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  • Rubio

    Rubio's political past could still be a liability

    For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.

  • Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's executive order directs that new voter-registration cards be sent to every active voter in the state. (Associated Press)

    New Va. voter-ID law makes it 'tough to cheat'

    With Gov. Bob McDonnell's blessing, Virginia is the latest in a growing number of states that have adopted voter-identification laws ahead of the 2012 elections - though he managed to add a fairly significant twist.

  • Illustration by Jennifer Kohnke

    DIAZ: Obama ignites same-sex marriage issue

    The Obama campaign has been in damage-control mode since the president decided to acknowledge his support for same-sex marriage. As the New York Times reported, "About two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered eight or so African-American ministers on a conference call to explain himself."

  • Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    CONKO: High price of cheap drug imports

    With the Senate set to vote on one of the few "must-pass" bills of the year, pharmaceutical industry critics are plotting ways to add poison pills to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act.

  • "To return to long-term profitability and financial stability while keeping mail affordable, we must match our network to the anticipated workload," Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said. Failure to do so would "create a fiscal hole." (Associated Press)

    Postal Service to begin closing processing centers this summer

    The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail-processing centers, saying on Thursday it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help.

  • ** FILE ** Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

    Will Maryland do another tax hike in 2013?

    After voting this week to raise income tax rates on the state's highest earners, Maryland lawmakers aren't ruling out more tax increases next year.

  • Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer addresses supporters May 16, 2012, as her former opponent, state Attorney General Jon Bruning, applauds. (Associated Press)

    GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents

    For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the party's more establishment candidates in primaries don't frighten too many independent voters like they did two years ago.

  • Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

    LAMBRO: Obama campaign theme: Spend more

    President Obama's budget deficit this year will hit $1.2 trillion, following three previous monster deficits of $1.3 trillion, $1.3 trillion and $1.4 trillion.

  • Christy Zink, of the District, who had an abortion after it was determined there were "severe brain abnormalities" in her fetus, speaks at a Thursday news conference on Capitol Hill as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton look on. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

    Capitol Hill eyes limiting abortions in D.C.

    A House subcommittee heard diverging opinions on a bill that would ban abortions in the nation's capital once a fetus is 20 weeks past fertilization, a Republican-backed effort that city officials decried as a "cheap and cynical" way to promote an agenda on the backs of women in the District without any input from the city's sole voice in Congress.

  • Illegals' Dream Act lawsuit is groundless

    What right do illegal aliens have to sue our government ("Dream Act students sue to stop Senate filibuster," Web, Tuesday)?

  • "We've not only been able to do the tough things on revenues to balance the budget, but we've also been able to protect our priorities." 
- Governor Martin O'Malley, Maryland Democrat

    Maryland Assembly OKs $260M tax hike, teacher pension shift

    The Maryland General Assembly passed a $260 million tax increase Wednesday as it adjourned from a three-day special session that ended with Gov. Martin O'Malley saying he will bring lawmakers back for another session this summer.

  • A vast majority of Wisconsin Republicans say embattled Gov. Scott Walker "provides strong leadership," among other traits.

    Inside the Beltway: Mood swings

    Oh woe is us: "The national mood is a drag on President Obama's re-election prospects," according to Gallup poll analyst Lydia Saad, who says that several indicators could prove "troublesome" come November.

  • FILE - In this May 10, 2012, file photo House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    Obama, Boehner agree on hoagies, not much else

    President Obama's meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders Wednesday, during which he planned to lecture them on his five-point to-do list of economic priorities, quickly devolved into a redux of last year's showdown over the federal budget.

  • Quayle

    DECKER: 5 Questions with Rep. Ben Quayle

    An interview with Rep. Ben Quayle, who was elected in 2010 by Arizona's 3rd congressional district, which is in the Sonoran Desert in the Valley of the Sun around Phoenix. One of his popular campaign ads stated, "Barack Obama is the worst president in history," a theme he has brought to Washington through tough, comprehensive criticism of current White House policies.

  • Rep. John Conyers, Michigan Democrat, noted that about 300 organizations voiced opposition to the House domestic-violence bill before the vote. "Who supports this bill? Who thinks this is a step in the right direction?" he asked. (Associated Press)

    House approves violence bill

    The House passed a domestic-violence bill Wednesday along largely party lines despite a warning from the White House that President Obama would veto it.

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