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Delegates Norman Conway (left) and Luiz Simmons read through a summary and financial analysis as they wait for the debate on the gambling bill to begin at the State House in Annapolis. There were 39 amendments to be considered. The legislative session extended into the night Tuesday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Maryland gambling expansion passes General Assembly

By David Hill - The Washington Times

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Maryland House lawmakers set to work on gambling

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Ralph Metcalfe helped the U.S. win the 400-meter relay in Berlin in 1936 with a new world-record time of 39.8 seconds. The members of the team — (from left) Jesse Owens, Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff — delivered a message to Adolf Hitler. Metcalfe finished second in the 100-meter dash behind Owens. (Associated Press)

From the Olympics to Congress

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

Maryland assembly to show its hand on gambling

By David Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, speaks during a health-care-reform town-hall meeting in Waldorf, Md., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers leaving with work undone

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Rep. Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, introduced the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in January. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Effort to restrict abortions in D.C. fails in House

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama walks from Marine One after returning to the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, Friday, July 27, 2012. Obama attended fundraisers in Virginia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama calls on House GOP to approve middle-class tax cut bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat (Associated Press)

Senate succeeds at something: Futility

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration Bear Trap Women by John Camejo for The Washington Times

CROUSE: Violence Against Women Act needs reform

By Janice Shaw Crouse

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

Obama Va. visits sparks GOP attacks over defense

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama greets event participants July 9, 2012, at the White House after announcing his plan to extend tax cuts for the middle class. (Associated Press)

Obama seeks tax-cut extension for middle class

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

SGT. SHAFT: Can a widow’s benefits be reinstate after a divorce?

By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks at a fundraising concert on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Associated Press)

SEIU boots join Democratic super PAC bucks

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

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Archibald Mosley awaits the awarding of his Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony Thursday for about 400 retired black Montford Point Marines at Marine Barracks Washington. They served in segregated Marine units in the 1940s. <b>Gallery, washingtontimes.com/multimedia. </b>

Black Marines from 1940s take Hill

By Sarah Freishtat - The Washington Times

**FILE** Democratic Sens. Jack Reed (left), of Rhode Island, and Tom Harkin (center), of Iowa, meet June 6, 2012, with college interns on Capitol Hill in Washington as they call for action on averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for students. (Associated Press)

Tentative Hill deal on roads, student loans

By Alan Fram and Joan Lowy - Associated Press

House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio — joined by (from left) House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Renee Ellmers and Bill Flores — speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, following a Republican political strategy session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner: Deal near on student loans, highways

By Alan Fram and Joan Lowy - Associated Press

Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, speaks at the University of California at Berkeley on Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

‘Audit the Fed’ bill advances in House

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Romney closes on Obama in new poll

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A patron tries her luck at a slot machine. ( Peter Lockley / The Washington TImes )

Gambling special session now unlikely

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist "is hilarious," says an acquaintance. "If you've only seen him in little sound bites talking about tax policy, you're missing out." Mr. Norquist, who writes a lot of his own jokes, will compete Wednesday night at the D.C. Improv in Northwest for the title of "the Funniest Celebrity in Washington." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

MILLER: Demonizing Grover

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times