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First lady pushes Jay Leno to eat healthy hoods

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

First lady Michelle Obama speaks Jan. 30, 2012, at the Labor Department in Washington to announce proposed rules to help caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. (Associated Press)

White House: Story of first lady’s lingerie spree ‘utterly false’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Occupy D.C. demonstrators protest the Alfalfa Club dinner at the Capital Hilton in Washington on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama pokes fun during Alfalfa dinner for capital elites

Associated Press

Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas speaks to reporters during an NHL All Star hockey media availability in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)

All-Star Tim Thomas: It was a personal choice to skip Bruins’ visit to White House

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

Jessica Buchanan

Navy SEAL raid in Somalia shows campaign ahead

By Kimberly Dozier and Robert Burns - Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer makes a point to President Obama upon his arrival Wednesday at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Mrs. Brewer said he took issue with a passage in her book that described an encounter in an unflattering manner. (Associated Press)

Arizona tarmac tiff trips Obama campaign

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Medicare nominee gets lifetime payout

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, will seek a fourth term. "I'm looking forward to coming back and bringing a strong, powerful voice to Washington, D.C.," she said Wednesday, less than a month after ending her presidential bid. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

On the day of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

State of the Union: Obama to say U.S. must reclaim fairness

By Ben Feller - Associated Press

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, with husband Mark Kelly, gives her first public interview in November since she was shot in the head in Tucson, Ariz., last January. (ABC via Associated Press)

Buffett’s secretary, Jobs’ widow to attend State of the Union

Associated Press

Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama stands among several guests of the White House at the State of the Union address in this 2012 file photo. In the front row (from left) are Adm. William McRaven; Jackie Bray; Mrs. Obama; retired Navy Capt. Mark Kelly; Jill Biden, wife of the vice president; and Sgt. Ashleigh Berg. Two of the celebrity guests were Debbie Bosanek (second row with glasses), longtime secretary to billionaire Warren Buffett, and Laurene Powell Jobs (second row right with blond hair), widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama guests add celebrity to State of Union

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

President John F. Kennedy and his family vacation with their pets in this undated photo. From left are daughter Caroline, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, John Jr. and the president. (AP Photo)

JFK library releases last of his secret tapes

By Bridget Murphy - Associated Press

President Obama sings before speaking at a campaign event at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on Jan. 19, 2012. (Associated Press)

Obama’s Union speech to sound populist themes

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration: Spending champ

MILLER: Obama the promise keeper

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

WOLF: Tea Party rising for Newt Gingrich

By Dr. Milton R. Wolf

** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at the Apollo Theatre in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama’s State of the Union: Jobs, re-election time

By Ben Feller - Associated Press

President Obama gets a mouthful of fingers from Cooper Wall Wagner, 8 months, as he poses for a photo with the infant and his parents, Greg and Meredith Wagner, during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Sunday in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: It’s the economy, stupid

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times