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As the presidential campaign drew to a conclusion, unelectable Donald Trump spoke to a smallish campaign rally at a country club in Atkinson, New Hampshire. Conventional wisdom was that he was going to lose badly, taking the Republicans down with him.

His speech was pretty routine, but driving away I reflected on how his message was clear and aimed specifically at the audience he was addressing. There would be jobs especially down the road at Portsmouth naval shipyard. There would be clean air in northern New Hampshire and clean water. A few months on I can still remember what Donald Trump stood for; recalling Hillary Clintons policy platform is more of a struggle.

As the pace quickens in the UK election, Labour has been pretty effective in saying what it is offering the electorate. It has promised to restore student grants, pump money into the health service, and put more police officers...

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A federal judge tossed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton by the parents of two Americans killed at a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, ruling Friday the former secretary of state did not defame them when disputing allegations that she had lied.

"The untimely death of plaintiffs' sons is tragic, and the Court does not mean to minimize the unspeakable loss that plaintiffs have suffered in any way," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington wrote in a 29-page opinion.

The suit also alleged Clintons use of a private email server caused the death of their sons, Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods, because it exposed terrorists to sensitive information. They claimed Clinton lied when she allegedly told them it was a YouTube video that prompted the consulate attack.

Berman ruled the parents didn't sufficiently challenge that Clinton was not acting in her official capacity when she used the private server, and that the families didn't put forward appropriate claims that Clinton defamed them or put them in a false light.

One of the parents, Patricia Smith, gave an emotional speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention against Clinton. Her son and Woods were killed in the September 2012 attack, along with CIA operative Glen Doherty and the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens.

Clinton's homebrew server bedeviled her campaign before it officially began. Emails later released under the Freedom of Information Act showed some contained classified information, although they were not marked as such at the time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Speaking at Wellesley College's commencement on May 26, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton alluded to similarities between President Trump and former president Richard Nixon. (Reuters)

In thelatest feature by Clinton-chronicler Rebecca Traister, we get a further glimpse of whatHillary Clinton has been up to since Nov. 8. The most fascinating tidbits cast light on events that happened in the immediate aftermath of the election.

In the highlight of the profile, Clinton reveals what it was like to attend President Trumps Inauguration alongside her husband, former president Bill Clinton. To the surprise of some political watchers, the two participated in the ceremony in support of a peaceful transfer of power. Though Clinton put on a stoic facade, she now reveals the event was really...difficult for her:

Oh, says Clinton, it was hard. It was really difficult. But at the time, we hoped that there would be a different agenda for governing than there had been for running.

Of course, it quickly became clear from Trumps speech that there would be no change in strategy. A look of disgust crosses Clintons face as she recalls it. It was a really painful cry to his hard-core supporters that he wasnt changing, she says. The carnage in our country? It was a very disturbing moment. I caught Michelle Obamas eye, like, 'What is going on here?' I was sitting next to George and Laura Bush, and we have our political differences, but this was beyond any experience any of us had ever had.

Clinton also appeared to corroborate reports that former president George W. Bush had also had some thoughts on Trumps speech:

I ask her about the report that Bush had said of the speech, That was some weird shit, and her eyes light up. Put it in your article, she says. They tried to walk back from it, but Did she hear it herself? I ask. She raises her eyebrows and grins.

This is an incredibly dishy anecdote, and a real treat for Trump opponents. But this story, and the possible motives for sharing it, are part of the larger trend of Clintons post-election behavior.

Unlike past failed presidential candidates (think: Mitt Romney) Clinton has been strategically returning to the spotlight rather hastily after her rivals victory. From initial photos of makeup-free Clinton hiking in the woods after the election, to surprise appearances for supporter Katy Perry, to a confessional panel with Christiane Amanpour in which she took absolute personal responsibility for her campaigns loss but also said that she would be your president if not for the actions of former FBI director James Comey Clinton hasbeen far from absent from our political consciousness. And she has been far from silent about the man she conceded to on Nov. 9.

This doesnt seem like Clinton dipping her toe back into public life. At this point, shes essentially wading back into the political fray and taking direct shots at the sitting president.

The Inauguration anecdote isnt just amusing: it conveys that despite her public, bipartisan facade, she wasnt okay with what was happening in front of her.Unlike former president Barack Obama, she no longer feels obligated to remain silent about the course the country has taken.

As President Trumps administration is roiled by controversy over Russias role in the election and the firing of Comey, and as New York magazine unfurled its feature, Clinton gave a commencement speech at her alma mater, Wellesley College, that took direct aim at Trump and his administration.

So the question is, as it always has been, what is she going to do next?

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President Donald Trump's inauguration may not have been easy for Clinton to sit through, but she had others sitting by her side to help.

"It was a really painful cry to his hard-core supporters that he wasn't changing," she said. "The 'carnage' in our country? It was a very disturbing moment. I caught Michelle Obama's eye, like, What is going on here? I was sitting next to George and Laura Bush, and we have our political differences, but this was beyond any experience any of us had ever had."

When asked by Traister if she overheard Bush say that, Clinton only "raise(d) her eyebrows and grin(ned)."

2. She's not really into therapy

"That's not how I roll," she said. "I'm all for it for anybody who's at all interested in it. It's just not how I deal with stuff."

However, she said she and former President Bill Clinton "had some marital counseling in the late '90s, around our very difficult time."

3. She struggles with layering clothing

Traister describes following Clinton at an event in mid-April, during which Clinton "was fretting about everyone's wardrobe -- she said she'd just moved her winter clothes out of her closets but was still struggling with layering."

4. She spends her free time doing a lot of normal, everyday activities

"She speaks often these days of the benefits of rest and good food and being outdoors," Traister wrote. "She answered mail and had scores of off-the-record exit-interview meetings, and she and Bill saw most of the shows currently on Broadway. They have dinners together and spend time with their grandchildren."

5. She has strong views on Easter candy

When chatting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo at an event, Clinton and the New York politician exchanged opinions on Easter candy.

"They talked about Easter, about how she'd like to fill some of those plastic eggs for the kids but Chelsea told her that Charlotte can't yet eat jelly beans," Traister wrote. "Cuomo suggested doing 'those marshmallow things instead.' It was all very ordinary and small-talk-y until you remembered that Donald Trump is President and Hillary Clinton is discussing the merits of Peeps versus jelly beans."

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Former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonGraham: Comey should be held accountable for acting on bad intel Hillary Clinton condemns 'racist abuse' in Portland attack Clinton returns to election night convention hall to talk about her new book MORE called a racism-motivated incident in Portland on Saturday "heartbreaking."

Clinton tweeted her condolences after two men were stabbed to death by a white supremacist in Portland, Oregon, when they tried to stop the man's racist tirade.

"Heartbreaking. No one should have to endure this racist abuse," Clinton tweeted Saturday night. "No one should have to give their life to stop it."

Heartbreaking. No one should have to endure this racist abuse. No one should have to give their life to stop it.https://t.co/CpmQcHI8gi

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Police arrested 35-year-old Jeremy Joseph Christian early Saturday morning after he allegedly stabbed three men who tried to stop him from berating two Muslim women on a Portland MAX train. Two of the men died, while a third received injuries that were not life-threatening.

"In the midst of his ranting and raving, some people approached him and appeared to try to intervene with his behavior and some of the people that he was yelling at," Portland police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson said. "They were attacked viciously."

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Friday at sundown.

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