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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama delusional on Iran

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on the imposition of Common Core on U.S. schools by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

PAT ROBERTS: Ending Washington’s mandate on Common Core

By Pat Roberts

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff watches as Vice President Joe Biden puts his glass on a table after a toast during a luncheon in her honor, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

2 years after spying flap, U.S., Brazil seek to turn the page

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Obama insisted again Tuesday that he was not wedded to an agreement at any cost and threatened outright to "walk away" if Iran reneges on the parameters of an April interim agreement in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the so-called P5+1 negotiating group that also comprises Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany. (Associated Press)

Obama threatens to ‘walk away’ from Iran nuclear deal as deadline passes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama defies federal judge, fails to rescind wrongly issued amnesties

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry sits between Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz (left) and IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano during a meeting in Vienna, Austria. (Associated Press)

Iran talks face deadline, White House defends stance

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on connections between Rolling Stone's reporter and the Departmwent of Education in the UVA "rape" case by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MARK DAVIS: The Education Department’s Rolling Stone reckoning

By Mark W. Davis

TAMMY BRUCE: Hillary Clinton’s campaign going nowhere

By Tammy Bruce

Illustration on Iran's "North Korean strategy" for developing nuclear weapons by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ED ROYCE: Iran is North Korea, all over again

By Ed Royce

Syrian President Bashar Assad visits troops on the front line in Damascus. Officials said several jihadi factions, including the ruthless Islamic State, are gaining ground quickly against the regime's fighters in several parts of the nation. (Associated Press)

Russian, Iranian loyalty to Bashar Assad tested as Syria approaches ‘tipping point’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama's proposal aims to narrow a loophole that the president has long said is exploited by some employers to avoid paying overtime. (Associated Press)

Obama plan would extend overtime pay eligibility to 5 million more workers

By Christopher S. Rugaber and Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping waits to welcome French Prime Minister Manuel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Fred Dufour, Pool) ** FILE **

China celebrates Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank charter signing with U.S. allies

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Lauretta Geddis, of Charelston, S.C., rear right, embraces Brenda T. Williams, of North Charelston, while waiting on line to enter Sen. Clementa Pinckney's funeral service, Friday, June 26, 2015, in Charleston. President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at Pinckney's funeral Friday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

More funerals held in Charleston for slain members of black church

By Meg Kinnard and Jeffrey Collins and Jonathan Drew - Associated Press

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (FILE) ** FILE **

Abdul Rahman Shalabi, ex-Osama bin Laden bodyguard, to be released from Gitmo for Saudi rehab

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Maricopa County Sheriff's Cold Case Posse Lead Investigator Mike Zullo announces Tuesday, July 17, 2012, in Phoenix that President Obama's birth certificate, as presented by the White House in April 2011, is a forgery based on an investigation by the Sheriff's office. (AP Photo/Matt York)

L. TODD WOOD: Can I see that birth certificate again, please?

By L. Todd Wood

Ben Carson is among seven presidential hopefuls at the Western Conservative Summit in Colorado.

Inside the Beltway: GOP presidential hopefuls in Colorado for summit - and a marijuana policy grade

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EDITORIAL: Peace, wouldn’t it be wonderful?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Golden Hammer

Marijuana addiction drug research gets $3 million grant as Obama encourages legalization

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Samereh Alinejad, blindfolded and ready to be hanged, was slapped by the mother of the man he was convicted of murdering then pardoned by the victim's family. Iran executes hundreds of prisoners annually through an opaque legal system that human rights groups say also puts scores of political prisoners behind bars. (Associated Press)

Iran record of human rights appalls international community

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times