Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has blamed FBI director James Comey (not shown) for her loss in the US presidential race, claiming that re-opening the investigation into her email use broke the momentum towards victory. Jim Watson / AFP
Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has blamed FBI director James Comey (not shown) for her loss in the US presidential race, claiming that re-opening the investigation into her emailShow more

Clinton blames FBI director Comey for loss



WASHINGTON // Hillary Clinton has blamed FBI director James Comey for her loss in the US presidential race, claiming that re-opening the investigation into her email use broke the momentum towards victory.

Mrs Clinton told fundraisers and donors on Saturday that Mr Comey’s two letters to congress on the investigation had tilted crucial states towards Republican Donald Trump.

“There are lots of reasons why an election like this is not successful,” Democrat Mrs Clinton told her national finance committee.

“But our analysis is that Jim Comey’s letter raising doubts that were groundless [and] baseless – and proven to be – stopped our momentum.”

On October 28 – less than two weeks before election day – Mr Comey told congress the FBI was looking once more into Mrs Clinton’s controversial email practices as secretary of state after more messages were uncovered.

His second letter, on November 6, two days before the election, stated that the FBI’s review of the new emails had uncovered no wrongdoing, and that the bureau had not changed its July recommendation not to charge Mrs Clinton.

While the first letter reopened wounds and reminded voters of the controversy, the second letter, according to Mrs Clinton, had the perverse effect of energising rival Mr Trump’s base.

The letters came as Mrs Clinton was building momentum following strong performances at all three presidential debates, and after the release of a damaging recording of Mr Trump boasting about groping women.

“After the third debate we felt so good about where we were,” Mrs Clinton said. The campaign analysis “showed that we were up in all but two of the battleground states, where we were tied or one point behind. In Arizona we were even. We felt real wind at our back”.

But she said the FBI’s last-minute role was too much to “overcome”..

In July, Mr Comey said that the FBI would not recommend criminal charges against Mrs Clinton for handling classified documents and sensitive information on a private email account.

Mr Comey, however, criticised the practice as “extremely careless”.

The FBI chief was criticised for effectively reopening the Clinton investigation so close to the November 8 vote, without knowing whether the new emails were relevant.

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Navdeep Suri, India's Ambassador to the UAE

There has been a longstanding need from the Indian community to have a religious premises where they can practise their beliefs. Currently there is a very, very small temple in Bur Dubai and the community has outgrown this. So this will be a major temple and open to all denominations and a place should reflect India’s diversity.

It fits so well into the UAE’s own commitment to tolerance and pluralism and coming in the year of tolerance gives it that extra dimension.

What we will see on April 20 is the foundation ceremony and we expect a pretty broad cross section of the Indian community to be present, both from the UAE and abroad. The Hindu group that is building the temple will have their holiest leader attending – and we expect very senior representation from the leadership of the UAE.

When the designs were taken to the leadership, there were two clear options. There was a New Jersey model with a rectangular structure with the temple recessed inside so it was not too visible from the outside and another was the Neasden temple in London with the spires in its classical shape. And they said: look we said we wanted a temple so it should look like a temple. So this should be a classical style temple in all its glory.

It is beautifully located - 30 minutes outside of Abu Dhabi and barely 45 minutes to Dubai so it serves the needs of both communities.

This is going to be the big temple where I expect people to come from across the country at major festivals and occasions.

It is hugely important – it will take a couple of years to complete given the scale. It is going to be remarkable and will contribute something not just to the landscape in terms of visual architecture but also to the ethos. Here will be a real representation of UAE’s pluralism.

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Company: Bidzi

● Started: 2024

● Founders: Akshay Dosaj and Asif Rashid

● Based: Dubai, UAE

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● No of employees: Nine

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Keep it fun and engaging

Stuart Ritchie, director of wealth advice at AES International, says children cannot learn something overnight, so it helps to have a fun routine that keeps them engaged and interested.

“I explain to my daughter that the money I draw from an ATM or the money on my bank card doesn’t just magically appear – it’s money I have earned from my job. I show her how this works by giving her little chores around the house so she can earn pocket money,” says Mr Ritchie.

His daughter is allowed to spend half of her pocket money, while the other half goes into a bank account. When this money hits a certain milestone, Mr Ritchie rewards his daughter with a small lump sum.

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Founder/CEO: Othman Al Mandhari

Based: Muscat, Oman

Sector: Additive manufacturing, 3D printing technologies

Size: 15 full-time employees

Stage: Seed stage and seeking Series A round of financing 

Investors: Oman Technology Fund from 2017 to 2019, exited through an agreement with a new investor to secure new funding that it under negotiation right now. 

How to vote in the UAE

1) Download your ballot https://www.fvap.gov/

2) Take it to the US Embassy

3) Deadline is October 15

4) The embassy will ensure all ballots reach the US in time for the November 3 poll

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Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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