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David Dudenhoefer, a right-to-work supporter, is met with opposition from union employees Thursday at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Michigan has pushed ahead with a bill to make the labor stronghold a right-to-work state. (Associated Press)

Protesters swarm as Michigan pushes right-to-work measure

By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Jim DeMint resigned from his U.S. Senate seat representing South Carolina to take leadership at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington-based think tank. (Associated Press)

DeMint won’t leave tea party voiceless

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Fiscal cliff’ solution

The Washington Times

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Congress, in attaching a human rights provision to trade legislation, is “making a big mistake.” (Associated Press)

Senate to vote on Russia trade and rights bill

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley

Lame-duck Senate in no hurry to OK judges

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: British tabloids take aim at Wintour talk

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** With fellow Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota (left) and others looking on, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky outlines Republicans' stance on negotiations with the president and Hill Democrats on the "fiscal cliff" on Nov. 27, 2012. (Associated Press)

Democrats block quick vote on Obama ‘fiscal cliff’ plan

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Obama made a recess appointment to enable Richard Cordray (behind him) to begin serving as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Mr. Obama made three other recess appointments. (Associated Press)

Court puts doubt on Obama’s appointments in recess

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this March 30, 2010, photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. trooper stands in the turret of a vehicle with a machine gun, left, as a guard looks out from a tower at the detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Obama veto possible over Guantanamo

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Obama may name Vogue’s  Wintour to ambassadorship

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Maurice A. Barboza, whose great-great-grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War, is leading an effort to build a memorial to black patriots on the Mall. (Associated Press)

Tribute to black fighters in Revolutionary War advances

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul

Senate orders study on U.S. no-fly zone in Syria

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (Associated Press)

Senate rejects U.N. disabilities treaty

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (Associated Press)

U.N. disabilities treaty faces GOP opposition

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner enters the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Secretary Geithner is meeting with House and Senate leaders to discuss the looming fiscal cliff. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

MILLER: Obama is left of liberals

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

“We’re just saying that if you’re going to take away the Second Aamendment rights … they ought to have it adjudicated, rather than mandated by someone who’s unqualified to state that they should lose their rights.”— Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican (Associated Press)

Change on veterans’ gun rights lights fire

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Kelly Ayotte

PRUDEN: Obama’s challenge to the three amigos

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: Former president in hospital for bronchitis

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, two days before. (Associated Press)

Senate calls for more Marines at U.S. diplomatic posts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times