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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey (right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on the Defense Department's response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

White House previously denied handing Benghazi response off to Panetta

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

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LAMBRO: Bystander-in-chief wedded to failure

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Judy Pepenella, a New York resident and member of the Conservative Society for Action, protests the health care reform law Monday outside the U.S. Supreme Court. She said she is part of a group of 50 doctors who filed a friend-of-the-court brief advocating that so-called Obamacare be struck down. (Raymond Thompson Jr./The Washington Times)

Republicans to White House: Unions’ Obamacare demands are unlawful

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta stands by President Obama as he explains changes to military force and strategy that will result in the biggest defense cuts since the end of the Cold War. (Associated Press)

Syria secret: Panetta reveals rejected Pentagon plan to send weapons to rebels in push to oust Assad

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Feb. 8, 2013, at the State Department in Washington. (Associated Press)

Kerry skirts question on arming Syrian rebels

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey (right) testify Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill before the United States Committee on Armed Services to answer questions on the Department of Defense response to the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Obama punted to Panetta for U.S. response to Benghazi attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Attack of the Obama drones

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

John O. Brennan answers questions from senators Thursday about drones, media leaks and other matters during his confirmation hearing to be CIA director. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Defiant John Brennan: ‘No recourse except’ drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Comedian and TV host Jon Stewart appears onstage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" event at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

Jon Stewart: Comedian mocks drone hypocrisy of Dems, Obama

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) and late-night host David Letterman react with laughter during the governor's first visit to "Late Show With David Letterman" on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/CBS Broadcasting, Jeffrey Neira)

Christie dismisses doctor as ‘hack’ who lusts for media

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta will testify to a Senate panel that hopes to get satisfactory answers Thursday to questions about the deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya. (Associated Press)

Still seeking Benghazi answers, Senate panel to quiz Panetta

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama discusses the continuing budget talks in the briefing room of the White House on July 19, 2011. (Associated Press)

MILLER: Forcing Obama to live within our means

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

“You can’t just go out checking everybody in sight with the prospect of that maybe there’s someone who’s done something wrong.” - Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat. (Associated Press)

Senate Dem Ron Wyden threatens John Brennan’s CIA nomination over White House drone policy

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

DHS and its Customs and Border Protection agency have deployed drones to assist local law enforcement and other federal agencies on several occasions.

Congress gets Obama data on use of drones

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama walks out of the Oval Office and heads to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Feb. 4, 2013. (Associated Press)

Clone Oval Office report denied

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Josh Gad plays Skip, the bumbling son of the U.S. president, in "1600 Penn." The comedy airs 9:30 p.m. Thursday on NBC. Bill Pullman is the president. (NBC via Associated Press)

White House goofball keeps ‘1600 Penn’ funny

By Lynn Elber - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Monday, March 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

Obama plans first trip as president to Israel

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Carney: Drone strikes on Americans overseas are lawful

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Dianne Feinstein (right), California Democrat and chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, meets with CIA Director-nominee John Brennan (left), currently assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senators to target Brennan on drone use at CIA confirmation hearing

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (from left), New York Democrat; E. Scott Rigell, Virginia Republican; Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican; and Elijah E. Cummings, Maryland Democrat, prepare Tuesday to announce legislation to make firearms trafficking a federal crime and stiffen laws against straw buyers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Straw gun buyers targeted

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times