Feinstein: Clinton needs to explain

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called Sunday on Hillary Clinton to “step up and come out” to explain in more detail why she used a personal e-mail account to conduct government business during her time as secretary of state.

The comments, coming from the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, are some of the most forceful that Clinton has faced from a prominent member of her party since questions about her e-mail use flared up last week.

“What I would like is for her to come forward and say just what the situation is because she is the pre-eminent political figure right now,” Feinstein said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Feinstein did not accuse Clinton of any wrongdoing, but she suggested that Clinton “needs to step up and come out and state exactly what the situation is.”

She added: “I think from this point on the silence is going to hurt her.”

Stowaway Chihuahua in dog house

NEW YORK – This Chihuahua could be headed to the dog house. Transportation Security Administration officers say a woman’s 7-year-old Chihuahua sneaked into her suitcase and triggered a luggage screening alert at New York’s LaGuardia Airport last week.

TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the black, hard-sided suitcase was in a checked-baggage area Tuesday when an unknown-contents alarm indicated an officer should inspect the case.

Those unknown contents proved to be her beige-and-tan Chihuahua.

TSA says the owner had no idea that her little dog had crawled in and curled up while she was packing for a flight to Los Angeles.

The woman’s husband came to the airport and took the dog home.

Washington Post, Associated Press