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Beyond Obama’s oath, what to see and taste in DC

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama answers questions from members of the media on Jan. 14, 2013, during a news conference at the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama campaign machine morphs into activist group

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Jack Rose’s Inauguration Hawaiian Luau in Washington unfolds in a whiskey bar, intent on honoring President Obama’s aloha roots. (Jack Rose’s)

Inside the Beltway: Republicans grit their teeth

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Angus S. King Jr., Maine independent. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: Maine’s King sees no reason to oppose Hagel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Michelle Obama lets wardrobe take back seat

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: First lady losing obesity war

The Washington Times

President Obama salutes as he deplanes from Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The president is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Republicans question Obama’s use of autopen to sign ‘cliff’ bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** The National Christmas Tree is pictured after it was lit by President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha Obama and and mother-in-law Marian Robinson, at the Ellipse across from the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec., 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obamas extend ‘welcome home’ to troops

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks Dec. 5, 2012, about the fiscal cliff at the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, in Washington. (Associated Press)

For Obama, trimmings all on holiday schedule

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama, with (from left) daughters Sasha and Malia, mother-in-law Marian Robinson and wife Michelle, officiates at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Crowd looks on with glee as Obamas light National Christmas Tree

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

The 2012 Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, John Paul Jones, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Natalia Makarova, Robert Plant, Dustin Hoffman, and David Letterman pose for a group photo after the State Department Dinner for the Kennedy Center Honors gala Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Obama ribs Letterman, Hoffman before Kennedy Center Honors

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Indiana Senate President David Long, seen here with fellow GOP Sen. Brandt Hershman, wants to protect Indiana casinos from those in neighboring states. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: Obama urges nation to come together for holiday

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a "presidential pardon," at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. After the ceremony, "Cobbler" will head to George Washington's historic home in Virginia to be part of the “Christmas at Mount Vernon” exhibition. National Turkey Federation Chairman Steve Willardsen is at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama gives one lucky bird second chance

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Queen of Soul performs for first lady

By OSCAR WELLS GABRIEL II - Associated Press

Inside Politics: First lady gives awards to after-school programs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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Hard-core libertarian strives to banish Democrats from his life

By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

**FILE** Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, performs at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on July 25, 2012. (Associated Press

Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul performs for Michelle Obama

By Oscar Wells Gabriel II - Associated Press

Norman “Chubby” Chaney of the old “Little Rascals” films gets some help from kind strangers 76 years after he died with a headstone at Baltimore Cemetery. (Courtesy of MIKAL C.G.)

Inside the Beltway: What Romney intended

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Michelle Obama picked Kors for Election Night

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - Associated Press

President Obama walks on stage after being introduced by first lady Michelle Obama (not shown) during his final 2012 campaign event in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

A nostalgic Obama ends campaign in Iowa, where his political rise began

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times