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Ashley Judd doesn’t rule out run for US Senate

By ROGER ALFORD - Associated Press

**FILE** Ashley Judd (Associated Press)

Ashley Judd: Actress doesn’t rule out run for U.S. Senate

By Roger Alford - Associated Press

Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock makes a point in Indianapolis on Wednesday, at a news conference at which he sought to clarify what he meant by remarks on rape he made in a debate the night before. (Associated Press)

Indiana Senate candidate apologizes, explains rape comment

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is on the campaign trail tending to important races in his home state.

Hill leaders emerge as niche players in national campaign

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

Inside Politics: McConnell hires campaign manager with Paul history

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Ron Paul supporter declares his allegiance to the Texas Republican, who made an unsuccessful bid for the party’s presidential nomination this year. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

GOP honors Ron Paul; Rand takes own path

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other GOP leaders, talk to reporters following a political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. He is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., far left, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress extends sanctions on Myanmar

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Judge Robert E. Bacharach was nominated by President Obama for a seat on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Votes to break a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate fell short of the 60 required. (Associated Press)

Filibuster blocks Obama’s court appointee

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks July 24, 2012, to reporters following a closed-door political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press)

Senate ready for symbolic showdown on tax cuts

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden, in his Constitutional role as president of the Senate, arrives at the Capitol to provide the tie-breaking vote, if needed, on a vote to extend broad tax cuts that will otherwise expire in January, in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wealthy left out of Bush-era tax cut renewal

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

“Perhaps Republicans want to shield a handful of billionaires willing to contribute nine figures to sway a close presidential election,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. (Associated Press)

Republicans block bill on transparency

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks June 19, 2012, in Holland, Mich. (Associated Press)

Romney goes against GOP on ‘tax’ label

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former President George W. Bush paints the walls of a health center in Kabwe, Zambia, on Sunday. Mr. Bush and his wife, Laura, are in Africa to promote a partnership of the George W. Bush Institute and other organizations aiming to fight cervical and breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: :Bush helps renovate health center in Africa

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Surrounded by staff members, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (center), Virginia Republican, leaves House Speaker John Boehner's office on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court's ruling on President Obama's health care law. (Associated Press)

Cantor: House will vote to repeal health care law

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (second from right) at his side, looks back June 21, 2012, at a group of students during a news conference at the White House as he calls on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press)

Obama again calls for action on student loans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (AP Photo)

Republicans oppose super PAC disclosure

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks June 12, 2012, to reporters on Capitol Hill following a political strategy session with other GOP Senate leaders. (Associated Press)

McConnell: Obama a threat to First Amendment

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, doesn't have "much of a leg to stand on" in his complaints about Senate Republicans preventing votes on more judicial nominees, a conservative critic contends. (Associated Press)

Senate GOP signals halt on circuit judge nominees

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks June 6, 2012, at a campaign fundraiser at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Associated Press)

GOP faults Obama in impasse on student loans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican (AP Photo)

GOP floats one-year extension of tax cuts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times