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BY: Brent Scher February 23, 2017 12:20 pm

The Washington Posthas added a "clarification" to the top ofa column written by former CIA employee Ned Price to note that he made political contributions to Hillary Clinton, a fact that was firstreported by the Washington Free Beacon earlier this week.

Price wrote in his Sunday column that he had decided to quit the CIA and that his decision "had nothing to do with politics." Not noted by the Washington Postat the time was that Price is both a registered Democrat and gave $5,000 to Hillary Clinton's failed effort to defeat Trump.

By Thursday, the paper had appended a clarification noting that it should have disclosed Price's partisan activity when the column was initially published.

"Clarification:This column should have included a disclosure of donations made by author Edward Price in support of 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton," it now says. "In August, Price gave a total of $5,000 to the Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party."

Price was challenged on his donations during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday night.

"Your critics are already pointing out, you probably know this already, that you did make political contributions back in August to the Hillary for America campaign, $2,700, to the DNC, $2,300," Blitzer said to Price. "You say your decision wasn't about politics, but do the political contributions say otherwise?"

Price said that as a member of the intelligence community he has "never spoken about his personal views," but said that he thought Clinton "shared his values."

Price was a top spokesperson in the ObamaWhite House on national security issues, most notably working as an assistant to deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes. He was an integral part of Rhodes' efforts to create an "echo chamber" of White House allies duringnegotiations with Iran.

The cover photoon Price's personal Twitter account is a picture ofPresident Obama.

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Hillary Clinton has a message for Republican members of Congress who are ducking angry constituents as they return to their home districts.

If you cant stand the heat, get out of theCongress, Clinton tweeted Wednesday, linking to an op-ed in the Kansas City Star about the growing wave of demonstrations seen at town halls across the country this week.

GOP lawmakers have been greeted by overflow crowds in their states filled with angry voters and protesters demonstrating against President Trumps polarizing policies, and some GOP members of Congress have canceled or skipped their town halls altogether. According to Salon.com, more than 200 congressional Republicans were prepared to skip out on the previously scheduled events.

No one likes to be scolded, the Star wrote in an editorial. No one wants to endure a public takedown. Politicians understandably flinch, knowing that someone could film an embarrassing exchange, itching for video that can go viral online.

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But members of Congress signed up for this when they ran for office, the paper continued. They were elected to serve. And not just to adoring crowds, kissing cute babies and shaking the hands of veterans for touching photo ops. Representing the people means showing up, even when the exchange may not be among friends.

On Tuesday night, Trump criticized the town hall unrest, claiming the so-called angry crowds were organized by progressive activists.

The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists, Trump tweeted. Sad!

Clinton, the former Democratic nominee, has occasionally used social media to needle Trump since his inauguration, supporting the Womens March, stating that the presidents travel ban is not who we are, taunting him for his appeals court loss and making a fake news joke after the ousting of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

But Clinton has mostly kept a low profile, hiking in the woods near her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., and attending several Broadway plays and fundraisers.

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Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has seen not one, but four Broadway shows in recent weeks - "often enough that industry wags joke about making her a Tony voter", says the New York Times.

Heather Hitchens, president of the American Theatre Wing, was not surprised the Democratic runner-up had been spending her downtime after the election in this way, saying Clinton has "always been a strong supporter of the arts".

In 2017 alone, the former US secretary of state has been to see The Colour Purple, The Humans, In Transit and Sunset Boulevard.

As to why she wants to spend time with the theatre community, there seems a pretty obvious answer. At each appearance, she has been "greeted as a vanquished hero", says the NYT, with standing ovations, selfies and shouted adulation.

Overall, though, Clinton has kept a fairly low profile since losing to Donald Trump, although she did record a video for a women's leadership conference in California following her rival's inauguration.

The former politician urged women to "step up and speak out", telling them to "set an example for every woman and girl out there who's worried about what the future holds."

Praising the millions who marched in anti-Trump protests across the US and the world last month, she added: "Despite all the challenges we face, I remain convinced that, yes, the future is female."

Whether Clinton herself will return to politics in the future remains to be seen.

If she were to run and win in 2020, when she will be 73, she would become the oldest person elected to a first term, although Trump will be 74 by then. Nevertheless, as a member of Democratic royalty, she could wield considerable influence as an "elder stateswoman" within the party.

In a tongue-in-cheek interview with Zach Galifianakis last September, she said that if Trump won, she would "try to prevent him from destroying the United States". She could well pursue non-political routes to achieve this.

Romper suggests she could "dedicate more time and energy by returning to the Clinton Foundation", the charity which she and husband Bill established 19 years ago. This would enable her to continue working for the causes she is most passionate about, such as women's rights.

Clinton has also apparently signed a deal to write a series of essays about her political career, including her reflections on the 2016 election, which she lost despite beating Trump by almost three million in the popular vote.

After 30 years in the public eye, from the low of the sex scandal that almost led to her husband's impeachment to the high of being named Democratic presidential candidate, Clinton must have more than a few tales to tell. A frank autobiography could offer a fascinating insight into a woman often depicted as reserved and cold.

