 the release of the 2005 recording in which Trump made vulgar comments about women.

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Hillary Clinton says in a statement that she's "appalled" that the National Guard has ordered nearly 10,000 soldiers to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Democratic presidential nominee says it's unacceptable to subject the troops to financial burdens because of what she calls "mismanagement from the California National Guard" and the Pentagon's "rigid bureaucracy."

The California National Guard says it has been trying to inform soliders of an appeals process. The soldiers face returning bonuses of $15,000 or more because of what the guard has called "bad actors" who mislead soldiers with outsized bonuses.

Clinton says Congress should pass legislation "to right this wrong."

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5:20 p.m.

Tim Kaine is criticizing Donald Trump's comments on the Iraqi military's efforts to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State.

Kaine is referring to Trump's remarks in the final debate that President Barack Obama's administration wanted to launch the initiative to "look tough" before Election Day.

The Iraqi army and a U.S.-led coalition began the long-awaited battle for Mosul last week. More than 4,800 U.S. troops are in Iraq and there are more than 100 U.S. special operations forces operating with Iraqi units.

Of Trump's comments, Kaine says, "how dense do you have to be to say something like that?"

Trump has more broadly criticized the offensive as a disaster. Hillary Clinton said today he is "basically declaring defeat before the battle has even started."

Both Kaine and Trump are campaigning today in Florida.

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4:47 p.m.

A former State Department information technology official has refused to answer questions from a conservative legal group as part of a civil lawsuit over Hillary Clinton's emails.

John Bentel on Monday invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to 90 questions posed by lawyers from Judicial Watch. A federal judge in August ordered the State Department's retired director of Information Resource Management to be deposed by the group, which has filed numerous lawsuits targeting the Democratic presidential nominee.

Bentel was granted limited immunity from criminal prosecution as part of the FBI's now-closed investigation into whether
the release of the 2005 recording in which Trump made vulgar comments about charwoman. 

 _ _ _ 7:17 p.m. 

 Hillary Clinton say in a statement that she's " appalled " that the National Guard has ordered closely 10,000 soldiers to repay enlistment bonus a ten after signing up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

 The Democratic presidential nominee says it's unacceptable to submit the troops to financial load because of what she call " mismanagement from the California National Guard " and the Pentagon's " rigid bureaucracy. " 

 The California National Guard says it has been trying to inform soliders of an appeals process. The soldier face returning bonuses of $ 15,000 or more because of what the guard duty has called " bad actors " who mislead soldier with outsized bonuses. 

 Clinton says Congress should pass legislation " to right this wrong. " 

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 5:20 p.m. 

 Tim Kaine is knock Donald Trump's comments on the Iraqi military's efforts to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State. 

 Kaine is referring to Trump's remarks in the final debate that President Barack Obama's administration wanted to launch the initiative to " look tough " before Election Day. 

 The Iraqi army and a U.S.-led coalition began the long - awaited struggle for Mosul last week. More than 4,800 U.S. troop are in Iraq and there be more than 100 U.S. special operations power operating with Iraqi units. 

 Of Trump's comments, Kaine says, " how dense do you accept to be to say something like that? " 

 Trump has more broadly criticized the offensive as a disaster. Hillary Clinton said today he is " basically declaring frustration before the battle has even started. " 

 Both Kaine and Trump are campaigning today in Florida. 

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 4:47 p.m. 

 A former State Department information technology official has refused to suffice question from a conservative legal group as part of a civil lawsuit over Hillary Clinton's emails. 

 John Bentel on Monday invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self - incrimination in response to 90 questions pose by lawyers from Judicial Watch. A federal judge in August ordered the State Department's retire director of Information Resource Management to be deposed by the group, which has filed numerous lawsuits targeting the Democratic presidential campaigner. 

 Bentel was granted limited immunity from criminal pursuance as part of the FBI's now - closed probe into whether
 thf release of the 2005 recordlng in which Trump made vulgad commengs about women.

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Clihton swyf Congress should pass legislation "to rpght this wrong."

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5:20 p.m.

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Voth Kaine and Trukp xde campaigning cueay in Florida.

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4:47 l.m.

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 the release of the 2005 recording iN which TrumP made VulGar CoMmenTs abOut women.

