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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

 
Wouldn't you like to play with this kindle of kittens?

50 collective nouns to bolster your vocabulary

A group of ferrets is a business and a gathering of jellyfish is a smack

 
This Ohio native is all bundled up while waiting in line for a tour of the White House on Jan. 22.

The deep freeze: 9 photos of Americans who are really, really cold

Brrr!

 
U.S. Marines, including Lance Corporal Kristi Baker (left) and Hospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley (right), listen to a briefing before heading out on patrol.

U.S. removes ban on women in combat

The groundbreaking policy change opens up hundreds of thousands of new roles for female military personnel

 
House Speaker John Boehner and his fellow Republicans have given the Treasury permission to effectively ignore the debt ceiling until May 18.

The House suspends the debt limit: Are Republicans in the driver's seat?

The battle over the budget deficit now moves to more favorable turf for the GOP

 
After setting off a full-body scanner and refusing a pat-down, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was detained by one of his nemeses: The TSA.

WATCH: Rand Paul says Hillary Clinton should have been fired over Benghazi

The senator from Kentucky compares the Benghazi attack to 9/11

 
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

 
If Joe Biden were elected the nation's 45th president, he'd be 74 years old when he assumed office.

4 reasons Joe Biden won't be elected president in 2016

The vice president has left some observers convinced he's gearing up for another White House bid. Not everyone likes his chances, though

 
Who could forget "Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran"?

'Waterboard Kerry' and 5 other examples of John McCain's peculiar sense of humor

The straight-talking politician is not always one for political correctness — which has sometimes landed him in hot water

 
Welcome to the gun-control show.

America's gun-control debate: The dueling protest signs

Across the country, gun-control advocates and opponents are making no secret of their often-passionate opinions

 
Apparently, the more you pay, the worse their GPA.

When parents pay for college, could kids' grades suffer?

Researchers believe that students who get endless checks from mom and dad may not take their education as seriously as those who foot the bill themselves

 
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

 
A habitual thief may not be able to stop because he's hooked on the "grift."

10 sneaky pieces of thief slang

The true origin stories of grift, busk, smart aleck, and more criminal terms

 
Lone Star College shooting 

WATCH LIVE: Coverage of the shooting at Lone Star College in Houston

Get the latest updates via a CBS live feed

 
"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

 
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