But she might also simply decide to step away from life in the public eye and enjoy retirement. Her daughter Chelsea and son-in-law Mark have two young children and Clinton has spoken of her delight in being a grandmother to Charlotte, two, and eight-month-old Aidan.

Her family formed part of her concession speech, when she told them: "To Bill and Chelsea, Mark, Charlotte, Aidan, our brothers and our entire family, my love for you means more than I can ever express. You criss-crossed this country on our behalf and lifted me up when I needed it most."

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This combination of pictures created on November 03, 2016 shows US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Dade City, Florida, on November 1, 2016 and US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump in Warren, Michigan, October 31, 2016 in Warren, Michigan.JEWEL SAMAD, JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images

The city of Toledo, the seat of Lucas County, Ohio, sits in the northwestern corner of the state along the Michigan border. Like so many border counties, Lucas is home to more than a few interstate rivalries, most notably a clash between University of Michigan fans and Ohio State fans so entrenched that one local shop is divided down the middle to accommodate both fandoms.

In fact, 180 years ago, both Michigan and Ohio claimed a strip of territory including Toledo due to a dispute known as the Toledo War . Ohio won that border tussle which, unforeseeable at the time, was very bad news for Hillary Clinton .

Like most urban counties, Lucas County favored Clinton by a solid margin though not solid enough to put Ohio in the Democrat's column. However, had the county been part of Michigan, as was nearly the case long ago, Clinton's 35,000-vote margin of victory would have been enough to flip Michigan in her favor.

For those who did not support President Donald Trump , the 2016 election attracted new ire to the Electoral College, which handed Trump 306 electors to Clinton's 232 even though she won the popular tally by nearly 3 million votes . But most diatribes against the Electoral College fail to account for a curious nuance to the age-old system: The results are largely determined by arbitrary state borders that, in some cases, were drawn before the United States was even a country.

As an experiment, TIME examined the results for all 3,108 counties in the continental U.S. and ran several simulations to see how the results would have been different if those state lines were slightly adjusted without moving a single actual voter, just the state he or she calls home. In the most striking of those scenarios, one can flip the results of the 2016 election by reassigning just three counties to neighboring states: Lucas County, Ohio; Mercer County, N.J. and Lake County, Ill, as demonstrated below.

Of course, states don't redraw their borders after every decennial Census, the way they redraw and reapportion congressional districts. Nor is there an easy mechanism for a county to secede. (North Carolina and South Carolina have been arguing over a small sliver of territory for 20 years.) But when the presidency is at stake, it's worth remembering that the nation itself is made up of archaic boundaries that lead to unpredictable outcomes.

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Because a state's number of congressional representatives is related to its population, changing a county from one state to another can actually alter the number of electoral votes a state has. To account for this, this app recalculates the number of electoral votes per state with each move. For example, moving Lake County adds an electoral vote to Wisconsin while taking one from Illinois. These figures are calculated using 2010 Census population figures in accordance with the official government apportionment methodology .

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Hillary Clinton.

Ever sinceHillary Clintonlost the presidential race in an upset last fall,there's been some lingering questions about what she might do next.

Some have speculated that after two presidential races and decades at the forefront of American politics, Clinton might beofficially done with public life. Others wondered ifshe should run forNew York City Mayor this year, or become a college president.

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But as of February 2017, it appears Hillary Clinton has embraced at least one new mission: delivering the slow burnon Twitter.

In the weeks after she conceded the presidential race, Clinton was essentially off social media aside fromposting some friendly holiday greetingsto her more than 13 million followers.

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That changed afterPresident Trumpwas inaugurated. The next day, during the Womens March, shetweeted three timesto offer support to those who were largely protesting the new president.

More recently, Clinton has been using Twitter to prod Republicans and cheer on her political team from the sidelines.

For example, she issueda simple tweetnoting the unanimous decision ("3-0")from a US District Court that essentially halted Trumps executive order, which bannedimmigration from certain predominantly-Muslim countries.

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That mini-missive came a day after she virtually had the back of US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who was not allowed to speakout against Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearings forattorney general. ClintonquotedSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnells words lambasting Warren -- "Nevertheless, she persisted" --thathave since become a rallying cry for those who stand with the senator.

And this week, Clinton offered her most pointed criticism yet for Trump and Republican members of Congress.

Clinton said Trump should speak outagainst threats being called into Jewish Community Centers around the country, which Trump eventually did.

What's more, as Republican members of Congress facevocal criticism from more liberal constituents at home, Clintonsuggestedthat they shouldnt dodge holding town hall meetings.

Twitter might appear to be a weird lens to view the political persona of a woman who has served as first lady, US senator,secretary of state, and the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. At the same time, Clinton is not holding press conferences, giving television interviews or delivering many public speeches (though there have been a few).

Twitter is the primary way in whichClinton is communicating these days.

And why shouldnt it be? It seemed to work for Trump all these years.

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