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STEPHEN MOORE: GOP can’t let Obama, big spenders win debt limit, sequester fights

By Stephen Moore

President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Obama to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign said a less than 1 percent tax on Americans making more than $1 million per year would cover the lost revenue from a repeal of the Obamacare "Cadillac tax." (Associated Press)

WESLEY PRUDEN: Democrats’ obsession with guns, climate change

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama listens as South Korean President Park Geun-hye speaks during a joint news conference at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 25, 2014. Obama, continuing his four-nation Asia trip which began in Japan, underscored warnings against North Korean nuclear provocations, calls to lower tensions in regional territorial disputes, and words of condolence for the ferry disaster victims and the people of South Korea. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Joe Biden pledges U.S. will defend S. Korea against ‘provocations’ from North

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"It would be very difficult for Barack Obama to win a third term. He lost independents a long time ago. What's keeping him afloat is essentially the Democratic base. ... we shouldn't forget he lost 5 million votes from 2008 to 2012. I imagine if he ran again he might lose a couple million more," said Lara Brown, a political science professor at George Washington University. (Associated Press)

Obama confident he could win a third term as president

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, Chinese President Xi Jinping, first lady Michelle Obama and Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan descend the Grand Staircase as they arrive for a State Dinner, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

China arrests hackers following request from U.S. - report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This handout photo provided by the U.S. Secret Service shows the drone that crashed onto the White House grounds in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. An intelligence agency employee whose drone crashed on the White House lawn earlier this year won't face criminal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/US Secret Service) ** FILE **

Drone lands at park near White House; man issued federal citation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after he speaks, during Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Joe Biden clings to Obama record, boasts that he ‘administered’ stimulus package

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in Emmitsburg, Md., in this Oct. 4, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama calls on nation to ‘refashion the social compact,’ strengthen labor union powers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama passes then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before delivering a policy address on events in the Middle East at the State Department in Washington on May 19, 2011. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama, Hillary Clinton not agreeing on many issues lately

By Lisa Lerer and Kathleen Hennessey - Associated Press

President Obama speaks about the Oregon shootings and his agenda for gun control.

Obama pitches Trans-Pacific Partnership to U.S. businesses

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service at Mount St. Mary's University. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EDITORIAL: Obama aims for confiscation of private arms, not gun control

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

New evidence suggests Iran and Hezbollah colluded to hide a suspect in the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 U.S. servicemen and wounded hundreds. (Associated Press)

Bill Clinton White House suppressed evidence of Iran’s terrorism

By John Solomon - The Washington Times

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy blamed a memory lapse for giving investigators false information about when he first learned of rumors that information would be leaked to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz. (Associated Press)

James Clancy: Memory lapse led to false information on Jason Chaffetz leak

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A "surge" in Republican preference for those with new ideas and different outlooks likely drives the popularity of "outsider" candidates like Donald Trump and Ben Carson. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Beltway: Republican voters opt for new ideas over experience in 2016 candidates

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro before a bilateral meeting, Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York. (Associated Press)

Raul Castro’s speech spotlights divide with U.S.

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio, pauses while speaking about his opposition to the Iran deal during a news conference with members of the House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Boehner resigns; Speaker cites desire to avoid ‘prolonged leadership turmoil’

By Stephen Dinan and Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

Spectators wait for the arrival of Pope Francis on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

NEWT GINGRICH: Impressions of Pope Francis’ visit to Washington, D.C.

By Newt Gingrich

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with FIFA President Sepp Blatter during their meeting before the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw in the Konstantin palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

White House criticizes Vladimir Putin’s posture

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Pope Francis after this welcoming speech during the state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House scrapped 21-gun salute because Pope Francis is ‘man of peace’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times