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The Cat in the Hat, the book about a mischievous, irrepressible soul who always seemed kind of ageless, is 50 years old. At the time of its debut in 1957, the Cat was an instant success. The Dr. Seuss classic is still captivating to children and the adults who read to them.

The state's 14 Democratic senators fled in an attempt to stall a vote on the Republican governor's plan to end collective bargaining rights for public workers. One of the lawmakers said they were prepared to be away for weeks. Demonstrators camped out at the Capitol called the tactic "brilliant."

In 1994, Congress passed the most significant crime-fighting legislation in a generation. Now, policymakers are dialing back Clinton's tough-on-crime policies.

One of the highest-profile political matchups of the season is playing out in Virginia, where former governors with powerful friends and big-money backing are battling for an open U.S. Senate seat. The dead-heat matchup pits Democrat Tim Kaine, 54, against Republican George Allen, 60.

A Navy SEAL from Massachusetts is among the 30 Americans who died Saturday when insurgents shot down their helicopter after a battle in Afghanistan. Kevin Houston was one of 22 members from the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 on board. Some of Houston's classmates gathered over the weekend to remember their friend.

In November, the average rate slipped to a 40-year low of 4.17 percent. Today, it's just over 5 percent, and concerns are growing that rates will keep rising — enough to scare away potential buyers. It's at least enough to make those buyers rethink the advantages of homeownership.

The U.S. is already spending hundreds of billions of dollars in Afghanistan and Iraq. How much is Libya costing? The bill for enforcing the no-fly zone has yet to be tallied. It will include many Tomahawk cruise missiles and the F-15 fighter jet that went down.

The Pentagon and its growing budget is on the supercommittee's radar as it looks to reduce the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion. At half the federal government's budget, it's not hard to see why, so which cuts might bleed the least?

After six years in the pet-cloning business, Genetic Savings and Clone is closing its doors. Despite research and spending millions, the company had only minor success. It cloned a few cats, but was never able to replicate a dog. Nell Boyce reports.

Robert J. Vlasic died at his home earlier this month at age 96. The businessman helped grow Vlasic into America's number-one pickle by not taking himself, or the company, too seriously.