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Mutual Dislike for Common Core Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ALEC O’CLEARY CASO: Tracking bipartisan opposition to Common Core

By Alec O'Cleary Caso

FILE - In this Jan,. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward final congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise reshaping how Medicare pays physicians as Congress returns from a two-week spring recess ensnarled over domestic and foreign policy issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senate passes anti-trafficking bill, clears way for Loretta Lynch vote

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Clint Didier, a former Redskins tight end who lost a race for a U.S. Senate seat in 2010, is not tempering his staunch tea party views in his bid for a House seat in Washington state's 4th Congressional district. (Associated Press)

Clint Didier sticks to his playbook in latest bid for Congress

By Mark Pace - The Washington Times

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, center, stands on the deck of a Washington state ferry with Lynn Peterson, left, Washington state Secretary of Transportation, and Lynne Griffith, second from left, assistant secretary for the Washington State Ferries Division, as they ride between Seattle and Bainbridge Island, Wash., Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Foxx was in town at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to learn more about Washington's ferry system and the need for both state and federal funding. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Patty Murray presses for federal ferry support

By MARTHA BELLISLE - Associated Press

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald speaks to the American Veterans national convention on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Seattle VA: Progress made in cutting wait times

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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. After weeks of secretive work, senior lawmakers on Capitol Hill are trying to put the finishing touches on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that would lay to rest last year's budget battles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Democrats give demagoguery a bad name on Hobby Lobby ruling

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Washington, King County get millions for ferries

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Congress growing impatient on inquiry in VA deaths

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Murray to cut ribbon at VA clinic

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House passes bill to save Green Mountain Lookout

By PHUONG LE - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pauses while speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, following a Senate Policy Luncheon. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

MILLER: Harry Reid’s hypocrisy on ‘Equal Pay Day’: No women on top leadership staff

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Ryan unveils House GOP budget claiming balance

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Murray concerned about Hanford budget

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Murray, DelBene bring $10.10 wage fight to Seattle

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murray, 63, plans to seek a fifth term in 2016, which would give her 30 years in office. Though it’s early, Murray says she’s often asked about her plans and has no doubt about continuing her career, even if Democrats were to lose their majority in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Patty Murray to seek fifth term in 2016

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In this photo taken Aug. 17, 2013, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, (25) shakes hands with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, after the Seahawks beat the Broncos 40-10, in a preseason NFL football game in Seattle. The two teams square off in Super Bowl XLVIII on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Sherman will intercept Manning in Seahawks’ 13-point win, Sen. Murray predicts

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., answers questions as he and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., (not shown) announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Finding money to reverse military pension cuts is latest budget battle

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times