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President Barack Obama greets students after he called on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling next month during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Negotiators closing in on student loan deal

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

President Obama speaks June 22, 2012, during the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials’ Annual Conference at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Associated Press)

‘Si se puede’: Obama basks in Hispanics’ appreciation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration Natural Gas by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

PYLE: Adding fuel to Capitol Hill fire

By Thomas J. Pyle

Marco Rubio

PRUDEN: A revolution by another name

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Killing Coal by The Washington Times

WATTS: Obama schemes to overthrow King Coal

By J.C. Watts

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Consider impeachment

The Washington Times

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk (left) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday on Russia joining the World Trade Organization and the administration's views on the implications for the United States. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Administration seeks better trade with Russia

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Rubio

Rubio: Obama edict on illegals politicized issue

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Romney closes on Obama in new poll

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets attendees at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney hedges on keeping Obama’s amnesty in place

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

House committee suspects ‘Fast and Furious’ cover-up

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (second from right) at his side, looks back June 21, 2012, at a group of students during a news conference at the White House as he calls on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press)

Obama again calls for action on student loans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta testifies June 13, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Defense subcommittee during a hearing on the the Defense Department's fiscal 2013 budget. (Associated Press)

Congress won’t let Panetta close bases

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration Constitutional Toilet Paper by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: Can Obama rewrite federal law?

By Andrew P. Napolitano

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa tells the media that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. must provide Congress with the requested documents in the "Fast and Furious" probe in this June 20, 2012, file photo. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Obama claims privilege in gunrunning probe

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials on Thursday in Orlando with President Obama's deportation announcement expected to loom large for both candidates. (Associated Press)

Immigration decision alters campaigns’ focus

By Stephen Dinan and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

KNUDSEN: Hill must act to alter nation’s fiscal trajectory

By Patrick Louis Knudsen

Verdine White (right) and Ralph Johnson, members of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, speak to the students. The band members also received an award for their influence on the nation's youth. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Congressional medals awarded to community-driven youths

By Colton Totland - The Washington Times

"The title page has a wonderful, large, bold signature. I've seen enough of Washington's writing over the years to almost immediately tell whether one is real or not," said Chris Cooper, who was charged with authenticating the book. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

George Washington’s personally annotated Constitution could fetch millions

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

Rep. Pat Meehan (second from left), Pennsylvania Republican, calls June 20, 2012, on Capitol Hill for the release of additional Justice Department documents as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. (Associated Press)

House committee votes to hold Holder in contempt

By Jerry Seper and Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times