New batch of Hillary Clinton's emails released

Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Alexandria, Va.
Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Alexandria, Va.

WASHINGTON — A new batch of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails released Friday presented a glimpse into the breadth of her personal network — a Rolodex of celebrities, CEOs, political advisers and politicians that she's now tapping for her presidential campaign.

Clinton and her team balanced requests from a long list of names, including the pop star Lady Gaga, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Jimmy Carter.

While Clinton's private email address was unknown to much of official Washington, at least one Hollywood celebrity wrote to her there. Actor Ben Affleck, a longtime Clinton supporter, urged her in April 2012 to review a draft of a report about security problems in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Hours later, Clinton emailed an aide, "I'd like to respond to Ben Affleck." A day later, she reminded an aide that she was still waiting for the aide to draft a reply: "I haven't yet received a draft and would like to respond today."

The response to Affleck was censored in the email released Friday by the State Department, because it was a draft version.

Read Saturday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.

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