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Majority Leader Harry Reid and fellow Democratic senators came in for criticism from House Speaker John A. Boehner, who said, "The Democrats who run Washington have a responsibility to act." (Associated Press)

MILLER: Harry’s dirty tactics

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Senators join suits on recess appointments

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reid has no cause for complaint

The Washington Times

Stock Act passage stalled by amendments

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Congress chose Yucca Mountain as the leading candidate for nuclear waste disposal. But opponents are concerned about contamination, and the Obama administration said it would not consider the site and would look for alternatives. It won a legal battle when a federal appeals court ruled last week against three states seeking to ship spent fuel to the Nevada site. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Sins of commission on Yucca Mountain

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is the Senate majority leader.

Backlash leads Reid to postpone anti-piracy vote

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill

By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press

Reid postpones vote on anti-piracy bill

By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press

Illustration: Business regulation by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

CURTIS: Setting the record straight

By Don Curtis - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks Dec. 22, 2011, about extending the payroll-tax cut during a briefing on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Tax bill set for increasingly rare conference committee

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is followed by reporters after holding a news conference on the payroll tax cut on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress approves short-term payroll tax, unemployment benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, is followed by reporters after holding a news conference on the payroll tax cut on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House signs off on Senate plan for tax-cut extension

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat

Shortened session shows divide over tax cut

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks Dec. 20, 2011, to the House floor in the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press)

House vote puts tax cut in limbo

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, wants to add almost $7 billion in disaster aid to a temporary funding bill crafted to avert a government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1. (Associated Press)

MILLER: Senate’s silent night

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Majority Leader Harry Reid and fellow Democratic senators came in for criticism from House Speaker John A. Boehner, who said, "The Democrats who run Washington have a responsibility to act." (Associated Press)

LAMBRO: Reid’s legislative trap

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner (Rod A. Lamkey/The Washington Times)

Deal on payroll-tax cut starts to unravel

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, photo provided by NBC News, Speaker of the House, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, appears on NBC's "Meet the Press" in Washington. House Republicans said Sunday they oppose a bipartisan, Senate-approved bill that extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for just two months and said congressional bargainers need to write a new version lasting a longer time. "It's pretty clear I and our members oppose the Senate bill," Boehner said, adding, "I believe two months is just kicking the can down the road." (AP Photo, NBC News, William B. Plowman)

Boehner rejects deal on payroll tax

By David Eldridge and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Bargainers reach deal to head off government shutdown

By Alan Fram and David Espo - Associated Press