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The Obama Administration : The List
Hillary Clinton will leave her job at the State Department with sky-high approval ratings, despite repeated GOP critiques over Benghazi.

Why Benghazi didn't bring down Hillary Clinton

Republicans accuse her of negligence and worse in connection with the deadly attack in Libya. 4 theories on why the critiques just won't stick

 
The Obama Administration : Best Video
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

WATCH: Hillary Clinton lights up Republican senator at Benghazi hearing

The secretary of state gives Ron Johnson of Wisconsin the hair-dryer treatment

 
Barack Obama : Opinion Brief
Obama delivers his second inaugural address on Jan. 21 — and boy did it ruffle some feathers.

Does President Obama rely on straw men to attack the GOP?

Echoing a common complaint from the Right, Paul Ryan accuses Obama of building up flimsy GOP arguments just to knock them down

 
Barack Obama : U.S. Opinion
"Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life."

President Obama's inaugural speech: A humanistic view of the Constitution

Obama subtly argues that the founding documents shouldn't obstruct progress

 
Barack Obama : The List
President Obama dances with his lady in red at the Commander-in-Chief Ball.

Obama's Inauguration Day: The 7 best moments and memes

There was plenty of pomp and gravitas during the celebration of President Obama's second inauguration. These other things happened, too

 
Barack Obama : U.S. Opinion
Ronald Reagan at his first inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981, and President Obama at his second on Jan. 21, 2013.

The second inaugural: Is Obama the liberal Reagan?

The president begins his second term with an unabashed paean to progressive values

 
The Obama Administration : Best Video
President Obama arrives at the ceremonial swearing in at the Capitol on Jan. 21.

WATCH LIVE: Obama's inauguration

Tune in as the president is ceremonially sworn in for a second term

 
Barack Obama : U.S. Opinion
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The latest tweets about Obama's inauguration

Real-time, unfiltered commentary from around the world

 
The Obama Administration : By the numbers
President Obama approaches the podium for his first prime time news conference on Nov. 9, 2009.

Obama's tumultuous first term: By the numbers

Democrats and Republicans vehemently disagree over just about everything concerning President Obama. These figures might explain why

 
The Obama Administration : Wit
Oh, Joe.

The 6 best Onion parodies of Joe Biden

The gaffe-prone veep has long been the butt of The Onion's jokes. Here's a look at some of the satirical newspaper's best work

 
Barack Obama : Photos
Older, but happier?

Then and now: Obama's 2009 portrait vs. Obama's 2013 portrait

A bigger grin, but more grays...

 
Barack Obama : U.S. Opinion
Well, it was a nice try, anyway.

President Obama's second term: The end of bipartisanship

Obama spent much of his first term trying to bridge the ideological divide. Now he's taking a different tack

 
The Obama Administration : The List
President Obama waves after his inaugural address in 2009.

Obama's second inaugural speech: 6 things he should say

The second inaugural is rarely memorable, but President Obama can defy history on Jan. 21, and maybe even change it

 
Obama's Private Life : U.S. Opinion
President Obama: Loner-in-chief?

Is President Obama anti-social?

"I'm a pretty friendly guy," the president insists. "And I like a good party."

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt tapped Republican Frank Knox as his secretary of the navy.

Why Democratic presidents keep choosing Republicans as their defense chiefs

This is no quirk. Democrats have long been vulnerable on military matters

 
The Obama Administration : Wit
President Obama and Vice President Biden are not at all cracking wise about Jack Lew's ridiculous signature, but it'd be funny if they were.

The best jokes about Jack Lew's 'Lew-py' signature

The illegible handwriting of President Obama's pick for his next Treasury secretary has become an instant punchline

 
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