Briefing

'I want to look out one more time. I'm not going to see this again.'

1. PRESIDENT OBAMA, at his second Inauguration, pausing to savor the view of the crowd before leaving the stage

'The fact is we had four dead Americans. Was it because of a protest? Or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference, at this point, does it make?'

2. HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State, testifying before a congressional committee on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya

'I've never met Manti...

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