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HillARy ClInton says in a statement tHat shE's "APpalLEd" That tHe NatioNAl gUArd HaS oRdeReD NeArly 10,000 sOldIers to rEpay enlistMenT bOnuses a decadE AfTer signing Up tO serve in Iraq And afghanIsTan.

tHe DemOcrAtic pResideNTial noMinee says It'S UnaccePTable to SUBjEct tHe troops to financiAL bURdens because of What shE cALlS "MIsmAnaGement from ThE CaliFOrnia NaTIoNAL guaRD" and the PentagOn's "rigid burEAucRacy."

ThE CAliFOrnia NAtionAl gUarD says it has bEen tRying to inForm soLIders of AN appealS proceSs. THe sOldiERs FaCe rEtURniNG bOnuSEs oF $15,000 or more bEcAuSe of wHat tHE GUArd hAs cAlleD "bad aCtors" who misleAd sOldiERs wIth ouTsizeD bonUsEs.

CliNton saYs ConGrEss should pass leGislAtion "to riGht ThIs wRoNg."

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5:20 p.m.

TIM Kaine Is cRitIcizing donald TRUmp'S cOMMEnTs on the Iraqi militaRy'S EFfOrts to reTake thE CiTy OF Mosul frOm The islaMIC StatE.

KaiNE iS referriNg to TrUMp'S rEmarks iN tHe finaL dEbaTe tHat PrESideNt BaraCk Obama's AdminIStration wanted TO launch the iniTIaTIVe TO "looK toUgh" before ElEctiON Day.

the IRAqI arMY and a u.S.-led CoALiTIon began the long-awaiTeD battlE for MOsul last week. MOre than 4,800 U.S. tROOPs are in IRaq aND tHEre are more than 100 u.S. speCial operatIOns forceS operAting witH Iraqi uniTS.

of Trump's ComMenTs, KAinE SAyS, "how dense do yoU HAve tO bE to say sOmeThing liKe tHat?"

truMp hAs More broadLy criticIzEd ThE oFfeNsive AS a disastEr. hilLaRy CLintoN Said toDay he Is "baSiCaLLy dEclarinG DeFEAt beFoRe The bAttLe Has evEn stARteD."

Both KaIne and TruMp aRE camPaIgNing todAy in Florida.

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4:47 p.m.

a fOrmer State deParTment iNFOrmation Technology official has reFUsed to aNswEr queStioNs from a coNseRvativE leGAl grouP as parT of a cIvIl lAWSuit oVER HIllArY Clinton's eMAIls.

john BEnTel oN Monday Invoked his Fifth AmeNDmeNt right againsT seLf-inCRImInaTIoN In rEsPOnsE TO 90 questions posed By lawyers fRoM juDicial WatcH. a feDeRal judgE in AuguSt ordERed the STate DeparTment's retIrEd diRECtoR of InformaTion ResoUrce ManagEMent tO Be DeposEd bY the grOuP, whIch haS filed NUmeRous lAwsuitS tArgetiNg the deMocratic Presidential nominee.

BentEl was gRanteD liMited immuNitY FroM criminal ProsEcution as pArt Of tHe FBI'S noW-CloseD invEStIgaTIon inTo whETher
 the release of the 2005 r ecording i n whi chTru mp  mad e vu lgar commentsa bout  women.

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Hill ar y  Cli n to n say s in as ta t e men tth atsh e 's  "app all ed" tha t the Nati ona lGuard has or d er ed nearly10, 000 soldiers  to  repay  e nli s tment  bo nuses  a dec a de aft er signin gu p to s e rve inI r aq  and  Afghanistan.

Th e  D e mocratic presi dentia ln om i n eesay s it's una cc eptab l e to su b je c t the troops to fin ancial burd e nsbecaus eofw hat sh e cal ls "mi smanagement  fro m the Cal iforni a  Nation a l Guard " andthe  Pe ntag o n' s"ri gi d  bu r ea ucr a cy. "

The C al if ornia  Nat i o n a l Gu ard  say s ithas been tryi ngto i n for m sol iders  ofan  appe als pr ocess .The soldiers fa ce r eturningbon us esof  $15, 0 00 ormor e b ecauseof what the  g u a r dhas called "bad ac to r s "who misl ead so l di er s  with ou ts ize d bo n u ses.
Cli n to n says C ongres s  s ho uld pas slegisl at ion  "t o rig h t th is wro ng."

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5: 2 0 p.m.

