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asking Obama to pardon Snowden</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p dir="ltr"><span>The American Civil Liberties and Amnesty International, two of the largest human rights organizations in the US, are calling on President Barack Obama to pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20160913060451oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/hillary-clinton-says-she-s-feeling-better-after-pneumonia-diagnosis-a7239671.html" data-tb-region-item="4-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/13/02/gettyimages-602404958.jpg"> <a href="/web/20160913060451/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/hillary-clinton-says-she-s-feeling-better-after-pneumonia-diagnosis-a7239671.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20160913060451/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/hillary-clinton-says-she-s-feeling-better-after-pneumonia-diagnosis-a7239671.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Hillary Clinton says she’s feeling better after pneumonia diagnosis</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p dir="ltr"><span>Calling into CNN on Monday night, Hillary Clinton says that she’s feeling better after a pneumonia diagnosis that left her momentarily sidelined from the campaign trail.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-3"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1" 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Clinton's health - a timeline</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Democratic presidental candidate's health has been under scrutiny since she was admitted to hospital with a blood clot in 2012</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20160913060451oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-pneumonia-health-latest-today-campaign-a7239066.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/12/15/ap-16255490864313.jpg"> <a href="/web/20160913060451/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hillary-clinton-pneumonia-health-latest-today-campaign-a7239066.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span 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