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D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

D.C. Council to consider charter amendment on budget autonomy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration Obama Crushes by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

RAHN: A vote for Obama is a vote for recession

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Bowles (AP photo)

Simpson, Bowles say their debt panel plan is still the best option

By David Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** A foreclosure sign blows Feb. 23, 2009, in the wind in front of a home under foreclosure in Antioch, Calif. (Associated Press)

Obama urges Congress to help homeowners

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

A man looks at documents at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The graffiti reads, "no God but God," "God is great," and "Muhammad is the Prophet." The American ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were killed when a mob of protesters and gunmen overwhelmed the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, setting fire to it in outrage over a film that ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri)

Benghazi attack followed deep cuts in State Department security budget

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (Associated Press)

Official warns Pentagon managers not to plan for budget cuts

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Allen B. West

It’s a whole new brew for brash tea party hero West

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne announces his retirement as of Jan. 1, during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. The 75-year-old Osborne said "the perception" that you're getting old "can get in the way." He also said he didn't want to be a distraction. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Tom Osborne, Nebraska athletic director, retiring

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

Pandora shares rise after favorable bill submitted

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Nolan (AP photo)

After Hill hiatus, ex-insiders campaign as outsiders

By Martiga Lohn - Associated Press

WILLIAMS: Look beyond party label to the person

By Armstrong Williams

Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Confident conservative Jordan: Stand ground on taxes

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, announces July 31, 2012, to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington that he and GOP House Speaker John Boehner have reached an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30. (Associated Press)

Unproductive Congress skips town until November

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Woodbridge, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama, in weekly address, rips Congress for leaving town

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

A 7-foot bronze statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass created as a gift to the U.S. Capitol from the District of Columbia is "homeless" because of a technicality: the statues in National Statuary Hall must originate in states.

Bill OK’d to put statue of Douglass in Capitol

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks before awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to golfing legend Arnold Palmer, at a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Farm bill left to die on vine before recess

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

"The president and his Democrat allies in Congress have sworn up and down that failing to comply with the individual mandate did not result in a tax on individuals or families. Now the nonpartisan CBO makes clear that the tax will hit 6 million Americans — mainly middle-class individuals and families," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press)

CBO raises estimate of those hit by Obama health care tax

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

New search engine offers better access to Congress

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Illustration Obama Crutch by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

CAMP AND KLINE: Obama’s illegal scheme to end welfare work requirements

By Rep. Dave Camp and Rep. John Kline

Coburn

Watchdogs headed for heavy budget cuts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times