Tim Ka i ne is critici z in g Do n aldTru mp's commen ts o n  the  Ira q imil i tary' s eff or t st o retake the city o fMosulfromthe Islamic S tate.

Kai n e is refer ring to Trump's remark s inthe finald ebate th at Pr esidentBarack Ob a m a's admi nis tra tio n w a n te d to launch t h e  ini ti ative t o " look to ugh " b efo reEl ection Da y.

TheIr aq iar myand a U.S.-led  c oal it ion  bega n  the l ong-a wait ed  b a ttl e for M o su l last  w ee k. M ore  t han 4 ,800 U.S . troop s are inIra q  and  t he re aremore than 100  U .S. specia lope ration s forces o perating with Iraqi uni t s.

OfTru mp'scomm ents, Kai nesays,"ho w  dense  do yo u hav etob e  to s a y  s ome th ing like t h a t?" 

Tru mp  has  more b roadly criticizedt heoffensive asa d isas t e r.  Hi l la r y C li n ton s aid today he is  "basicall yd ec laring def e atbe fore th e battl e has even st arted."
Both Kain eandT r ump  are campa igning t oday in F l orida . 
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4:4 7 p.m. 
A f ormer  State Dep artme nt inf or mation  tech no logy off icial has refused to an swer q uesti ons  from a c ons e rva tive lega l gr oup as par t o f a  civi l l a wsuit  ove r  H ill a ry Cl into n 's emails . 
Joh n Be ntel on Mon d a y  in voked  hi s  Fifth  Ame ndment right agai n st self-incrim inat i o n i n r e spon se  to 90 questio nspo s e d by law ye rs from Jud icial Wa tc h . A f ederal  judge  in Aug u s to rdered  the  St ate Depar tme nt ' s retir ed  d i rector  ofIn format ion Re s ourc e Management to be  depo s e d byt hegroup ,which h a s fi led numero us lawsuits  targe ting  theDemocra ti c pres ide nt ial nomine e .

Bentel  wasgranted  l imit edimmuni ty f r o m cri mina lpro secutiona s  p a rt  o f  th e FB I's n ow -clo sed inves t igationint o  whethe r
 the_release of_the 2005 recording in_which Trump_made_vulgar comments_about_women.

___7:17 p.m.

Hillary Clinton_says in a_statement that she's "appalled"_that the National_Guard_has ordered nearly 10,000 soldiers to repay enlistment bonuses a decade after signing up_to_serve in_Iraq_and_Afghanistan.

The Democratic presidential nominee says_it's unacceptable to subject the_troops to_financial burdens because of what she calls "mismanagement_from_the California National_Guard" and the Pentagon's "rigid bureaucracy."

The California National Guard_says it has been trying to_inform soliders of_an_appeals_process. The soldiers face_returning bonuses of $15,000 or more_because of what the guard has_called "bad actors" who mislead soldiers with_outsized bonuses.

Clinton says Congress should pass_legislation "to right this wrong."

___

5:20_p.m.

Tim Kaine_is criticizing Donald Trump's comments_on the Iraqi_military's efforts_to retake the_city of Mosul from the Islamic_State.

Kaine is referring_to Trump's remarks in the final_debate_that President Barack_Obama's_administration_wanted to_launch the initiative_to_"look tough"_before_Election Day.

The Iraqi army and a_U.S.-led_coalition began the long-awaited battle for Mosul_last week. More than_4,800_U.S. troops are in_Iraq and there are more_than 100 U.S. special operations forces_operating with_Iraqi units.

Of_Trump's comments, Kaine says, "how dense do you have to be_to say something like that?"

Trump has_more broadly criticized the_offensive as_a_disaster. Hillary Clinton_said_today he_is "basically declaring defeat before the battle_has even_started."

Both Kaine and Trump are campaigning_today in Florida.

___

4:47 p.m.

A_former_State Department information technology official has_refused to answer questions from a_conservative legal group as part_of_a_civil lawsuit over Hillary Clinton's_emails.

John Bentel on Monday invoked his_Fifth Amendment right_against self-incrimination in response to 90 questions_posed_by lawyers from Judicial Watch. A_federal_judge in August ordered the State_Department's_retired_director of Information Resource Management_to be deposed by the group,_which has filed numerous lawsuits targeting the Democratic presidential_nominee.

Bentel was granted_limited immunity from criminal prosecution_as_part_of the FBI's now-closed investigation into whether