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CHARLES: Why Obama needs to show some leadership

By Robert Charles

FILE - In this April 9, 1980, file photo, Robert Strauss, President Jimmy Carter's national campaign chairman predicts during a news conference in Philadelphia, that the April 22 Pennsylvania primary could bury Senator Kennedy's presidential campaign with a Carter victory. Strauss, a former chairman of the Democratic Party and an ambassador to the Soviet Union, has died. Strauss' law firm confirmed his death Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at age 95. (AP Photo)

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Refusal to compromise is political suicide

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 1991, file photo, Robert Strauss, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Armed Service Committee. Strauss, a former chairman of the Democratic Party and an ambassador to the Soviet Union, has died. Strauss' law firm confirmed his death Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at age 95. (AP Photo/John Duricka, File)

Ex-Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss dies at 95

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL - Associated Press

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ISTOOK: It’s morning in Moscow, is it midnight in America?

By Ernest Istook

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CHARLES: The familiar feel of the Iron Curtain

By Robert B. Charles

just the ticket? Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida could stir up trouble among conservative Republicans who are waiting for one of their own in the White House. (By Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

DEACE: Christie, Cruz and Paul — CPAC’s distinct trio

By Steve Deace

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

KEENE: At CPAC, rebuilding that shining city upon a hill

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) supporters applaud as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

A Gipper on stilts wows CPAC crowd

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Debate between libertarians, social conservatives to play out at CPAC

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

TYRRELL: Ukraine and the return of Putin’s KGB

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Conservative UNITER: Ronald Reagan was one of the speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 1986 and at the group's first gathering in 1974, when nearly 1,000 people listened to California's governor at the time. Stan Evans, the ACU chairman who presided over that conference, said it was simple back then: "Are you for Reagan or not?" (Getty Images)

ACU at 50: Strong and looking ahead

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

just the ticket? Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida could stir up trouble among conservative Republicans who are waiting for one of their own in the White House. (By Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

CPAC to test 26 candidates for president with straw poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

KEENE: How CPAC has grown over 4 decades

By David Keene - The Washington Times

A Secret Service agent shouts after President Ronald Reagan is shot March 30, 1981. (Associated Press)

John Hinckley to spend more than half his time outside mental hospital

By Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

President Ronald Reagan appeared hip in the sense that he was of good cheer, canny and young at heart, minus annoying attitude. (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

Ronald Reagan slammed as sexist in college textbook

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Shirley Temple won praise in diplomatic career

By POLLY ANDERSON - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘JFK, Conservative’

By Wes Vernon - Special to The Washington Times

President Ronald Reagan appeared hip in the sense that he was of good cheer, canny and young at heart, minus annoying attitude. (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

Inside the Beltway: Does America need a hip GOP?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama must step up to Iran’s challenge

The Washington Times