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** FILE ** Sen. Kay R. Hagan, North Carolina Democrat, is pictured after taking part in a re-enactment of the ceremonial Senate swearing-in on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Female Democratic senators circulate secret letter: Run, Hillary, run

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** A worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif., on May 9, 2013. (Associated Press)

Wal-Mart on food-stamp looting spree: ‘We made the right choice’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** An "Occupy Wall Street" protester in Zuccotti Park in New York, Oct. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)

Occupy Wall Street group to release debit card ‘for the 99%’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Forest Park, Ill. The crash happened when a westbound train stopped at the CTA Blue Line Harlem station, and was struck by an eastbound train on the same track. The CTA is investigating the cause of the crash, including why the trains were on the same track. A CTA official said 33 people suffered non-life threatening injuries. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Chicago trains crash during rush hour; empty train possibly ‘deliberately set in motion’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the 20th anniversary of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, Monday, April 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Bill Clinton: GOP is ‘begging for America to fail’ regarding health care

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Hillary’s roots give her away

By Wesley Pruden

Miley Cyrus performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Twerk-shaming: Mom forces daughter to hold sign after dancing provocatively

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Shellie Zimmerman pleads guilty at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Fla. on Aug. 28, 2013, to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband's arrest. She was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service. (Associated Press/Orlando Sentinel)

George Zimmerman’s wife files for divorce: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

"We should be choosing peace — not a new conflict," says former Rep. Ron Paul on his "Stay Out of Syria" petition. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The mounting din of Syria talk

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Texas nurse suspected of killing up to 46 kids to be freed from jail

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** No one was seriously hurt in the Taliban's Sept. 13, 2011, attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul, but a State Department inspector general's report cited "unnecessary risk to staff" because of a lack of resources. (Associated Press)

U.S. embassies in Muslim countries to close amid ‘specific threat’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin strips off his shirt while fishing in the Siberian mountains in 2007. (Associated Press)

Gay athletes could be prosecuted at 2014 Winter Olympics: Russian lawmaker

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** George Zimmerman wipes his face after arriving in the courtroom for his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., on July 12, 2013. (Associated Press/Orlando Sentinel)

Only minority Zimmerman Juror B29 speaks out: He ‘got away with murder’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

George Zimmerman leaves Seminole Circuit Court with his family on Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Sanford, Fla., after a jury found him not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)

George Zimmerman emerges to help rescue family of four from car crash: police

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

ABC News’ Kate O’Brian named president of Al Jazeera America

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Food Network star Paula Deen (Associated Press)

All aboard the Paula Deen cruise! Ships set to sail in 2014

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

N.J. school board bans hearing-impaired girl from using sign language

The Washington Times

** FILE ** This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made rockets, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (Associated Press)

HARPER: Media overlook key player in Middle East crisis

By Christopher Harper

Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, left, leaves the lottery office escorted by her son, Scott Mackenzie, after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Officials say she is the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history. (Associated Press)

‘That’s the lady that’s going to win’: Mother recounts letting $590m Powerball winner cut in line

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times