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RECTOR: The real costs of amnesty

By Robert Rector

Newly printed $20 notes are seen at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

S&P boosts outlook for U.S. government’s long-term debt

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t undermine military law

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**FILE** Valley Meat Co. owner Rick De Los Santos stands April 15, 2013, in a corral area outside the former cattle slaughterhouse he has converted to a horse slaughter facility in Roswell, N.M. The plant — which has been waiting more than a year for federal approval of its operations — has become ground zero for an emotional, national debate over a return to domestic horse slaughter. (Associated Press)

N.M. moves to halt first U.S. horse slaughterhouse

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Sunday, June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and entered Russia his lawyer said on Thursday Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)

Whistleblower behind leak emerges as intel chiefs in Congress defend NSA surveillance

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"I do think what's at stake are some really important protections," said Myrna Perez, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. (Brennan Center)

Supreme Court nears rulings on key voting rights cases

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to students at Mooresville Middle School Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Mooresville, N.C. (Associated Press)

The Wrap: From NSA spying to the Christmas tree tax that won’t die, the week that was

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** FILE ** President Obama talks about national security on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (Associated Press)

Obama: Massive seizures ‘modest encroachments’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Tea party supporter William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., protests President Obama's health care law outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

IRS digging through 64 million pages relevant to tea party targeting

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

**FILE** Men recently deported from Arizona wait in line to be registered with Mexican authorities at the border in Nogales, Mexico, on April 28, 2010. (Associated Press)

House rebukes Obama, challenges deportation policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 6, 2013, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as lawmakers examine the budget for the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Eric Holder tells Senate panel: Congress has been briefed on NSA snooping

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Get hands out of USPS cookie jar

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Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan Democrat, said he agrees in principle with Republican objections to the FCC's Internet rules but that it's a matter for courts to decide. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The Dingell dynasty

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**FILE** Men recently deported from Arizona wait in line to be registered with Mexican authorities at the border in Nogales, Mexico, on April 28, 2010. (Associated Press)

GOP votes to lift deportation limits; signals trouble for broader reform bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

John Boehner demands answers on NSA, phone records

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to students at Mooresville Middle School Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Mooresville, N.C. (Associated Press)

Scope of phone records seizure causes alarm; data collection goes beyond Verizon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Chris Cioban, manager of the Verizon store in Beachwood, Ohio, holds up an Apple iPhone 4G. Britain's Guardian newspaper says the National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a secret court order. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

White House defends NSA collection of Verizon phone records; insists no eavesdropping

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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HUNTER: Veterans who take the Hill

By Duncan D. Hunter

** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks during a meet-and-greet with European Commission fellows hosted by commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday, April 22, 2013, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

International gun grab: U.S. to sign U.N. arms treaty

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has included in the defense budget an order for the Army to consider ready-made systems for processing battlefield data. (Associated Press)

Congress gives an order to Army on battlefield processor

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times