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Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe speaks at the Helena, Mont., airport last month. After visiting rural areas, Mr. Donohoe has proposed cutting hours at some rural post offices or finding other options to keep at least some open. (Associated Press)

Closing of rural post offices put off to study other ideas

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testifies to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in favor of reauthorizing the FISA Amendments Act. (Associated Press)

FBI chief urges restoration of searches without warrants

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Column: Clemens has to like chances so far

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Illustration: Constitutional kill by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: Trading fair trial for vengeance

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Songwriters Bacharach, David win Gershwin Prize

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

SPENCER: Uncle Sam, derelict nuclear-waste disposer

By Jack Spencer

Illustration: Earmarks by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

MILLER: Free trade earmarks

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

PIPES: Speeding life-saving drugs to patients

By Sally C. Pipes

FOSTER: Congress should do the two-step in tackling tax policy

By J.D. Foster - Special to The Washington Times

Partisan pajama tops are part of the new "Political PJs" collection at Cafe Express, which says they're a particular favorite of Republicans. (CafePress)

Inside the Beltway: Bedtime not for Bonzo

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Lawmakers question VA plans for more staff

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama nominated Kristine L. Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission despite opposition from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (NRC via Associated Press)

NRC selection sets up battle with Senate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"This is a major action-forcing event. I'm not saying there will be a grand bargain during the lame-duck session but I would certainly hope that we reach some way to sort-of structure [or] at the very least create a process in which a credible balanced deficit reduction plan can be reached." - Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press)

Budget Control Act not living up to its name

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock seems an unlikely dragon slayer, but polls show him on the verge of toppling a six-term incumbent, Sen. Richard G. Lugar. Mr. Mourdock holds a substantial lead over Mr. Lugar ahead of Tuesday's GOP primary. (Associated Press)

Persistence pays off for Lugar foe, holds lead in poll

By Tom LoBianco - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: Obama’s private war

By Andrew P. Napolitano

**FILE** The sun rises May 13, 2009, over the Guantanamo detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (Associated Press)

Sept. 11 case returns to Guantanamo tribunal

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing titled "Fast & Furious: Management Failures at the Department of Justice." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Issa issues draft of resolution of contempt against Holder over ‘Fast and Furious’

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this April 12, 2012, file photo, former Medicare Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, in Washington. Tossing out President Barack Obama’s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other service providers, the administration has quietly informed the courts. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck down

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

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Contempt resolution drafted on Holder

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks at the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, Va., May 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Gingrich exits campaign, gives tepid nod to Romney

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times