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**FILE** Veteran Luis Gomez (seated center), 40, from Dover, N.J., hands his resume to a representative from White Rose Foods during a Sept. 28, 2012, job fair at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York. (Associated Press)

‘Fiscal cliff’ fight already drags on U.S. economy

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Republican candidate for Senate Linda McMahon addresses her Democratic rival, Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, in an Oct. 7, 2012, debate in Rocky Hill, Conn. The two are vying for the seat from Connecticut being vacated by Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent. Mrs. McMahon ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2010. (Associated Press)

For McMahon, WWE role wrestled to mat?

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

New FCC rules on closed captioning fall short, deaf say

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Illustration Defense Funding by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LUMME: Military readiness requires budget

By Dale Lumme

President Obama walks with Cesar Chavez's widow, Helen F. Chavez (left), and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, as they tour the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument Memorial Garden in Keene, Calif., on Monday. (Associated Press)

Obama designates Chavez home as monument

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton walking tightrope on D.C. referendum

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Norton in tough spot between budget autonomy bill and congressional cooperation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration: Obamacare in court by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LEVY: Obamacare politics produce poor policies

By Robert A. Levy

** FILE ** This Aug. 25, 2004, file photo shows unidentified analysts at the Combined Intelligence and Fusion Center for NORAD/Northcom in Colorado Springs, Colo. A multibillion-dollar information-sharing program that was created in the aftermath of 9/11 has improperly collected information about innocent Americans and produced no valuable intelligence on terrorism, according to a Senate report that describes an effort that ballooned far beyond anyone’s ability to control. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski/File)

Senate report: Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists

By Eileen Sullivan and Matt Apuzzo - Associated Press

“The men and women who serve this country as diplomats deserve no less than a full and accurate accounting, wherever that leads, and I am committed to seeking that for them,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday. (Associatd Press)

Clinton vows ‘full’ Libya probe

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

BUCCI: Efforts to regulate cybersecurity miss mark

By Steven Bucci

Gay or bisexual candidates for Congress in the November election include (top row from left) Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Democrat; Rep. David Cicilline, Rhode Island Democrat; Sean Patrick Maloney, New York Democrat; (bottom row from left) former state legislator Richard Tisei, Massachusetts Republican; former state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat; and Mark Takano, California Democrat. (AP Photo)

Record number of gays seeking seats in Congress

By David Crary - Associated Press

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, stumps Oct. 2, 2012, for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a "Veterans for Romney" event at the Fish House in Pensacola, Fla. (Associated Press/The Pensacola News Journal)

McCain: Obama acting beyond authority

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama wave to the audience during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

FACT CHECK: Presidential debate missteps

By Calvin Woodward - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigns at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney won’t deport illegal immigrants with temporary legal status

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration Regulations by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

CREWS AND YOUNG: Regulations and rules equal broken government

By Wayne Crews and Ryan Young

**FILE** D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to seek budget freedom from Hill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican (Associated Press)

Lockheed says it won’t issue layoff notices

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

House majority leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, left, and Democratic challenger Wayne Powell greet each other prior to a Chamber of Commerce debate in Richmond, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Powell assails Cantor over business, military in congressional debate

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

People wait in line to enter the Supreme Court on Oct. 1, 2012, before the justices return to the bench for another term. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Supreme Court opens big term with new human rights case

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press