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NAPOLITANO: Killing vs. squealing

By Andrew P. Napolitano

The New York headquarters of ratings agency Standard & Poor's is pictured in 2011. (Associated Press)

Debt fight poses new risk to U.S. credit rating

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Grassley to Holder: Prove claim about Bush-era gun probe

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

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Regarding any deal to overhaul the nation's tax code, Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, said, "While I generally support tax reform and getting rid of loopholes, I would have to see what loopholes we're talking about."

Congress members agree to fix tricky tax code

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Holder aide who erred on Fast and Furious leaves Justice Department

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Regarding any deal to overhaul the nation's tax code, Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina Republican, said, "While I generally support tax reform and getting rid of loopholes, I would have to see what loopholes we're talking about." (Associated Press)

Congress members agree to fix tricky tax code

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the United States, prepares to testify June 13, 2012, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Banking Committee about how his company recently lost more than $2 billion on risky trades and whether its executives failed to properly manage those risks. (Associated Press)

JPMorgan CEO says execs may have pay taken back

By Marcy Gordon - Associated Press

Illustration E-Verify by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

SMITH: E-Verify helps minorities

By Rep. Lamar Smith

Looming tax hike not the biggest ever

By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press

Attorney General Eric Holder testifies June 12, 2012, on Capitol Hill before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing looking into national security leaks. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Holder under fire

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

House moving to hold Holder in contempt

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration Constitution gavel by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

TERWILLIGER: Obamacare’s supreme affront

By George J. Terwilliger III

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Solution for a do-nothing Congress

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Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts has said he will offer an amendment to the farm bill to eliminate the new FSIS catfish-inspection office. (Associated Press)

GAO targets catfish program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter soars over Destin, Fla., before landing at its new home at Eglin Air Force Base. Purchasing more of the fighters would be off the table in 2014 if automatic federal spending cuts go into effect. (Associated Press)

Pentagon weapon systems can survive spending cuts

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican

Pentagon could keep big weapons despite automatic spending cuts

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

US wants 9/11 health program to include 50 cancers

By DAVID B. CARUSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 6, 2011 file photo, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, left, with his wife Debbie Clemens arrive at federal court in Washington. Debbie Clemens testified Friday that her husband was not present when she received a shot of human growth hormone from Roger Clemens' strength coach - testimony that contradicts the star pitcher's chief accuser in the perjury trial. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Wife says she took HGH — but Clemens wasn’t there

By Joseph White - Associated Press

"Perils of Sequestration" (Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times)

KEELEY: Perils of sequestration

By Gregory P. Keeley

Texas delegates play in a sea of balloons after McCain accepted his party's nomination.

(J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times)

MILLER: Political convention blowout

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times