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Clarification: Election Hacking story

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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2015 file photo, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco speaks at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif. Monaco said Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, that it would be very hard for someone to hack into America\'s voting systems in a way that could alter an election outcome. Monaco, speaking at an event commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Justice Department\'s national security division, said election systems by and large are not hooked up to the Internet and are diffusely operated by state and local governments. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

WASHINGTON – In a story Sept. 14, The Associated Press reported Michael Chertoff was the Homeland Security secretary under George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Chertoff served under Bush and resigned one day after Obama was inaugurated.

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