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** FILE ** Education Secretary Arne Duncan (right) has lunch with students at Eagle School in Martinsburg, W.Va., in 2009. First lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack are expected to announce Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, that most school meals will have less sodium, more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables. (Associated Press)

School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

President Obama is greeted Jan. 25, 2012, at the Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after speaking about manufacturing jobs. (Associated Press)

Obama touts economic plan in Iowa

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Listening in back are Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) and House Speaker John A. Boehner. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before

By Calvin Woodward - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio applaud President Barack Obama as the president gives his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Recycled ideas at odds with political reality

By Calvin Woodward - Associated Press

President Barack Obama pauses before he delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill. At left are Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Obama calls for taxes, investments

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets audience members after speaking at the National Gypsum Company in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney: Make Obama’s State of the Union his last

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration: Czar appointments by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

PARISI: Non-response to non-recess appointments

By Peter Parisi - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This video image provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Giffords announcing her plans to resign, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of Gabrielle Giffords)

HURT: Congress a generous place to work

By Charles Hurt

On the day of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

State of the Union: Obama to say U.S. must reclaim fairness

By Ben Feller - Associated Press

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (center), Arizona Democrat, is greeted by Rep. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Democrat, before President Obama's State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Giffords exits, but legacy of cooperation could remain

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Pedestrians, veterans and members of the media walk around the grounds of the newly renovated District of Columbia WWI Memorial after a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011.
(T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

Federal law might halt plan to ‘nationalize’ D.C. WWI memorial

The Washington Times

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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A video image provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Mrs. Giffords announcing her plans to resign on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)

Giffords’ decision to resign sets up Arizona race

By Bob Christie - Associated Press

Pedestrians, veterans and members of the media walk around the grounds of the newly renovated District of Columbia WWI Memorial after a rededication ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 10, 2011.
(T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

D.C. fights Congress on national World War I memorial

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Purdue Univ. president becomes Smithsonian chair

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

SIMMONS: Mayors must accept some responsibility for cities’ ills

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks Jan. 19, 2012, about a new strategy to boost tourism and travel during a visit to the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Associated Press)

Obama’s State of the Union will reflect state of the election

By Susan Crabtree and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (foreground) pilots the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as Seaman Chris McCarter assists during Mr. Panetta's visit to the ship on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012, off the southeastern coast of the United States. (AP Photo/Alex Wong, Pool)

U.S. to keep 11 aircraft carriers to show sea power

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly pose at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Memorial trailhead outside Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. The trailhead is named in honor of Mrs. Giffords' slain staff member Gabe Zimmerman. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords)

Giffords says she’s resigning from Congress

By David Espo - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Apollo Theatre in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama’s State of the Union: Jobs, re-election time

By Ben Feller - Associated Press