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By MAGGIE HABERMAN

Hillary Rodham Clinton ac-knowledged on Tuesday that heruse of a private email serverwhile she was secretary of statewas a “mistake,” and apologizeddirectly for it, uttering words thatmany of her allies had waited tohear from her in hopes that shecan quell a controversy that hasdogged her presidential candida-cy for months.

“That was a mistake. I’m sorryabout that. I take responsibility,”Mrs. Clinton said in an interviewwith David Muir of ABC Newsbroadcast Tuesday night. “AndI’m trying to be as transparent asI possibly can.”

Asked by Mr. Muir about a re-cent poll in which respondentsused words like “liar” and “un-trustworthy” to describe her,Mrs. Clinton conceded that shestill had work to do: “Obviously,David, I don’t like hearing that,”she said. “I am confident by theend of this campaign, people willknow they can trust me, and that

I will be on their side and I willfight for them and their families.But I do think I could have andshould have done a better job an-swering questions earlier. I reallydidn’t, perhaps, appreciate theneed to do that.”

When asked if she had eversecond-guessed her decision to

make anotherrun at the WhiteHouse, Mrs.Clinton began tochoke up, admit-ting that shehad, at times,before invokingher mother’s ad-monitions to“fight for what

you believe in, no matter howhard it is.”

“I think about her a lot. I missher a lot. I wish she were herewith me,” Mrs. Clinton said of hermother, who died in 2011. But sheadded: “I don’t want to just fight

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By KATE ZERNIKE and JAD MOUAWAD

The chief executive and twosenior officials of United Airlinesresigned on Tuesday amid a fed-eral investigation into whetherthe airline had traded favors withthe chairman of the Port Author-ity of New York and New Jersey.

The United States attorney forNew Jersey has been investigat-ing whether United, the nation’sthird-largest airline, agreed to re-instate money-losing flights tothe airport nearest the weekendhome of the authority’s chair-man, David Samson, in return forimprovements the airline wantedat Newark Liberty InternationalAirport, where it is the biggestcarrier.

The resigning chief executive,Jeff Smisek, is the former chiefexecutive of Continental Airlinesand prevailed in his bid to leadUnited after the two airlinesmerged in 2010. But United’s per-formance since the merger haslagged rivals’ and angered pas-sengers, as it suffered from de-lays, a breakdown of its reserva-tion system and other computerproblems.

United named Oscar Munoz aspresident and chief executive toreplace Mr. Smisek. He is a mem-ber of the United board who pre-viously ran the rail giant CSX.

Mr. Samson was appointed byGov. Chris Christie of New Jersey

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Iraqis on Tuesday in Passau, Germany. The White House is considering sheltering more Syrians in the United States. Page A10.

By TIM ARANGO

BAGHDAD — Having sold hiscar for $4,600, and then some ofhis wife’s jewelry, and havingloaded his smartphone with pho-tographs of his five children, allthat was left for Haider Abdellato do was say goodbye.

“From yesterday to today, weare crying,” he said.

His mother sat next to him onthe couch, sobbing. “He’s never

left me before, from when he wasa child until now,” she said. “Howcan I bear him leaving?”

Mr. Abdella, 42, a police officer,had never left Iraq — never evenseen the sea. But last week, hewas on a plane to Istanbul, andfrom there traveled to the coastalresort city of Izmir, Turkey. A daylater, he was on a smuggler’sboat to Greece, crying and pray-ing over the phone with his fam-ily left behind in Baghdad. By the

weekend, he told them, he waswell on his way to Germany.

Emboldened by the recentwave of news coverage showingtheir countrymen and fellow Ar-abs fleeing the war in Syria andreaching Europe, many Iraqissee a new opportunity to get out.

Their reasons for leaving vary.Some, like Mr. Abdella, who saidhe was threatened by militias,fear for their lives. Others aredisplaced from areas controlled

by Islamic State militants. Stillothers are lifelong residents ofBaghdad escaping harsh eco-nomic circumstances brought onby falling oil prices.

After years of violence and un-met promises for democracy by acorrupt political elite, Iraqis whoresisted leaving during previouscrises are now embarking on thecountry’s next great wave of emi-gration, an exodus that leaderswarn is further tearing at thecountry at a time when its unity,more than ever, is threatened bythe militants of the Islamic State.

“I’ve spent all of my life in Iraqin sadness,” said Khalil Hussein,a Baghdad resident whose rela-tives have set off for Europe. Hesaid he would join them soon, andto raise money, he has sold hiswife’s sewing machine, kitchenutensils and an air cooler. “Thereis no hope,” he said. “I just wantto get rid of Iraq.”

The migrant flight is a small

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By KATE TAYLOR

At Public School 298 in Brook-lyn, where the principal invitesparents to visit classrooms oncea month, typically fewer than 10percent of them will.

The New Millennium BusinessAcademy Middle School in theBronx spent much of the summertrying to track down the familiesof incoming sixth graders to in-vite them to an orientation. Justover half of the families turnedup, which the principal consid-ered a victory.

