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By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times
President Obama on Thursday announced major changes to the nation’s counterterrorism policy, limiting drone strikes and renewing his effort to close down the Guantanamo Bay prison facility by returning detainees to their home countries in Afghanistan and Yemen.
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Openly gay youth can join Boy Scouts of America, its voting members decided Thursday, marking a historical turning point in the century-old program for boys and youth.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Thursday flatly ruled out chances of the House passing the Senate’s immigration bill, saying his chamber will debate its own bill instead.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Sens. Carl Levin and John McCain, who together run the Senate’s permanent investigative subcommittee, sent a letter to the IRS on Thursday calling for Lois Lerner, the woman at the center of the agency’s conservative-targeting scandal, to be suspended for dereliction of duty.
By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times
“Fast & Furious 6” takes everything that “Fast Five” did right, and then does it more: It’s louder, it’s funnier, it’s bigger — more exciting, more over the top, and more delightfully absurd. In every way, it is a movie that is truly faster and, yes, furiouser than any of its predecessors.
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
Under fire for the Justice Department’s broad investigations of the news media, President Obama said Thursday he has called on Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review the probes and convene a meeting with media representatives.
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
As of Wednesday night, more than 2,200 individuals impacted by the tornadoes in Oklahoma had registered with FEMA for direct assistance available through the major disaster declaration provided Monday night, a White House official said.
By Gregory Katz - Associated Press
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday he expects that the use of drone planes will continue to play a significant role in the global “War on Terror,” and that the prison at Guantanamo Bay should remain open.
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