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On Thursday, Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman, John Podesta, held a conference call with devastated staffers that put the rosiest possible frame on a calamitous picture. The message to the dozens of mostly young, sleep-deprived and shell-shocked aides: We did everything we could have. We wouldn't have changed a thing. You should still be proud. Inside the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which sits half a mile south of the U.S. Capitol, eyes rolled and heads shook in frustration and disbelief. Clinton's loss at the hands of Donald Trump amounted to the most surprising outcome in the history of modern electoral politics....

SOMALIA DISASTER: Letter From Capt. James Smith to Clinton CLINTON CHRONICLES BOOK1993 Capt. James H. Smith (Ret.) Captain James H. Smith is a retired and disable infantry officer. His son, Jaime, died needlessly in Somalia. He bled to death over a 2-3 hour period. Had armored support been provided, he could have been evacuated and his life easily saved. We will start with the letter that the commander in chief wrote to the parents of Corporal Smith. --------------------------------------------------------- October 7, 1993 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Smith (Address redacted) Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Hillary and I were very sorry...