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President Obama is mobbed by a crowd following a speech on immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas. [Associated Press]

Immigration opportunist: Obama ‘thinking’ political say Democrats, rights advocates

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"A primary way to fight child trafficking is to fight demand created by sex tourists," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican. Data show that "registered sex offenders are traveling disproportionately to countries where children are trafficked for sex," he said, adding that a "deeply disturbing" 2010 Government Accountability Office report found that at least 4,500 U.S. passports were issued to registered sex offenders in 2008.

Groups push for openness on subsidized abortions

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken said the Obama policy on Syria will be nothing like Bush-era war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Aide: Obama open to limits in war authorization

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

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JUDSON PHILLIPS: King Barry (Obama) the First

By Judson Phillips

Mourners attend the funerals of Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine, and Avraham Goldberg, three of the four people killed in a shooting attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing four people in the city’s bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

CAL THOMAS: Teaching hate

By Cal Thomas

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, after Senate Republicans voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress.. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP vows to pass Keystone later if bill fails now

Associated Press

Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson (Facebook photo)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Will Ferguson race riots help Obama?

By Ernest Istook

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of high-stakes climate negotiations next year. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)

Obama stakes final 2 years on climate change

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, addresses a crowd during the Utah Republican Party nominating convention, in Sandy, Utah, on April 26, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP senators to HHS secretary: Who’s recouping money for lousy Obamacare exchanges?

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Organizing for Action paying $1.2 million a year for Obama campaign e-mail list, WSJ reports

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

“There is a huge gap between Bill Clinton’s effort to take the Democratic Party to the center and Barack Obama’s effort to take it to the left. So I think, in a funny kind of way, having President Clinton at the Democratic convention may highlight the difference between the two choices,” said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Clinton’s lesson of 1994 lost on Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Syrian President Bashar Assad presents a snag in U.S.-Iran nuclear arms talks. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

U.S.-Iran nuke talks hinge on Assad ouster

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barak Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

SPIN METER: Obama is firm but vague on immigration

By Alicia A. Caldwell - Associated Press

"This is the worst possible time to be tying our hands behind our backs," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, the GOP's leader, who pointed to the advance of Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria. "The threat from ISIL is real. It's different from what we've faced before. And if we're going to overcome it — if our aim is to degrade and destroy ISIL, as the president has said — then that's going to require smart policies and firm determination." (Associated Press)

WES PRUDEN: Shootout on Potomac looms over immigration amnesty

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

The Senate will vote Tuesday on a bill by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, known as the USA Freedom Act. It is designed to make sure the Patriot Act can no longer be used to justify collecting the phone records. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama backs bill to end to NSA snooping

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in Brownsville, Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama opens door for Central American children to legally come to U.S.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barak Obama gestures as he answers a question from the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith) **FILE**

BRUCE FEIN: Is Obama lying about the Islamic State?

By Bruce Fein

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Taiwan-U.S. trade may benefit from GOP-led Senate

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama toasts with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Would you buy a used trade agreement from this man?

By Judson Phillips

Prince William County, Virginia residents use HealthCare.gov to research health care insurance at the Greater Prince William Community Health Center, Evergreen Terrace Site, in Manassas, Va., Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obamacare’s second act avoids disaster that marred inaugural run

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times