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MEANS: Obamacare: Obamaconjob

By Grady Means

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 file photo, a Shiite fighter clashes with members of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army rebel in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. A leading Shiite Muslim cleric widely followed by Iraqi militants has issued the first public religious edict permitting Shiites to fight in Syria&#8217;s civil war alongside President Bashar Assad&#8217;s forces. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo, File)

LAMBRO: More trouble on an old bubble

By Donald Lambro

President Barack Obama is seen through the tinted window of his motorcade vehicle as he is driven through the Kailua, Hawaii, neighborhood where he is spending his annual holiday vacation with his family, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, en route to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to play golf. The first family is in Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama, as president of the ‘Great Satan,’ likely won’t make a personal visit to Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A person dressed as a polar bear and others demonstrate against the Keystone Pipeline as President Barack Obama and the first family attend the Oregon State University versus University of Akron college basketball game at the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013. Michelle Obama's bother, Craig Robinson, is the coach for Oregon State. The first family is in Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama may be able to avoid environmental debate, Keystone pipeline decision

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** The White House Christmas Tree, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Michelle Obama is ‘commander in chief of Christmas’

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Christmas star: The Nativity carved in ice with a magical glow (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

D.C. area offers unique displays for Christmas

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

President Obama signals quiet during a speaking appearance.

Obama secretly buys health care he won’t use — but not from government website

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Nov. 11, 2009, file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking with a then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan in Singapore. Last summer, Sullivan was traveling with his boss, Hillary Rodham Clinton, when he suddenly disappeared during a stop in Paris. He showed up again a few days later, rejoining Clinton's traveling contingent in Mongolia. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Vanishing adviser reappears as Iran policy player

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

** FILE ** Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Obama's surgeon general nominee. (AP Photo/courtesy of Brigham and Women's Hospital)

Obama’s surgeon general nominee connected to left-leaning think tank

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Down and still dirty

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama pauses as he prepares to answer a question during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. At the end of his fifth year in office, Obama's job approval and personal favorability ratings have fallen to around the lowest point of his presidency. Obama will depart later for his home state of Hawaii for his annual Christmas vacation trip. It's the first time in his presidency that his departure plans have not been delayed by legislative action in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

CURL: Into Year 6, Obama admits he’s clueless

By Joseph Curl

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Latest Obamacare delay faces swift GOP criticism

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

First Lady Michelle Obama attended a meeting with Communities In Schools board members and later read to a third grade class at Ferebee Elementary School.(Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
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Michelle Obama: Kids ‘owe it to their mothers’ to enroll in Obamacare

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to the media as he and first lady Michelle Obama meet with a group of mothers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama to hold year-end news conference

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Experts say it will take at least a year for small businesses to know how the law and its computer glitches will affect them. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

White House hits back at Republicans and tallies up Obamacare benefits

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House plots new Obamacare PR path: Go for the heartstrings

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House warns Americans of GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 in Washington. Carney answered questions about a Congressional budget deal. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

White House says it’s open to 45 of panel’s proposed 46 NSA changes

By Ben Wolfgang and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks to the media as he and first lady Michelle Obama meet with a group of mothers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, to discuss how health care reform could benefit their families. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President gets budget win — but only by staying out of negotiations

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Podesta (Associated Press)

John Podesta eats crow: ‘I apologize to Speaker Boehner’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times