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FISCHER: The case for corporate civil disobedience

By David C. Fischer

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (left, shown here with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in June) will meet with President Obama while suppressing dissidents, bloggers and religious leaders. (AP Photo/Mark Ralston, Pool)

Vietnamese president’s White House visit alarms human rights advocates

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

President Obama gestures during a news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma, not pictured, at the Union Building on Saturday, June 29, 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama to campaign base: Get going pushing my agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 21, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks to his senior staff to assert his expectations on ethics and conduct on the White House campus in Washington. Promising to reinvigorate the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Obama, issued an executive order his first day in office, and told all federal agencies to adopt a "presumption in favor of disclosure." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

For now, Obama sidesteps Detroit bankruptcy

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 20, 2013. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Bernanke’s mood ring

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** FILE ** The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team performs stunts for the crowd during the open house and air show at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on Sunday, May 22, 2011. (The Washington Times)

Obama’s administration finds flexibility in sequesters; budget warnings overblown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Architect Frank Gehry and others look over his design for the Eisenhower Memorial on the eastern end of the Mall at the National Building Museum on Thursday.
(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Eisenhower memorial passes another test

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

In this July 10, 2013, file photo, prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Bipartisan group of senators reaches deal on student loans

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

NATO military equipment leaving Afghanistan is just one item taxed by the Hamid Karzai government. An inspector general’s report has estimated that a wave of taxation will slice $1 billion or more off the top of aid that was supposed to go to the Afghan people. Instead, it’s going into government coffers. (Associated Press)

Afghanistan’s thanks for U.S. generosity: Karzai’s regime issues harsh exit levies

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Support of voter ID law affirmed

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama wipes away sweat during a speech at Georgetown University on June 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

Third court overturns Obama recess appointments

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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SHAPIRO AND BISHOP: Beggaring states by taxing municipal bond income

By Stephen M. Shapiro and Timothy S. Bishop

Illustration: Ethanol by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: More corn for cars

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Obama loses 3rd ruling on recess moves

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama loses support for renewal of surveillance; NSA phone program will expire next year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 20, 2013. (Associated Press)

Bernanke: Fed could keep cash infusion going

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

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NAMMO: Civility must start at the top

By David Nammo

Rep. Darrell E. Issa "remains very supportive" of budget autonomy for the District, the California Republican's spokesman says. Voters approved the charter amendment in April but must wait for a congressional deadline to pass before it can take effect.
(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Time)

House report sets up possible legal fight over D.C. budget autonomy

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times