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56,000 in SC sign up for health care under new law

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West Virginia editorial roundup

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House panel subpoenas on wind power, eagle deaths

By DINA CAPPIELLO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2013 file photo, actor Zach Galifianakis watches the Los Angeles Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves in their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. President Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan. Obama joked Tuesday with Galifianakis, including poking fun at the poorly reviewed &quot;Hangover Part III&quot; during an interview on thhe website Funny or Die. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Obama pitches his health care plan on Funny or Die

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MAY: An alternative to punishing Putin over Ukraine

By Clifford D. May

** FILE ** President Barack participates in a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, June 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Reset? What reset? U.S.-Russia ties at worst since Cold War

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Political correctness is enemy of free speech

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** This Nov. 23, 2013, file photo shows Florida Democratic Congressional candidate, Alex Sink, center, speaking at her campaign office in Clearwater, Fla. The special election in this stretch of coastal beach towns and retirement communities was expected to be a referendum on President Barack Obama’s health care law. Instead, in the waning days of the spirited campaign to replace the late Rep. Bill Young, another issue has roared to the forefront. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Dems, GOP test fall strategy in Florida House race

By MICHAEL J. MISHAK - Associated Press

** FILE ** This March 6, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking during the "In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, hosted by President Barack Obama, and first lady Michelle Obama. The program include performances by Patti LaBelle, Tessanne Chin, Melissa Etheridge, Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Janelle Monáe and Jill Scott. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Aretha Franklin says Obama knows ‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T’

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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses a rally Thursday evening, Feb. 7, 2008, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Hillary Clinton campaign received funds from Jeffrey Thompson

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Jaren Rodriguez leads a line of members of the group Border Dreamers and other supporters of an open border policy as they march toward the United States border where some plan to ask for ayslum Monday, March 10, 2014, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Migrants seek to enter US in San Diego protest

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Rep. Trey Gowdy (right), South Carolina Republican

EDITORIAL: Enforce the Law Act aims to hold Obama accountable

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama points to teams in the crowd as he speaks to members of 2012-2013 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s championship teams from several sports on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama honors college athletes at White House

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A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Senate approves partial Medicaid expansion plan

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Correction: Homeland Security-Confirmations story

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL - Associated Press

Police detain a protester demonstrating in opposition to the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, Monday, March 10, 2014, outside the Federal Building in Philadelphia. The protestors say the pipeline would contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Activists arrested in Philly over XL oil pipeline

By KATHY MATHESON - Associated Press

White House press secretary Jay Carney answers questions during his daily news briefing at the White House in Monday, March 10, 2014. Carney spoke about the ongoing situation in the Ukraine and this week's visit of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Exporting natural gas to Europe, Ukraine not the answer

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 1, 2014 file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov as photographed in Washington. Welcome news for the Obama administration: A major new survey out Monday says the U.S. uninsured rate kept dropping last month and it’s now on track to reach the lowest levels since 2008, before President Barack Obama took office. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index finds that 15.9 percent of Americans lack health insurance so far in 2014, down from 17.1 percent in the last three months of 2013. Gallup interviewed more than 28,000 adults, making the results highly accurate. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Health law cited as US uninsured rate drops

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing as the panel seeks reassurances about problems with the debut of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans on the committee emphasized their longstanding criticism of the law, citing examples of cancellations and increased costs while raising questions about cyber-security for healthcare.gov. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama administration backs off plan to cut prescription-drug program

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times