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First lady Michelle Obama recites a &quot;wrap&quot; song written by students from George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., about healthy eating as she announced proposed guidelines for local school wellness policies during an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Cut out junk food ads in schools, government says

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Four Senate Democrats, including Virginia's Tim Kaine (right) and Mark Warner (left), have asked the Biden administration's Education Department to investigate the handling of sexual-abuse complaints at Lynchburg's Liberty University. (Associated Press)

Mark Warner: Tea party, ‘Beliebers’ ‘both about equally informed’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin waits for the arrival of President Barack Obama to speak to members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Oklahoma governor announces Obama’s Keystone timetable; White House won’t confirm

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaking at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. President Barack Obama is working to put two major emerging trade deals with Europe and Asia on a &#8220;fast track&#8221; to passage. But many congressional Democrats are working to sidetrack the proposed pacts ahead of this year&#8217;s U.S. midterm elections. The Democratic president finds himself in the rare position of having House Speaker John Boehner as an ally on the issue and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a foe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

White House: Obama, Boehner to meet Tuesday

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Beach Boys singer Mike Love serenades the crowd gathered to honor his civic spirit, which also warranted tributes from former President H.W. Bush and Nancy Reagan. (Mike Love)

Inside the Beltway: A Beach Boy, two Bushes and a Reagan

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, has already ruled out tax increases as negotiators begin their work Wednesday to come up with a new federal budget. There seems to be a willingness among both political parties to revisit the sequester issue. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

CURL: Both parties a joke in budget’s silly season

By Joseph Curl

Ill., Mich. politicians tout manufacturing labs

By JIM SUHR - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Barack participates in a bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia at the Esperanza Resort in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, June 18, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

White House to work with Russia on ‘unified’ Ukraine after protesters take Kiev

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Obama to propose changes to wildfire funding

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

In this image provided by NBC Universal First Lady Michelle Obama is seen during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Thursday Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

First lady pays visit to new ‘Tonight Show’ host

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych attends the signing of an agreement to end the Ukrainian crisis in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Ukraine's opposition leaders signed a deal Friday with the president and European mediators for early elections and a new government in hopes of ending a deadly political crisis. (AP Photo/Andrei Mosienko, Presidential Press Service, Pool)

White House praises Ukraine’s new deal signed between Yanukovych, opposition leaders

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Quinn in Washington to talk raising minimum wage

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President Barack Obama meets with members of the Democratic Governors Association, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The National Governors Association 2014 Winter Meeting starts Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama pitches minimum wage hike with Dem governors

By KEN THOMAS and STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Chinese government, White House reporters object to Obama-Dalai Lama meeting

The Washington Times

Jindal traveling to Washington for the weekend

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From left: Host Jimmy Fallon, actor Will Ferrell, first lady Michelle Obama during the "Ew" skit on Thursday Feb. 20, 2014 during comedian Fallon's inaugural week as the new "Tonight Show" host. (AP Photo/NBC, Lloyd Bishop)

Michelle Obama pushes ‘Let’s Move’ on late night with Jimmy Fallon

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Feb. 12, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The White House says President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal will not include his past offer to accept lowered cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. Those had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Feeling pressure from the left, Obama backs off of Social Security cuts in budget

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

BRUCE: Mitt Romney, the new comeback kid?

By Tammy Bruce

** FILE ** In this Feb. 12, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The White House says President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal will not include his past offer to accept lowered cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. Those had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House backs away from proposed ‘chained’ CPI Social Security savings

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times