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Pakistan, U.S. limit cooperation

By Kathy Gannon and Anne Gearan - Associated Press

Holder facing further ‘Fast and Furious’ grilling

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama introduces former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as his nominee as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011 at the White House. (Associated Press)

Sources: Obama to buck Republicans, will OK consumer watchdog

By Ben Feller and Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (The Washington Times)

Brinkley will challenge Bartlett in GOP primary

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Illustration: Obama ideas

LAMBRO: Running on empty promises

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Illustration: Obama spending by John Camejo for The Washington Times

KENDALL: 1.2 trillion here, $1.2 trillion there …

By Mary Claire Kendall - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t allow abuse of executive power

The Washington Times

Illustration by John Camejo for The Washington Times

NUGENT: Pay lawmakers what they’re worth: 10 bucks

By Ted Nugent

Illustration: Capitol Pelosi by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

FEULNER: Congress’ performance in 2011

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

RAHN: Purveyors of financial destruction

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown is organizing the trip of District officials to New Hampshire to try to gain support for D.C. statehood. (The Washington Times)

Gray, others taking their D.C. campaign to New Hampshire

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive Dec. 29, 2011, at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument. (Associated Press)

Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama leaves a news conference in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

In 2012, Obama to press ahead without Congress

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama speaks Dec. 23, 2011, at the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama delays request for $1.2T debt limit increase

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Illustration by Donna Grethen

TUSZYNSKI: Reform our corporate tax code

By Nick Tuszynski - The Washington Times

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DECKER: Five questions with Michele Bachmann

By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times

Supporters listen as Rep. Ron Paul of Texas speaks at a campaign event at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, on Thursday. All of the Republicans are fielding questions about cutting spending and whether they are the candidate who can do it. (Associated Press)

Spending cuts are Iowa voters’ No. 1 issue

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democrats have targeted GOP Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, a 10-term incumbent accused of losing touch with voters in his Western Maryland district. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

In Virginia, Kaine, Allen in dead heat for Senate

By David Sherfinski and David Hill - The Washington Times