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WALD: A range of perspectives, but all anti-Israel

By Ellen R. Wald

** FILE ** U.S. Army Lt. Daniel McCord (left), Staff Sgt. Marc Krugh (center) and Sgt. Christopher Torrentes of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment pray before heading out on a patrol at Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Automatic budget cuts will nearly break the Army, generals warn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

The EPA, headed by Gina McCarthy, says strontium, which can reduce bone strength among those deficient in calcium, is the latest contaminant to be targeted under the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act. (Associated Press Photographs)

Darrell Issa pushes EPA chief to resolve investigator dispute

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Illustration on the history of the 26th Amendment by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: The 26th Amendment’s distressing history

By Thomas V. DiBacco

** FILE ** In this Feb. 13, 2013, file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during his last news conference as defense secretary at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Panetta: Obama vacillated on Syria

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Illustration on a new attorney general as defender of the Constitution by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

RUBIO: Wanted: An attorney general committed to the Constitution

By Marco Rubio

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama failure to close Guantanamo Bay necessitates FBI contract aircraft

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Twistification’ of religion establishment

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Expendables: Written, directed and produced by President Obama

By Staff

Illustration on the continued negative Obama economy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Voters prepare to strike back

By Donald Lambro

In this July 28, 2014 photo, two donkeys run through a pasture at the home of Tammy and Rick Huffstutlar in front of wind turbines in Calumet, Okla. A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricity, new jobs and steady income for large landowners. Today, many of the same political leaders who initially welcomed the wind industry want to regulate it more tightly. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

ISTOOK: Tax dollars blowing in the wind-energy production credit

By Ernest Istook

In this March 29, 2010 photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, a Guantanamo guard keeps watch from a tower overlooking the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. The transfer of prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay has ground to a halt amid a slow Pentagon approval process. That’s caused frustration within the administration and raised doubts that President Barack Obama can fulfill his campaign promise to close the U.S. prison Cuba for terrorism suspects. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Obama goal of Gitmo closure stalled at Pentagon

By Nedra Pickler - Associated Press

In this June 20, 2014, file photo, immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally stand in line for tickets at the bus station after they were released from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. The immigrants entered the country through an area referred to as zone nine. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Feds to spend $9 million on attorneys for illegal immigrant kids

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc. speaks during the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition fall fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)

Paul Ryan: Post-election Obama action on immigration would ‘poison the well’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Steny Hoyer: No need to cut vacation for Syria vote

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Nixon waves goodbye to staff members outside the White House after resigning on Aug. 9, 1974, following revelations of the Watergate and other scandals.

FEIN: Conditioning Senate confirmation of AG Holder’s successor

By Bruce Fein

Valles Caldera preserve to ask for more funding

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010, file photo, former U.S. Rep. James Traficant Jr. talks about politics at a diner in Boardman, Ohio. Traficant, who spent time in prison on corruption and racketeering charges, has died after being critically injured in a tractor accident at his northeast Ohio home. He was 73. Dave Betras, the Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman, says Traficant died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 in the hospital. Betras says he was notified by the Traficant family attorney. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

James Traficant, convicted ex-congressman, dies at 73

By Mark Gillispie - Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy holds up a pen before signing new emission guidelines during an announcement of a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, Monday, June 2, 2014, at EPA headquarters in Washington. In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan Monday that cuts carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years, but pushes the deadline for some states to comply until long after President Barack Obama leaves office. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

SNITCHLER: An opportunity to rein in the EPA

By Todd Snitchler

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

No vote on war sets bad precedent, Rep. Adam Schiff says

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times