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Returning lawmakers draw bead on appointees

By Larry Margasak - Associated Press

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill

By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press

Reid postpones vote on anti-piracy bill

By JIM ABRAMS - Associated Press

Va. Senate approves House-drawn redistricting map

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, is the Senate majority leader.

Backlash leads Reid to postpone anti-piracy vote

By Sean Lengell - 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)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s appointment with tyranny

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

This screen shot shows the blacked-out Wikipedia website announcing a 24-hour protest against proposed legislation — the Stop Online Piracy Act in the House and the Protect Intellectual Property Act in the Senate — intended to protect intellectual property that critics say could facilitate censorship. (Associated Press)

Support wanes in Senate for anti-piracy bill

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry

By RYAN NAKASHIMA - Associated Press

Mallory Whitt works at her desk at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Protest exposes Silicon Valley-Hollywood rivalry

By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press

In this Dec. 20, 2011, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks off the floor of the House chamber in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress revisiting bruising payroll tax cut fight

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

Cordray appointment raises a raft of red flags

By C. Boyden Gray - Special to The Washington Times

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Democrat, who stepped down from the Senate after two terms in 2001, is considering making a comeback bid. (Associated Press)

Nebraska Democrats pin hopes on Kerrey

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama sits with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley while meeting with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness on Jan. 17, 2012, in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama advisers push oil pipelines for jobs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Quick path continues for Va. redistricting plan

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"A lot of us who went into battle turned around and no one was behind us," said Rep. Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina Republican, in reference to House Republicans' revolt before Christmas against the Senate-passed deal to extend the payroll-tax cut. The showdown turned into a political debacle for the GOP. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmakers return to a House divided

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks Dec. 20, 2011, to the House floor in the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press)

GOP maps strategy in wake of payroll tax debacle

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

"We've spent months on things that used to happen just matter-of-factly. I would hope that they understand that everything doesn't have to be a fight," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said.

Congress logs most futile legislative year on record

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama delivers remarks on government reform on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama seeks power to streamline government

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times