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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo)

Deal reached to avert shutdown of government

By Sean Lengell and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama pauses during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in the White House briefing room in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

MILLER: Obama wants to steal Christmas

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, at a Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety subcommittee hearing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Boxer defends nuclear chief, assails critics

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

A building at Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, was blasted by a car bomb in June 1996, killing 19 U.S. airmen and injuring hundreds more. (Associated Press)

Terrorist attack survivors outraged by White House guest

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain (center), Arizona Republican and ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, flanked by Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (left), Arizona Republican, and fellow committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, speaks Dec. 14, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill to announce an effort to replace the defense sequester mandated as a result of the supercommittee's failure. (Associated Press)

White House says no veto of defense bill

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez

Preliminary hearing delayed for accused White House shooter

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

CHALLENGE: "The Senate can take up our bill and amend it, or it can pass its own bill. But the Democrats who run the Senate can't continue to shirk their responsibility to govern," says House Speaker John A. Boehner. (Associated Press)

GOP ties payroll tax to oil pipeline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Hadi al-Amiri

Iraqi’s U.S. visit stirs ‘grave concern’

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama speaks Dec. 13, 2011, during a campaign event in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama veto vow sets up year-end clash over taxes, oil pipeline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Despite the continued violence and political uncertainty in Iraq, President Obama thinks the Iraqis are ready to deal with their own national security, a spokesman for the president said Tuesday.

Obamas set to welcome troops home from Iraq

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

The presidential dollar coin has been sacrificed to cost-cutting needs. The White House said Tuesday it is stopping nearly all production of the coins, which carry the likeness of every deceased president. The lack of demand has resulted in nearly 1.4 billion coins, or 40 percent of those produced, being returned to the Federal Reserve, which costs money. (Associated Press)

Presidential dollars production halted

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Obama, al-Maliki to chart next steps for U.S., Iraq

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes a point at a joint news conference with President Obama on Monday at the White House. (Associated Press)

Ex-Iran Guard commander visits White House with Iraq leader

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this December 2011 file photo, President Obama with first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, walk from the White House to attend a Sunday service at St. John's Church, where every president since James Madison has worshipped. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Rep. Jeff Landry, Louisiana Republican, holds a sign during a speech by President Obama to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP playing hardball at recess

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

CURL: Election 2012 by the numbers (take 2)

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko speaks to members of the media Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

NRC panel: Nuke chief damages agency

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

President Barack Obama walks across Pennsylvania Avenue from Blair House to the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, after visiting a holiday party. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: GOP ‘playing politics’ with pipeline

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama pauses in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, May 2, 2011, while speaking about the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden before awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Anthony T. Kaholohanohano and U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Henry Svehla for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s imperiled America

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES