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Monday 14 September 2015

Clinton celebrates anniversary of her Washington church

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, describing the first time will bless them.”
center right, her daughter, Chelsea, second from left, and former they attended services A lifelong Methodist,
President Bill Clinton attend the Foundry United Methodist Church following a major snow Clinton was joined by
for their Bicentennial Homecoming Celebration, in Washington, storm. “And we relished her husband who sat
Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015. During Bill Clinton’s presidency, the and cherished that time.” with her near the front
Clintons worshipped and participated regularly at Foundry. Rev. The Democratic of the church, and their
Ginger Gaines-Cirelli stands at left. presidential candidate daughter, Chelsea Clinton,
said before the start of who spoke briefly about
(AP Photo/Molly Riley) the church’s celebration, her time as a member of
her former pastor, J. Philip the church’s youth ministry.
KEN THOMAS United Methodist Church Wogaman, reminded her The service,
Associated Press in Washington during that the scripture reading held about a mile (1.6
WASHINGTON (AP) — husband Bill Clinton’s was from Romans 12. kilometers) from the White
Hillary Rodham Clinton got presidency allowed them “If you’re going to read House, came as Clinton’s
a piece of advice from her to worship, contemplate and listen to Romans 12,” campaign has struggled
former pastor when she life and step outside the Clinton recalled him telling with questions about
marked the bicentennial of commotion of life in the her, “you’ve got to be nicer her use of a private email
her Methodist church: Be White House. to the press.” server as secretary of state
nice to the press. “Here we were not the “I will certainly take that and an upstart challenge
Clinton said Sunday her first family, we were just to heart,” Clinton said to from Vermont Sen. Bernie
family’s time at Foundry our family,” Clinton said, laughter. Clinton has had Sanders.
strained relations with the During her remarks, Hillary
media covering her in the Clinton steered clear of
past, and part of the Bible politics, recalling the role
passage says, “Bless those her Methodist church
who persecute you. Don’t played in her upbringing in
curse them; pray that God suburban Chicago. q

Oklahoma:

Fourth inmate dies after

prison riot

SEAN MURPHY to get everybody back in
Associated Press their cells and get the sys-
Three inmates were tem locked down.”
stabbed to death dur- No prison staff were in-
ing an attack or fight at jured or involved in the at-
an Oklahoma prison and tack. None of the prison-
a fourth died of his injuries ers’ names were released
overnight, an official said because their families had
Sunday. to be notified first, Watkins
The violence erupted at said.
around 4 p.m. Saturday at Three inmates were de-
the Cimarron Correctional clared dead on Saturday
Facility in Cushing, a com- and the fourth died over-
munity between the state’s night at a hospital, she said.
two largest cities, Oklaho- Watkins said she didn’t
ma City and Tulsa. have information about
A preliminary investiga- the nature of the fourth in-
tion determined that the mate’s injuries or the injuries
stabbings apparently hap- of four other prisoners who
pened in quick succession were treated at the hospi-
while the inmates at a me- tal.
dium-security wing of the One of the treated inmates
prison were being let out of was later returned to the
their cells into the exercise prison and the other three
yard, said Terri Watkins, a remained hospitalized in
spokeswoman for the state stable condition Sunday,
Department of Corrections. said Steve Owen, a spokes-
She said investigators were man for Tennessee-based
still trying to determine Corrections Corporation of
what caused the violence. America, the private com-
“The entire stabbing inci- pany which owns and op-
dent happened over a erates the prison.
couple of minutes,” Wat- Owen said the inmate at-
kins said. “The 40-minute tacks lasted less than two
time frame is what it took minutes.q