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By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are displayed at Ritters True Value Hardware in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Associated Press

EDITORIAL: Light-bulb banning begins

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Incoming House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, receives the gavel from his predecessor, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, during the opening session of the 112th Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

EDITORIAL: Constitutional authority for Congress

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration: A cold future by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

INNIS & FREDERICK: Democrats care, except when they don’t

By Niger Innis and Amy Frederick - The Washington Times

HAMMER TIME: Newly installed House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, displays the parliamentary gavel that he will wield in the 112th Congress, which convened Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Boehner takes reins in House

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Centrists likely to sway priority issues on Hill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Watchdog decries use of liens by IRS

By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press

Tea party organizers warn: ‘We are watching’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Obama exhorts Republicans to put politics aside

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Gray hits Norton’s loss of House privilege

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Walpin

Community-service IG loses appeal of firing

By Ben Conery - The Washington Times

NEW MINORITY: Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and outgoing House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland prepare Tuesday for changes on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

House to vote on repeal of health care law

By Sean Lengell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama returns a salute as he and daughter Sasha arrive with his wife, Michelle, and other daughter Malia at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Tuesday after nearly two weeks of vacation in Hawaii. (Associated Press)

Obama’s base eager to do battle

By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rep. Henry A. Waxman, who chairs a House panel looking into Toyota's massive recalls, says rather than correcting defects, the automaker hired a consulting firm to find no problems. "Toyota's assertions may be good public relations, but they don't appear to be true," he contends.

BROUN: Respecting constitutional limits

By Rep. Paul Broun - The Washington Times

**FILE** Harry Reid (Associated Press)

Reid unlikely to hold the trump card in push for Internet gambling

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

FEULNER: The promise and pitfalls of 2011

By Ed Feulner - The Washington Times

Illustration: START by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Job No. 1 for Congress

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, June 27, 2006, photo reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military guards walk within the Camp Delta detention center at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

BECK: Purse powers reign supreme

By Thomas M. Beck - The Washington Times

Democrats aim to create jobs, Kaine says

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

ASSOCIATED PRESS
'GRIDLOCK' BUSTER: President Obama discusses the Dream Act at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday. "This has been a season of progress for the American people," Mr. Obama said.

KNIGHT: Tyranny by decree

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times