Campaigning in New Hampshire, Democratic president candidate Hillary Clinton revived an old tale about trying to join the Marines in 1975 but was turned down. The former anti-war activist's story is full of holes and the Washington Post gives it "two Pinocchio's" - a polite way of saying she lied.



And then there were three. With two contenders having dropped out of the race, the second officially sanctioned Democratic presidential debate features front-runner Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernard Sanders and Martin O'Malley. It will be a two-hour snooze-fest that may make viewers yearn for the return of former Sen. Jim Webb and former Gov. Lincoln Chafee, D-R.I.

The scandal-ridden Veterans Affairs department continues to give candidates for president reasons to call for drastic reforms or even abolishing the agency. The House Veterans Committee reports the VA paid out $143 million in performance bonuses to employees in 2014, including several who were accused of mismanagement or under investigation.