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Hillary Clinton, who defended her use of a private e-mail server by saying she only wanted to use one device for all her correspondence, actually used at least two devices: her regular mobile phone and an iPad.

That's according to a report from theAssociated Press, whichreviewed Clinton's e-mails released by the State Department. There were only four messages to see. But it was enough for the AP to conclude that Clinton not only used an iPad to send e-mails she mixed work and personal e-mails on the tablet, too.

"In reply to a message sent in September 2011 by adviser Huma Abedin to Clinton's personal email account Clinton mistakenly replied with questions that appear to be about decorations," the AP writes. Clinton quickly wrote Abedin to apologize for the message, which was meant for somebody else. But then Clinton added: "Also, pls let me know if you got a reply from my ipad. I'm not sure replies go thru."

An AP report reveals the State Department says it can only find four e-mails sent between Hillary Clinton and her staff on drone strikes and certain surveillance programs. It also discloses that Clinton used an iPad as well as her BlackBerry. (AP)

The anecdoteundercuts Clinton's argumentfor having a private, nongovernmental e-mail server. Weeks ago, she said that it seemed "easier to carry one device for my work instead of two." The iPad revelation suggests that as secretary of state, Clinton sentwork e-mail on more than one device. (Previously, Slate wrote about the many devices of Hillary Clinton, including an iPad mini and iPod.)

Clinton'sfundamental issue having to juggle multiple phones is a frustrationshe shares with many of us.

I asked Deloitte, which publishes the annual Global Mobile Consumer Survey, how many people in the United States carry more than one phone with them. While their research on this question isn't freely available and doesn't break it down by country, Deloitte's response suggested that 1 in 5 people own or have ready access to multiple smartphones at a time. Four percent have access to three smartphones. And one percent usesfive or more.

We're not even counting tablets or other mobile devices at this point. Just smartphones. (These people must be gadget reviewers or rocket scientists or something.)

Here's the detailed data they sent me:

You can't conclude from these numbers that the multiple-smartphone users are all Washingtonians who have their digital lives separated on work BlackBerrys and personal iPhones. They just give you an idea about how common the frustration associated with the constant switching must be.

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Hillary Clinton also used an iPad for e-mails, undercutting her single-device defense

Hillary Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. Yana Paskova, Getty Images

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton emailed her staff on an iPad as well as a BlackBerry while secretary of state, despite her explanation she exclusively used a personal email address on a homebrew server so that she could carry a single device, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The State Department released a total of four emails between Clinton and her top advisers as part of a Freedom of Information Act request filed in 2013 by the AP, which sought Clinton's correspondence with senior advisers over a four-year period relating to drone strikes overseas and U.S. surveillance programs.

While limited, the emails offer one of the first looks into Clinton's correspondence while secretary of state. The messages came from and were sent to her private email address, hosted on a server at her property in Chappaqua, New York, as opposed to a government-run email account.

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They show that Clinton, on at least one occasion, accidentally mingled personal and work matters. In reply to a message sent in September 2011 by adviser Huma Abedin to Clinton's personal email account, which contained an AP story about a drone strike in Pakistan, Clinton mistakenly replied with questions that appear to be about decorations.

"I like the idea of these," she wrote to Abedin. "How high are they? What would the bench be made of? And I'd prefer two shelves or attractive boxes/baskets/ conmtainers (sic) on one. What do you think?"

Abedin replied, "Did u mean to send to me?" To which Clinton wrote, "No-sorry! Also, pls let me know if you got a reply from my ipad. I'm not sure replies go thru."

The other emails between Clinton and her advisers provided by the State Department contained a summary of a 2011 meeting between Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and senior Egyptian officials in Cairo. It was uncensored and did not appear to contain sensitive information. That email was forwarded to Clinton's private account from Abedin's government email address.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush scrapes past Clinton with a three-point lead, still within the margin of error, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Clinton had a one-point edge in the Florida dead heat Quinnipiac reported in early February.

The last two months have also erased Clinton's previously double-digit lead over every other potential GOP contender for the presidency in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Sen. Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, is now the man to beat in Ohio after he narrowed his margin against Clinton to just a five-point deficit, according to Tuesday's poll. Paul, who is expected to announce his bid for the presidency next week, trailed Clinton by 12 points in Quinnipiac's early February poll.

