he attended the ceremony in Louisville, Kentucky, as a representative of American Jews. Trump said Clinton's refusal to use the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism", favoured by Republicans to describe violent Islamist militants, makes her unfit to be president.

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