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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2015
2011 Google hacking spooked Clinton, aides over email use, 'antiquated' state-issued laptops
A 2011 hacking attack of Google Inc.'s Gmail prompted Hillary Rodham Clinton and her top aides to worry about "antiquated" government-issued laptops and the security of private email accounts widely used by government officials.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2015
Email controversy revelations just trickle in and Republican foes are unpredictable: Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Sunday the politically damaging "drip, drip, drip" of revelations about her use of a private email server is out of her control and she is unsure when the controversy might end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2015
At U.N., Xi boasts women's rights but critics quick to note China's jailing of female activists
China's President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to excel, touting his government's record on women's rights as the United States slammed Beijing and others for jailing women for their views.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2015
U.S. government discovers new email Clinton did not hand over
The U.S. Defense Department has found an email chain that Hillary Rodham Clinton did not give to the State Department, the State Department said on Friday, despite her saying she had provided all work emails from her time as secretary of state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2015
Clinton emails were 'opportunity' for foreign powers' spies: NSA chief
It would present an "opportunity" for spy agencies if the foreign minister of Russia or Iran were to use a private email server for official business, the chief of the U.S. National Security Agency said on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2015
Could 2016 really see a Trump vs. Sanders race?
Those who quickly wrote off Donald Trump as a buffoon failed to see that he has shrewdly read the Republican zeitgeist, and that he knows precisely where to stick the knife into competitors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015
Hillary is so sorry she wasn't sorry sooner
Hillary Clinton forgot a fundamental lesson of life: If everyone knows you messed up, the sooner you apologize the sooner it becomes old news.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2015
Clinton urges U.S. to vet, admit thousands off refugees, sidesteps question of Syria crisis blame
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday called for a drastic increase in the number of refugees the U.S. plans to take in.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Democratic donors urge Biden to challenge Clinton in presidential race
A group of prominent Democratic Party fundraisers on Friday began circulating a letter to encourage a hesitant Vice President Joe Biden to enter the 2016 race for president.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2015
Billionaire Trump calls high CEO pay a joke, 'disgraceful'
U.S. Republican party presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Sunday high salaries paid to chief executives were a "joke" and a "disgrace" and said these were often approved by company boards stacked with the CEO's friends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Sanders targets black voters in bid to cut into Hillary Clinton's base
The Bernie Sanders phenomenon has been driven almost entirely by white supporters. Now the Vermont senator is out to overcome hurdles with black voters who are still learning about him and could shape whether his underdog campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination can last.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2015
Ex-State Department aide to Clinton takes Fifth in 'political theater' inquest; another set to appear
A former State Department staffer who helped set up the email server in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's home formally asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Thursday rather than answer questions before a Republican-led House committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 10, 2015
Candidate O'Malley slams 'xenophobic' Trump, Democratic rivals over refugee crisis
Martin O'Malley is no fan of Donald Trump.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
In qualified about-face, Clinton apologizes for email practices
After resisting giving an unqualified apology for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Tuesday that she was sorry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015
Sanders edges Clinton by 9 points in New Hampshire, poll finds
Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a 9-point lead over fellow Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton among party supporters in New Hampshire, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2015
Clinton apologizes for email 'confusion' but says she did nothing wrong
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Friday she was sorry that her use of a personal email account while secretary of state had caused confusion, and blamed herself for "not thinking a lot" about the matter when she took the job.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Lawyer says ex-Clinton aide will invoke Fifth Amendment, won't testify in Republiican-led House probe
A former U.S. State Department information technology staffer who worked for Hillary Rodham Clinton is refusing to testify before U.S. lawmakers probing the former top diplomat and the 2012 attacks on U.S. installations in Benghazi, Libya, according to a letter sent by his lawyer to congressional investigators....
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2015
57 more Clinton email threads contain foreign government info
"Here's my personal email," Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote to U.S. special envoy George Mitchell on a summer Sunday in 2010 as he telephoned one European official after another in an effort to keep peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians on track.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2015
If Clinton stumbles, Democrats would bank on Biden: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. Democratic voters would choose Vice President Joe Biden as their preferred candidate for president in 2016 if current front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton shows signs of faltering, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2015
Iowa poll puts Clinton support rate under 50% for first time; rival Sanders closing gap
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders narrowed the gap with leading Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in a recent opinion poll in the political bellwether state of Iowa as support for the front-runner fell below 50 percent for the first time this year.

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