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The three secret Clinton emails contained information about tensions on the Sinai Peninsula, a visit by John Kerry to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden's death, and back-channel talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.

(Evan Vucci, Associated Press)

Here is today's number in the world of politics:

Today's number is 551. The State Department released 551 more emails from the personal server of Hillary Clinton on Saturday, reports The New York Times. Of those 551, 84 had some or all of their contents blocked out because they contained classified information, and three of those were classified "secret."

The three secret emails contained information about tensions on the Sinai Peninsula, a visit by John Kerry to Pakistan after Osama bin Laden's death, and back-channel talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. The State department has now classified 21 "secret" emails from about 33,000 that were sent by Clinton on a private server while she was Secretary of State from 2009-2013. Read more at The New York Times.

Clinton's emails have played an interesting role in the Democratic presidential race. Her opponent Bernie Sanders famously said at the first Democratic debate that he was tired of hearing about her "damn emails," CNN reports. However, last month Sanders said that the email controversy is a "very serious issue," even though he has refused to make it a focal point of his offense.

"There is a legal process taking place, I do not want to politicize that issue. It is not my style," says Sanders. Read more at CNN.