Every potential 2016 Republican contender included in the February survey has since gained on Clinton in Ohio -- even if by just two points, like in Bush's case.

Paul is also winning over Pennsylvanians, trimming his 9-point deficit to a virtual tie, landing 45% of support to Clinton's 44% in the state.

Clinton remains a strong favorite -- especially so early on -- against virtually every other potential Republican contender for president in the three battleground states.

But it's clear Clinton's email scandal -- first that she exclusively used private email housed on a private server as secretary of state, and then that she deleted all the emails on that server -- has leveled a hit to Clinton's public image and trustworthiness, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

About half of voters in all three states say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy -- by a 5-to-4 margin in Florida and Pennsylvania, with a closer split in Pennsylvania.

And Clinton's favorability rating has also slipped in Florida -- to 49% from 53% -- and Pennsylvania -- now at 48% from 55% -- though she still gets more favorable reviews than all of her would-be Republican opponents, except for Bush and Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio in that state.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush scrapes past Clinton with a three-point lead, still within the margin of error, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday. Clinton had a one-point edge in the Florida dead heat Quinnipiac reported in early February.

The last two months have also erased Clinton's previously double-digit lead over every other potential GOP contender for the presidency in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Sen. Rand Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican from Kentucky, is now the man to beat in Ohio after he narrowed his margin against Clinton to just a five-point deficit, according to Tuesday's poll. Paul, who is expected to announce his bid for the presidency next week, trailed Clinton by 12 points in Quinnipiac's early February poll.

Every potential 2016 Republican contender included in the February survey has since gained on Clinton in Ohio -- even if by just two points, like in Bush's case.

Paul is also winning over Pennsylvanians, trimming his 9-point deficit to a virtual tie, landing 45% of support to Clinton's 44% in the state.

Clinton remains a strong favorite -- especially so early on -- against virtually every other potential Republican contender for president in the three battleground states.

But it's clear Clinton's email scandal -- first that she exclusively used private email housed on a private server as secretary of state, and then that she deleted all the emails on that server -- has leveled a hit to Clinton's public image and trustworthiness, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

About half of voters in all three states say Clinton is not honest and trustworthy -- by a 5-to-4 margin in Florida and Pennsylvania, with a closer split in Pennsylvania.

And Clinton's favorability rating has also slipped in Florida -- to 49% from 53% -- and Pennsylvania -- now at 48% from 55% -- though she still gets more favorable reviews than all of her would-be Republican opponents, except for Bush and Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio in that state.

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Washington Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign manager-in-waiting is traveling to the early voting states of New Hampshire and Iowa this week for meetings with Democratic activists as the former secretary of state prepares for a likely presidential campaign.

Robby Mook, who is expected to be Clinton's campaign manager, was visiting New Hampshire on Monday and Tuesday and traveling to Iowa on Wednesday and Thursday for meetings with party officials and activists, Democrats familiar with the plans said. The people were not authorized to speak publicly about internal planning.

Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate if she runs, has signaled that she will compete vigorously in the leadoff presidential states of Iowa and New Hampshire, along with South Carolina and Nevada. Clinton was tripped up in Iowa by Barack Obama in 2008 and her supporters have said she will not take anything for granted this time.

The New Hampshire meetings will coincide with a visit on Tuesday by former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who may challenge Clinton in the Democratic primary. Both O'Malley and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, another potential Democratic candidate, are scheduled to visit Iowa in April.

Mook will be joined by Marlon Marshall, who is expected to play a senior role in Clinton's campaign. Democrats said the trips were not tied to a Clinton announcement but would allow for meetings with key stakeholders in labor and Democratic politics. The visits were reported by WMUR, a TV station in Manchester, New Hampshire, and The Des Moines Register.

In New Hampshire, Mook and Marshall were visiting Concord and Manchester and planned to stay at the homes of Clinton supporters. In Iowa, they were meeting with Democrats in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

"There's no reason for them to come except for the fact that they are interested in Iowa, they're going to be interested in Iowa and they're going to make a big commitment," said Tyler Olson, a former Iowa Democratic Party chairman.

Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short said it was a "troubling sign" for Clinton that she had dispatched aides to reassure Democrats "that they're not about to cough up the ball."

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