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IRS loses appeal on new rules for tax preparers

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop bankrolling illegals on taxpayer dime

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Landrieu to be chair of Senate energy committee

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

First lady Michelle Obama, left, and President Barack Obama wait for the arrival of French President Fran&#231;ois Hollande for a State Dinner at the North Portico of the White House on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Government by anarchy from a lawless president

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Technology firms urge changes to US spying

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing. Yellen said Tuesday that if the economy keeps improving, the Fed will take "further measured steps" to reduce the support it's providing through monthly bond purchases. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Markets rally on Yellen’s pledge to end easy-money policies

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

This photo taken Jan. 26, 2014 shows Catherine Fisher of Australia speaking during an interview at her home in Tokyo. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

AP probe: Handling of military sex-crimes chaotic

By YURI KAGEYAMA and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: End Obama’s abuse by ‘pen and phone’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

HOMEWARD BOUND: Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division show appreciation for the band Filter as they relax Thursday at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, where they await deployment home after leaving Iraq. (Associated Press)

Military veterans to Congress: We’re not your ‘political chew toy’

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, FEB. 9 AND THEREAFTER - This photo taken Jan. 31, 2104 shows Tina Wilson, who was a victim of sexual assault while serving in the Navy, outside of her brothers home in Del City, OK. Wilson left the Navy in 2009 and is now pursuing a degree in Sports Science at Rose State College. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

Documents reveal chaotic military sex-abuse record

By YURI KAGEYAMA and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Attack Company, 1st Regiment, 503rd Infantry Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team set up a tactical satellite communication system in Shekhabad Valley, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. (Photo by Sgt. Russell Gilchrest) **FILE**

Soldiers say intel tool is too difficult; Congress cuts funds for Army’s system

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

This photo taken Jan. 31, 2104 shows Tina Wilson, who was a victim of sexual assault while serving in the Navy, outside of her brothers home in Del City, OK. Wilson left the Navy in 2009 and is now pursuing a degree in Sports Science at Rose State College. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

Documents reveal chaotic military sex-abuse record

By YURI KAGEYAMA and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks at General Electric's gas engine facility in Waukesha, Wis., on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti, Pool)

Obama changes rules for refugees, further breaches trust in Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Bailing out Obamacare

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

EKINS: Polling the real-world effect of a minimum-wage hike

By Emily Ekins

The Capitol in Washington, D.C. is shown in an aerial view Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2001. The view shows the west side of the Capitol, with the Senate to the left of the dome and the House of Representatives at the right. The three Senate office buildings, Russell, Dirksen, and Hart, left to right, are seen in a cluster beyond the top of the dome. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

BIRNBAUM: Congress will have a busy 2014

By Jeffrey H. BIrnbaum

Court: sentence too lenient for rancher and son

Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 photo, Melba Soza embraces her son Jose Antonio as he arrives at the Bilbao airport in Bilbao, Spain from the United States for a five-day visit. For the past three years, Jose has been on a mission: To bring his mother back to the U.S. His work has taken him to Congress, gotten him meetings with the likes of Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg, landed him on television. Along the way, he has grown into a steady force in the national immigration debate, a young but powerful voice for his family and the many others hoping to one day reunite. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Young activist fights to bring deported mom back

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Rick W. Allen campaign shows Republican candidate Allen of Augusta, Ga., who is seeking the GOP nomination for Georgia’s 12th District congressional seat in the May 20 primary. (AP Photo/Allen Campaign)

Picking Barrow opponent may be tougher for GOP

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

US library launches ‘Songs of America’ online

Associated Press