From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

New beginnings for the 113th Congress and for the outgoing Secretary of State.

I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The least productive Congress in history gives way to a new Congress today, just hours after the last session grappled with fiscal cliff legislation.

What's first up on the agenda this term, and who will wield power? What can this

Congress get done? Will relationships among Republican legislators continue to fracture? Later in the show,

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton steps down from her latest post with the highest approval

ratings of her lifetime, above 65%. What legacy does Clinton leave behind?

Is another run for the White House likely in 2016?

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I'm Sarah Terry, sitting in for Warren Oley, back with To the Point, from PRI.

The 113th Congress is sworn into office today.

Will it be back to broken, as usual, in recent years?

Or will new relationships emerge that offer promise of getting things done?

Will fiscal issues dominate the entire session? Later in the show,

Hillary Clinton steps down as Secretary of State. She's got one of the most impressive resumes in the

history of public service. We'll include another run for the White House in 2016. We'll start with the

new Congress. My guest is Ed O'Keekeef who covers congress for the washington post

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