But after the Hicks testimony, the idea that the American political system should move on from the murder of a U.S. ambassador in a distant land doesn't sit right.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Let Benghazi's Chips Fall

When eventually the floes began to break up in April 1916, Shackleton loaded his men into three small lifeboats and struck out for Elephant Island, an uninhabited speck of land some 100 miles distant.

ECONOMIST: Antarctic exploration

Many poor people who live in or near forests may actually welcome the opportunity to farm on deforested land and bureaucrats in distant capitals may think that unsustainable and low-revenue-yielding forest operations are politically preferable to what they perceive as expensive alternatives.

ECONOMIST: Conflict of opinion

Tower closures would not necessarily result in airport closures, because some aircraft can land without ATC help, and those that need controller help can communicate with more distant FAA facilities.

CNN: Airport towers get temporary reprieve

Tower closures would not necessarily result in airport closures, because some aircraft can land without air traffic control help, and those that need controller help can communicate with more distant FAA facilities.

CNN: Airports can make case to keep their control towers open