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Rep. Jim Moran received $1,500 through a FedBid PAC, but his office said political donations played no role in his request to reinstate a Veterans Affairs policy. (Associated Press)

Jim Moran pressured VA on behalf of reverse-auction contractor FedBid

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Lindsey Kelly works at the campaign office for the Yes on CC measure, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 in Santa Ana, Calif. Measure CC regulates and controls medical cannabis dispensaries in the city of Santa Ana. This fall, like several other cities and counties in California, Santa Ana is trying a new tactic for regulating pot, the ballot box. Recognizing its losing battle against weed, the Santa Ana City Council is asking voters to consider a measure that would allow pot dispensaries under strict operating rules. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Big shift: Likely Millennial voters now lean Republican

By Mark Pace - The Washington Times

Paul Ryan debates with Rob Zerban at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Sean Krajacic)

Paul Ryan vows GOP will halt Obama’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ amnesty

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration on Federal spending by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CARSON: Spending, America’s incurable disease

By Ben S. Carson

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. responds to questions about threats he has received that are being investigated by the U.S. Capitol Police, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid says he's received threats mailed to his home that he calls "ugly, vile, vulgar" which cite scripture from the Bible. (AP Photo)

Democrats distance themselves from Harry Reid ahead of midterms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, a doctor is silhouetted against a glass window while opening a door to leave an exam room after visiting a patient at Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE *

EDITORIAL: Aborting the ‘doc fix’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dr. Craig Spencer, who had been treating patients in Guinea, was transported to Bellevue Hospital and treated. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

BRUCE FEIN: Taking Ebola seriously

By Bruce Fein

KELLEY: Building Ike’s memorial

By P.X. Kelley - The Washington Times

IRS Extinguishes Liberty Torch Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RICHARD W. RAHN: Either liberty or the IRS

By Richard W. Rahn

This undated handout image provided by Gehry Partners, LLP shows an aerial perspective of Eisenhower Square looking along Maryland Avenue, SW and Independence Avenue in Washington. A key arts panel has approved a revised design for a memorial to honor President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington, which could clear the way for groundbreaking. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted Thursday, Oct. 16 to approve Frank Gehry's design. A federal planning agency also recently approved the design. (AP Photo/Gehry Partners, LLP)

KELLEY: Building Ike’s memorial

By P.X. Kelley

Clint Didier, a former Redskins tight end who lost a race for a U.S. Senate seat in 2010, is not tempering his staunch tea party views in his bid for a House seat in Washington state's 4th Congressional district. (Associated Press)

Clint Didier sticks to his playbook in latest bid for Congress

By Mark Pace - The Washington Times

Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., right, casts his ballot with his wife Franki, left, during early voting at the Ford County Elections Office in Dodge City, Kan., Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Winning the Senate: Democrats and Republicans show confidence

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Elect candidates who support kids, learning

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Incompetence breeds incompetence

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

CHARLES HURT: Mr. President, where is your soaring rhetoric now?

By Charles Hurt

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Senators move to block U.S. benefits to ex-Nazis

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Lame-duck Congress may lay golden eggs for crony capitalists

By Ernest Istook

Waste watcher: "The only way to stop wasteful Washington spending is by shining a light on it whenever and wherever it occurs, even if it is in your own state," says Sen. Tom Coburn, who is releasing his last Wastebook before retiring. (Andrew Harik/The Washington Times)

Tom Coburn highlights ridiculous government spending in final Wastebook

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times