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Cupid From a painting by L.G.B. Perrault

WESLEY PRUDEN: A job too big for Cupid

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Secretary John Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, at the Countering Violent Extremism Summit at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The White House is conveying a three-day summit to bring together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss steps the US and its partners can take to develop community-oriented approaches to counter extremist ideologies that radicalize, recruit and incite to violence. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama admin. pressured to ignore Egypt’s human rights abuses as Islamic State threat grows

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former Navy Seal sniper Scott Taylor's new book 'Trust Betrayed" arrives on Monday; he is now a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Inside the Beltway: Scott Taylor, former Navy SEAL sniper, slams Obama, Hillary Clinton in new book

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jeh Johnson: Focus on fighting ISIL, not ‘Islamic extremism’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Obamacare subsidy error forces thousands to re-file taxes

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, left, walks with U.S. Army Gen. John Campbell upon arrival at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Carter made his international debut Saturday with a visit to Afghanistan to see American troops and commanders, meet with Afghan leaders and assess whether U.S. withdrawal plans are too risky to Afghan security. (AP Photo/Jonathan Ernst, Pool)

Ash Carter: U.S. considering slowing exit from Afghanistan

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at a press conference in this Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Rudy Giuliani is right about Obama

By Judson Phillips

Illegal immigrants sit in a group after being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in McAllen, Texas. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DHS rushing amnesty contracts at ‘full-throttle pace’: source

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to reporters prior to his meeting with Pakistan's Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan during the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Summit, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. The White House is conveying a three-day summit to bring together local, federal, and international leaders to discuss steps the US and its partners can take to develop community-oriented approaches to counter extremist ideologies that radicalize, recruit and incite to violence. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

John Kerry: U.S. ready to walk away from Iran nuclear talks if ‘significant gaps’ don’t close soon

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National Governors Association Chairman, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, left, accompanied by Vice Chair, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, conduct the opening news conference of the National Governors Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Some Republican governors back Homeland Security showdown

By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will be among a crowd of potential Republican presidential candidates to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. (Associated Press)

Scott Walker says he doesn’t know if Obama loves America: ‘You should ask the president’

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In this Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, photo, a laptop shows the HealthCare.com web site during an Affordable Care Act enrollment event at the Fort Worth Public Library in Fort Worth, Texas. For the second year in a row, millions of Americans have signed up for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law. But as the 2015 sign-up season draws to a close Sunday, the future of the Affordable Care Act remains in doubt. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Obamacare officials admit blunder: 800K got faulty tax info from federal website

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Catacomb archeological superintendent Fabrizio Bisconti shows to journalists the icon of the Apostle Paul, top left, discovered with other paintings in a catacomb located under a modern office building in a residential neighborhood of Rome, Tuesday, June, 22, 2010. Restorers said Tuesday they had unearthed the 4th-century images using a new laser technique that allowed them to burn off centuries of white calcium deposits without damaging the dark colors of the original paintings underneath. The paintings adorn what is believed to be the tomb of a Roman noblewoman and represent some of the earliest evidence of devotion to the apostles in early Christianity. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

BETHANY BLANKLEY: All of politics is spiritual

By Bethany Blankley

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks with area business leaders, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Bedford, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) ** FILE **

Rick Perry: Unrealistic to send 11 million illegal immigrants home

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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WESLEY PRUDEN: Obama’s blind indifference to Islamic terror

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama underwater in Colorado, Virginia, Iowa: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Feb. 16, 2011, Jen Psaki is seen in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. White House officials say State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki will become President Barack Obama's new communications director, filling a key slot as Obama embarks on the final two years of his presidency. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Obama picks State Dept.’s Jen Psaki to head White House communications

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"The district court's order was abundantly clear: The federal court enjoined any and all aspects of the illegal amnesty order," said Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. "If the Department of Homeland Security continues moving forward, that on its face is in violation of a federal court injunction." (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz warns Obama to stop spending on amnesty plans for illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari from the All Progressives Congress party waves to his supporters in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Two of Nigeria's top diplomats vowed that their nation's postponed elections will occur March 28. (Associated Press)

Nigerian minister rejects U.S. criticism, vows to hold election

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times