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Clinton says private email was
a mistake and says she’s sorry
KEN THOMAS dent Barack Obama’s sec-
Associated Press retary of state. She turned
WASHINGTON (AP) — over about 55,000 pages of
Hillary Rodham Clinton emails to the State Depart-
apologized Tuesday for ment that she sent and re-
her use of a private email ceived using a home-brew
account after declining server set up at her New
since last week to express York home.
remorse for the State De- In her interview with AP,
partment arrangement Clinton said it would have
that has shaken her presi- been a “better choice” for
dential campaign. her to use separate email
Asked about setting up the accounts for her personal
private email account by and public business during
ABC News, Clinton said, her time at the State De-
“That was a mistake. I’m partment.
sorry about that. I take re- She also said the issue has
sponsibility, and I’m trying not damaged her cam-
to be as transparent as I paign but has been a “dis-
possibly can.” traction, certainly.”
The Democratic presiden- “But it hasn’t in any way
tial candidate declined to affected the plan for our
apologize for using a pri- campaign, the efforts
vate email system when we’re making to organize
asked directly by NBC here in Iowa and else-
News on Friday, saying where in the country,” Clin-
she was “sorry that this has ton told AP. “And I still feel
been confusing to people.” very confident about the
In an interview with The As- organization and the mes-
sociated Press on Monday, sage that my campaign is
she said an apology wasn’t putting out.”
necessary because what Republican National Com-
she did was “allowed” by mittee spokeswoman Al-
the State Department. lison Moore said the “only
Clinton’s support in the thing Hillary Clinton regrets
early Democratic contests is that she got caught and
has declined against a ri- is dropping in the polls,”
val, Vermont Sen. Bernie adding that Clinton’s
Sanders, as she has sought “reckless attempt to skirt
to address questions about government transparency
her use of a private email laws put our national secu-
server while serving as Presi- rity at risk.”q
Pentagon: US looking for ways to fix Syrian rebel program
LOLITA C. BALDOR discussed within the Pen- Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Pentagon press
Associated Press tagon. Higher level admin- secretary Peter Cook told reporters Tuesday that Carter still believes training and equipping mod-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The istration meetings on the erate Syrian rebels and sending them into battle against the Islamic State is the right strategy.
Obama administration is issue are expected to take
considering ways to fix the place beginning this week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
problems in supporting The official was not autho-
moderate Syrian rebels in rized to discuss the matter
the fight against the Islamic publicly and spoke on con-
State in Syria, the Pentagon dition of anonymity.
said Tuesday. Pentagon Cook also acknowledged
press secretary Peter Cook failures when the first group
offered no details on how of 54 U.S.-trained Syrian
the program could be re- fighters were sent into Syria
vamped, but told reporters in late July. A Syrian affiliate
that Defense Secretary Ash of al-Qaida attacked the
Carter still believes training group, killing several of the
and equipping moderate fighters and reportedly tak-
Syrian rebels and sending ing others hostage. A num-
them into battle against ber of the remaining fight-
the Islamic State is the right ers fled, although the total
strategy. has not been clear.
A senior defense official Cook and other Pentagon
said that no decisions on officials have declined to
how to fix the problems say how many of the 54
have been made, and they’ve located or where
proposals are still being they all are.q
