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** FILE ** A fence marks the Mexico-U.S. border near Nogales, Ariz. The U.S. government hasn’t come up with a comprehensive strategy to secure the border, despite an all-out war between Mexico and its violent drug gangs that has claimed 35,000 lives and pushed hundreds of thousands of immigrants into the United States. (AP Photo/Matt York)

SMITH: Give immigration enforcement a try

By Rep. Lamar Smith - The Washington Times

Illustration: Abortion banner by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

CANNON: Phony politics behind Obama budget principles

By Frank Cannon - The Washington Times

Education cuts coming, but fewer than GOP wanted

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

PRUDEN: Tough decisions for the ditherer-in-chief

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Ryan’s plan for Medicare, Medicaid is game-changer in benefits debate

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

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Sen. Barack Obama (right) was given local garb by retired chief Sheik Mohamed Hassan during a visit to northeastern Kenya in August 2006.

KUHNER: Trump poll triumph built on doubting Obama’s birth

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: How to dismantle Obamacare

By Sally Pipes - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 1995, file photo Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, dumps out coal, his so-called Christmas gift to President Clinton, during a news conference on the federal budget on Capitol Hill. The White House and Congressional Republicans tried to restart balanced budget talks after the sixth day of a partial government shutdown. Then, as now in 2011, a Democratic president clashed over spending priorities with a recently installed Republican House majority. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin, File)

EDITORIAL: Dodging the shutdown bullet

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration: Obama cuts by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Mr. President, a scalpel won’t do the job

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Post-Tucson civility swamped by budget warfare

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration: Congressional cutting board by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

THUNE: Fixing Washington’s broken budgeting

By Sen. John Thune - The Washington Times

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney looks like he is running for president again. On Monday, he announced forming an exploratory committee as a Republican for the 2012 campaign. (Associated Press)

Romney sets up panel to explore another run

By Philip Elliott - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) arrives to offer brief remarks to reporters outside of his office at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 8, 2011.(Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Obama in a box

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, April, 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama has new view on U.S. debt ceiling

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times