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

ELECTION 2012: GOP holds House; Boehner apt to remain Speaker

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Illustration: Democratic Congress by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RAHN: Congressional control as important as White House

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

First casualty in second Obama term: Liberty

By Michal Conger - Special to The Washington Times

Four freshman lawmakers eager to cut government receive federal farm subsidies

By Jilly Badanes - Washington Guardian

India’s ruling party tries to regain ground

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama takes the podium after being introduced by Vice President Joe Biden at a joint campaign rally, at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio.

Report gives Obama failing marks on transparency

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Illustration Obamatax by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: More Obama means higher taxes

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

**FILE** New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (Associated Press)

Obama backers put carbon tax and other global warming efforts atop re-election agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Donna Grethen

FEULNER: Beware a ‘grand bargain’

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

Illustration Obamacare Abortion by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

HARNED: Taxpayer funding of abortions set to increase under Obamacare

By Mary Harned

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, right, and President Barack Obama shake hands with audience members following the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

HAMEL: Voters want a president who will rein in spending

By Gretchen Hamel

Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (left) and Robert Menendez, Democrats of New Jersey, toured areas ravaged by the storm spawned by Hurricane Sandy with President Obama on Wednesday. They asked the president to increase the federal share of disaster relief, citing New Jersey’s continuing costs from Hurricane Irene last year. (Associated Press)

FEMA has $3.6B for Sandy relief

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Former Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acting Director Kenneth Melson, in a private deposition to congressional investigators, suggested the Obama administration’s Justice Department knew as early as March 2011 that its Operation Fast and Furious gun-running story was wrong and could have corrected the facts months earlier than it did. (Associated Press)

Ex-ATF chief claims gun-running story delay

By John Solomon - The Washington Guardian

GRAY: EPA and its carbon dioxide ideas need to be addressed

By C. Boyden Gray - Special to The Washington Times

**FILE** In a Dec. 11, 2007 file photo, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division and 13th Sustainment Command stand in formation during a homecoming ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas. (Associated Press)

PERKINS: Ugly politics in Virginia’s congressional race

By Chris Perkins

SGT. SHAFT: Veteran’s widow says her benefits are not complete

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

Mitt Romney speaks Monday at Avon Lake High School in Ohio. He has knocked President Obama’s use of waivers for welfare laws and No Child Left Behind but has said he would issue a blanket waiver to block much of the health care law. (Associated Press)

Romney embraces executive authority

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Testimony suggests administration knew for months Fast and Furious story wrong

By John Solomon - Washington Guardian

President Obama reaches for his beer on the bar as he greets patrons during an unscheduled visit to the Common Man Merrimack restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Merrimack, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama believers wait and wonder

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

No spot for Gandhi in Cabinet reshuffle

By Nirmala George - Associated Press