At DeWitt Clinton High School

in the Bronx, attendance at par-ent association meetings was sopaltry that the school began raf-fling off Thanksgiving turkeysand supermarket gift cards to en-tice people to come.

With the second full schoolyear of his administration begin-ning on Wednesday, Mayor Billde Blasio is already under pres-sure to show improvement atthese schools, which are among62 low-performing schools target-ed by the state for possible take-over. One of the keys to trans-forming them, his administrationbelieves, is to get parents to show

up more by turning schools intoone-stop community centers of-fering services like medical anddental clinics, adult courses andcounseling.

It is a marked contrast to theBloomberg administration, whichwas more focused on trying toidentify weak teachers, princi-pals and even whole schools andthen replacing them.

The de Blasio administrationbelieves so strongly in its own ap-proach that it spent a million dol-lars in recent months to train par-ents in organizing techniques and

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BACK TO CLASS A look at past first days at New York schools, such as P.S. 51 in 1975. Page A28.

A Push to Involve Parents at Struggling Schools

By MONICA DAVEY

CHICAGO — It was supposedto be a run-of-the-mill town hallmeeting, standard fare for a citycontemplating a new budgetyear.

But as Mayor Rahm Emanuelof Chicago and his top deputiespresided over a gathering lastweek in a majestic hall not farfrom Lake Michigan, the crowdgrew testy. A group demandingthat the city reopen a public highschool, including some who hadbeen on a hunger strike over theissue, began chanting “Rightnow! Right now!” and swarmedthe stage.

Mr. Emanuel, looking startled,was hurried off by his securityteam and taken out of sight. Withthat, the meeting was over.

The mayor, a veteran of Demo-cratic politics here and in Wash-ington, was forced into a runoffthis year as he sought re-election,

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Emanuel Keeps

Facing Battles

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By PAUL MOZURand JANE PERLEZ

HONG KONG — As PresidentXi Jinping of China prepares forhis first state visit to the UnitedStates this month, Washingtonhas warned that it could hit Chi-nese companies with sanctionsover digital attacks for trade se-crets. Beijing is now pushingback in an unorthodox way: byorganizing a technology forum todemonstrate its own sway overthe American tech industry.

The meeting, which is set totake place Sept. 23 in Seattle, isplanned to feature China’s In-ternet czar, Lu Wei, the overseerof China’s restrictions on foreigntechnology companies.

A number of Chinese tech ex-ecutives, including Robin Li ofBaidu and Jack Ma of Alibaba,along with executives from topAmerican tech companies includ-ing Apple, Facebook, IBM, Goo-gle and Uber, have been invited,according to people familiar withthe plan who spoke on the condi-tion of anonymity because theywere not authorized to speakabout the meeting.

Some invitees, including Ap-ple’s chief, Timothy D. Cook, planto attend, according to one per-son. The forum is being co-hostedby Microsoft, said another per-son with knowledge of the matter.

The meeting is rankling theObama administration by veer-ing off the script agreed to for Mr.Xi’s carefully stage-managed vis-it, two American officials said.There are also concerns themeeting could undercut Presi-dent Obama’s stern line on Chinaby portraying its leadership asconstructively engaging Ameri-can companies about doing busi-ness in China, even as the admin-istration suggests Americancompanies are hurt by anticom-petitive Chinese practices.

For many American tech com-panies, the invitation is hard to

China FlexesTech Muscles

Before a Visit

White House Rankled

by Xi’sPower Play

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The giant chip maker is dropping itslongtime support of the prestigious Sci-ence Talent Search, a competition forAmerican high school students. PAGE B1

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Intel Leaves Science Contest

The Met chose Andrew Bolton, below, tosucceed the retiring Harold Koda as topcurator at its Costume Institute. PAGE C1

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Despite losing the second set in a hurry,Serena Williams, left, defeated her sis-ter Venus in a United States Open quar-terfinal, leaving her two victories from acalendar-year Grand Slam. PAGE B14

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Serena Beats Venus

After the shooting of a Cuomo adminis-tration lawyer, debate has arisen overwhether the festivities surrounding theWest Indian American Day Paradeshould be held up for blame. PAGE A26

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Questions About a Celebration

Dick Cheney and Hillary Rodham Clin-ton offer contrasting takes on policy onIran and the nuclear deal, reflectingboth their different ideologies and whatthey hope to achieve. PAGE A12

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Competing Histories on IranA special edition on the most eagerlyawaited restaurants, bars and marketsas a new dining season opens.

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The Restaurant Preview

Kim Davis was released from jail butwould not say whether she would con-tinue to try to block marriage licenses togay couples. PAGE A20

Kentucky Clerk Is Freed

ABOUT NEW YORK The airline res-ignations involve another hard-to-believe scheme. PAGE A26

SUDDEN FALL Jeff Smisek had anuneven tenure at United. PAGE A29

In the first episode of “The Late ShowWith Stephen Colbert,” the arch sense ofhumor that Mr. Colbert cultivated on hisComedy Central political satire serieswas very much in evidence. PAGE A21

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Colbert Stays in Character

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