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Before facing the Democrat in Illinois' 13th Congressional District, Erika Harold, Miss America 2003, will have to defeat Rep. Rodney Davis in the Republican primary. (Associated Press)

Former Miss America Erika Harold joins Congressional race in Illinois

By Alex Swoyer The Washington Times - The Washington Times

A Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Drones over America: Virginia, five other states picked for drone testing sites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RAHN: New Year’s resolutions for others

By Richard W. Rahn

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MAY: A new digital age Communications Act

By Randolph J. May

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MEANS: Obamacare: Obamaconjob

By Grady Means

The dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Two-thirds of Americans say Congress is the worst

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

**FILE** The sun rises May 13, 2009, over the Guantanamo detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama issues signing statement objecting to restrictions on Guantanamo Bay transfer

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"What we found out is that people just didn't trust government that they were going to stop there," says Sen. Joe Manchin III, a West Virginia Democrat who co-sponsored gun control legislation that failed this year. (Associated Press)

Website lets high-volume gun dealers skip background checks

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has backed religious freedom, but whether the Supreme Court would favor the rights of businesses in Obamacare's contraception mandate is difficult to determine. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court position on Obamacare birth control mandate a tough call

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offended Beijing by calling its navy "irresponsible" after the near collision of a U.S. guided missile cruiser and a Chinese vessel Dec. 5. A Communist Party news outlet said Mr. Hagel "shows U.S. hegemony addiction." (associated press)

Inside the Ring: Senate to block ICBM cuts

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Ron Kind, Wisconsin Democrat, is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 4, 2013. (Associated Press)

Toy story: New caucus reaches across the aisle

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

GRAY: Congress needs to step up oversight in 2014

By C. Boyden Gray

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

How could they not? Congress likely to be more productive next year

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Former Representative Artur Davis addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ex-Rep. Davis backs out on run to Wolf’s House seat

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 19, 2013, photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes questions as he briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington. Veterans groups are fighting part of the new budget deal signed into law Dec. 20 that curbs annual pension increases for military retirees under age 62. After a barrage of protests from the military community, lawmakers said they'll review the cut next year and possibly reverse it.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Military pension cuts now unsure; changes likely

By Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press

Artur Davis (Associated Press)

Former Rep. Artur Davis won’t run for Wolf’s seat

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) rides in a golf cart driven by President Obama while playing golf at Vineyard Golf Club, in Edgartown, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard on Aug. 27, 2010. (Associated Press)

Congress puts Obama on bumpy road for fast-track trade deals

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican (Associated Press)

GOP lawmaker: NSA spying in U.S. could have prevented 9/11

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: The Federal Reserve’s woeful century

By Thomas V. DiBacco

President Obama greets members of the military as he arrives with the first family on Air Force One at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Honolulu. The first family will be spending its annual winter vacation in Hawaii. (associated press photographs)

Obama hails budget deal as sign of bipartisanship; GOP calls Obamacare a ‘ripoff’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times