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** FILE ** In this July 8, 2009, file photo, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

House members’ VIP loans excluded from subpoena

By Larry Margarsak - Associated Press

**FILE** Worker Maria Contrero removes an elite running shoe from a sole press May 1, 2012, during the assembly process at the New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. factory in Boston. (Associated Press)

Economic recovery is weakest since WWII

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

Greg Mann, an unemployed research analyst and real estate appraiser, sorts and cuts coupons at his home Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Braselton, Ga.. The recession that ended three years ago lingers on as the worst economic recovery since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Economic recovery is weakest since WWII

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

MOLLOHAN AND KEENE: Left and right agree on criminal justice reforms

By David Keene - The Washington Times

**FILE** Members of the group Casa de Maryland rally June 15, 2012, outside the White House in Washington to support President Obama's announcement that the U.S. government will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. (Associated Press)

Obama is ready to sign up immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama visits Cookie Smith at the CinnieSmiths cinnamon miniroll stand at the Iowa State Fair Monday in Des Moines during a three-day state tour. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: The right equation

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Farm subsidies, FBI, air controllers among those facing cuts

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

**FILE** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. speaks July 26, 2012, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

GOP sues to force Obama, Holder compliance on Fast and Furious

By Jerry Seper and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Associated Press)

Romney, Obama don’t waver on waivers

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration: Islam by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Security clearance compromise for Islam

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

With Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on the Republican ticket, Democrats target the lawmaker’s budget plan. (Associated Press)

Democrats slam Ryan as threat to social safety net

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Ralph Metcalfe helped the U.S. win the 400-meter relay in Berlin in 1936 with a new world-record time of 39.8 seconds. The members of the team — (from left) Jesse Owens, Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff — delivered a message to Adolf Hitler. Metcalfe finished second in the 100-meter dash behind Owens. (Associated Press)

From the Olympics to Congress

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Democrat Rep. Mazie Hirono, right, hugs U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye after Hirono won the Democratic primary nomination for a Hawaii seat in the U.S. Senate, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Inside Politics: Hirono to battle Lingle for open seat in Senate from Hawaii

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration American Samoa Minimum Wage by John Camejo for The Washington Times

SALTSMAN: Minimum-wage hypocrisy

By Michael Saltsman

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's proposal to raise $30 million by expanding a traffic-camera program is a "ruse" to take advantage of out-of-state motorists, said AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John B. Townsend II. (The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Washington’s camera craze

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

Postal Service reports $5.2B loss in 3rd quarter

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

Obama may act to stop infrastructure cyberattacks

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

SIMMONS: D.C. tax on commuters, revisited

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks Aug., 6, 2012, at a campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Conn. (Associated Press)

Obama signs bill requiring him to detail budget cuts

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration Furor Over Holder by John Camejo for The Washington Times

FEULNER: Furor over Fast and Furious

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times