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Jeannemarie Devolites Davis says she will add her name to the list of Republicans considering a run for Virginia lieutenant governor in 2013. The former lawmaker has served in the House of Delegates and state Senate. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Davis eyes Virginia lieutenant governor run

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Kansas conservatives claim control after primary victories

By Cory Brown - Associated Press

Inside Politics: Obama camp email targets Romney’s likely VP picks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Amanda Fitzgerald of Baltimore (second from right) and other pit bull owners attend a August rally in Annapolis organized by Maryland Votes for Animals. They spoke out against a recent Maryland court ruling against pit bulls they called “breed discrimination.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Maryland measure defangs pit bull ruling

By Emily Hatton - The Washington Times

Maryland state Sen. Nancy Jacobs (Associated Press)

Voters vs. cash: Races could be turned by out-of-state money

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

Illustration: Donkey by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

TYRRELL: Of Democrats and distractions

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

Maryland assembly to show its hand on gambling

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Obama may act to stop infrastructure cyberattacks

By KIMBERLY DOZIER and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Conservative Republicans beat more moderate rivals in 8 Kansas primaries

By John Hanna - Associated Press

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Work getting done on Senate floor — literally

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks Aug., 6, 2012, at a campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Conn. (Associated Press)

Obama signs bill requiring him to detail budget cuts

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, announces July 31, 2012, to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington that he and GOP House Speaker John Boehner have reached an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30. (Associated Press)

HURT: The improbable reign of Harry Reid, mumbling gangster

By Charles Hurt

The Washington Times

RAHN: Resist the U.N.’s disability convention

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

**FILE** Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (Associated Press)

‘Dirty liar’ and pressure for taxes escalate war of words

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Rep. Lee Terry, Nebraska Republican, says his bill authorizing the initial portion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, through Montana and South Dakota but stopping short of Nebraska, “doesn’t have anything to do with elections.” (Associated Press)

Nebraska congressman: Obama, Reid don’t want Keystone pipeline

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, right, accompanied by the committee's Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate may go on recess without passing cyber bill

By Richard Lardner - Associated Press

Drought aid package clears House as it recesses

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: LOST not liberal folly

The Washington Times

**FILE** Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, stands July 24, 2012, next to a portrait of former President George W. Bush as he waits to speaks with reporters following a House GOP caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Senate panel revives dozens of tax breaks

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press

Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican

Senator seeks to attach D.C. abortion measure to cybersecurity bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times