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US cancels delegation to Paralympics in Russia

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** FILE ** Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho Republican. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Inside the Beltway: White House media pals get cranky

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Veleriya Obarevich, left, and Yan Shamilov carry a Russian flag with the message "Thank you, Putin!" written across it through the Olympic Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

U.S. won’t send official delegation to Paralympics in Russia

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MIT conference to focus on privacy and big data

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2014 file-pool photoFirst lady Michelle Obama speaks in Miami. Michelle Obama plans a weeklong solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China&#8217;s first lady and high school and university students. It will be her first visit ever to the Asian economic powerhouse. In an announcement Monday on the White House blog, the first lady says a China visit is important because it is the most populous country in the world, with more than 1.3 billion people, and plays an important role on the world stage. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach, File)

Michelle Obama set for China visit focusing on education

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Holguin at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, as Kerryopened a fourth round of the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue. Kerry said he had called Russia's foreign minister to express US concerns over military activity in Crimea that could further inflame tensions in Ukraine following the ouster of its Russian-backed president.&#160;(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kerry: All options on the table to respond to Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Army Gen. Carter Ham has testified that he had told Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the Joint Chiefs chairman, that Americans in Benghazi were under attack by terrorists, not demonstrators. He said both men agreed. (Associated Press)

Unasked questions fog facts on Benghazi

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

2 with Utah ties chosen as White House interns

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Naquasia LeGrand speaks during an interview on Thursday Feb. 27, 2014 in New York. A few months ago, LeGrand was just another worker on the line at KFC, boxing up chicken and cole slaw in hopes of earning enough to live in one of the nation's most expensive cities. But since being recruited by union organizers, the 22-year-old from south Brooklyn has become one of the most visible faces of a national movement demanding $15-an-hour wages for fast-food workers. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Wage fight propels worker from KFC to White House

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

2 students from NV chosen as White House interns

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Wilson’s Perry finds outlet through journalism

By ROMAN STUBBS - Associated Press

Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO Ihor Dolhov adjusts the microphones prior to speaking during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Sunday, March 2, 2014. NATO is called emergency talks on Sunday regarding the escalating crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US prepares tough response for Russia over Ukraine

By LARA JAKES - Associated Press

Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms block the entrance of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's president for help in keeping peace there. Poster reads "Crimea Russia". (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin brushes off U.S. threats, gets permission to use military in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, to promote his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama to announce $400 million in private-sector technology grants

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, share a moment under an umbrella before the rainy inauguration of democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, Va., Jan. 11, 2014. The umbrella came from the five-star Jefferson Hotel. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, P. Kevin Morley)

‘90s documents show Clinton health care concerns

By Ken Thomas and Philip Elliott - Associated Press

President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden exercise at the White House as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign.

Obama, Biden don dress shirt, tie for ‘Let’s Move’ jog through White House

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks to media during a meeting with representatives of student groups, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington, as part of the Campus Sexual Assault Task Force. At right is Jessica Bennett from University of Maryland in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden reveals Obama freeze-out over gay gaffe

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at the first White House Student Film Festival, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Student filmmakers pictured, Miles Pilchik, left, and Gabrielle Nafie, second right, second graders, SciTech in New York, Kids; Kyle Weintraub, second left, seventh grade, from David Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie, Fla.; and Shelly Ortiz, high school senior at Metropolitan Arts Institute, from Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama hosts 1st White House student film festival

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Connecticut center Stefanie Dolson (31) celebrates with a teammate in front of SMU forward Akil Simpson (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Dallas. Connecticut won 81-48. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

UConn senior Dolson hopes for Obama dance-off

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, former President Bill Clinton speaks in Charlottesville, Va. The National Archives plans to release about 4,000 pages of previously confidential documents involving former President Bill Clinton's administration. Some of the topics include the president's health care task force and the 9/11 Commission Report. The papers could shed light on Clinton's presidency and provide insight into a future presidential candidate: former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

‘90s documents show Clintons’ health care concerns

By KEN THOMAS and PHILIP ELLIOTT - Associated Press