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SOWELL: Gazing into the crystal ball

By Thomas Sowell

FILE - In this April 10, 2013, file photo, Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hugs his caddie, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, during the par-3 competition before the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. One of the top power couples in sports announced their engagement on Twitter. A spokesman for McIlroy confirmed that he popped the question in Sydney, where Wozniacki is starting to prepare for the Australian Open in Melbourne. McIlroy tweeted, "Happy New Year everyone! I have a feeling it's going to be a great year!! My first victory of 2014." He added a hash tag, "She said yes!!" (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Rory McIlroy, Caroline Wozniacki ring in 2014 with engagement

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

McIlroy, Wozniacki announce engagement

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

S&P 500 index has its best year since 1997

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

Fireworks explode over the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Revelers start ringing in 2014 with fireworks

By Rod McQuirk - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RAHN: New Year’s resolutions for others

By Richard W. Rahn

** FILE ** As his eight-year presidency nears the end, President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush are joined by two unidentified girls as they light the National Christmas Tree. (Rod Lamkey Jr./ The Washington Times)

CURL: At Christmastime, George W. Bush was Santa, Obama is Scrooge

By Joseph Curl

George Washington guards Joe McDonald (22) and Maurice Creek (1) celebrate during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the BB&T Classic against Maryland, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

College Hoops Roundup: New Year’s wishes

By Ben Standig - NCAA Insider - CSNwashington.com

** FILE ** A person wearing an Elmo outfit holds an umbrella for a woman as she searches for money to give to the character after posing for a photo together at Times Square, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014, poll says

By Jennifer Agiesta - Associated Press

FILE This Nov. 27, 2013 file photo of part of the HealthCare.gov website page featuring information about the SHOP Marketplace is photographed in Washington. Although multiple problems have snarled the rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health care law, it's hardly the first time a new, sprawling government program has been beset by early technical glitches, political hostility and gloom-and-doom denouncements. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Obama administration sees sharp uptick in HealthCare.gov users amid deadline

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Consumers warming up amid Christmas cheer

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama dances onstage with members of the cast including Santa, Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming, Mariah Carey, in white, and actress Jane Lynch at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony across from the White House in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

CURL: Christmas comes early to D.C.; New Year’s hangover to follow

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

Film fans in Asia want light fun, make Oscars wait

By PETER ENAV - Associated Press

Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration: Muslim Brotherhood by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

NORTH: 2013 on track to be one heck of a year

By Oliver North - The Washington Times

Illustration Obama's Parallel Economic Universe by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Surreal world of Obama tax hikes

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

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BEATLEY: Newtown tragedy reminds us that life is precious

By Terry Beatley

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (second from left in front row) and his wife, Ri Sol-ju (left), attend a ceremony on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Pyongyang, North Korea, to reopen the mausoleum where his father, Kim Jong-il's embalmed remains will lie in state, as North Koreans marked the first-year anniversary of the elder Kim's death. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

Video fuels rumor that North Korean leader Kim’s wife gave birth

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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Jan. 2, 2013. (Associated Press)

‘Fiscal cliff’ deal sends stocks up, but problems lurk

By Christina Rexrode - Associated Press