And staying in Washington, U.S. Democrat Hillary Clinton has directly responded to allegations that she inappropriately used her personal email for work... when she served as Secretary of State. Clinton has been under heavy fire for this latest scandal. How did she mount her defense? Clinton broke her silence on Wednesday over this growing controversy, saying she wanted the U.S. State Department to swiftly release the messages in question. Her statement was aimed at cooling a political firestorm... that she allegedly avoided using government email accounts during her term as America′s top diplomat from 2009 to 2013. It comes after Republicans scrutinized Clinton′s actions and communications surrounding the 2012 Benghazi attack,... when Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others were killed during an assault on the U.S. consulate. The State Department has defended Clinton, saying that at the time... using a personal email account for official business was not prohibited as long as it was preserved. The controversy has suddenly put Clinton into trouble just as she is planning to launch a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.