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  • Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, shakes hands with Army Cpl. Jesse Thorsen during his January caucus night rally, in Ankeny, Iowa. Mr. Paul has been getting extensive campaign-contribution support from enlisted people and civilians in the military, far exceeding his GOP rivals for the nomination. (Associated Press)

    Paul, Obama collect most military donations to run

    By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

    Enlisted personnel and civilian military employees are donating more to presidential campaigns than in previous elections, and they overwhelmingly prefer two candidates: Ron Paul, the long-shot Republican presidential contender opposed to using U.S. forces as the “world’s police,” and President Obama. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

    Conservatives fancy the idea of a long nomination fight

    By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

    Conservatives gathered in Washington this week are increasingly relishing the prospect that the Republican presidential nomination fight will extend for months, and could even lead to a brokered convention in Tampa this summer. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • A worker leaves with a moving box Wednesday at Solyndra in Fremont, Calif. The solar-panel manufacturer, which received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government, has announced layoffs of 1,100 workers and plans to file for bankruptcy. A weak economy and strong overseas competition have proved insurmountable. (Associated Press)

    Republicans accuse White House of Solyndra stonewall

    By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

    House Republicans accused the White House on Thursday of stonewalling a congressional probe into the failed $535 million loan guarantee to bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra LLC, and threatened to issue subpoenas later this month to secure interviews with “key administration staff.” Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • President Obama (second from left) speaks about a settlement with the nation's five largest banks over foreclosures on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Washington. With the president are North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (left), Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (second from right) and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    Government announces $25 billion deal on mortgage abuses

    By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

    The Obama administration and 49 states announced on Thursday a record $25 billion mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest banks - the president’s latest attempt to help homeowners and halt the still-sagging housing market’s drag on the economy. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks Feb. 9, 2012, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in D.C. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

    Forum hears rallying cry against birth-control rule

    By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

    updated 20 minutes ago

    Disdain for President Obama’s controversial new mandate that religious institutions pay for their workers’ birth control emerged as a unifying rally cry at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Thursday, suggesting Republicans will hit the president hard on the issue during this year’s presidential campaign. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Former Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann takes the stage to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

    Bachmann says Obama tolerates radical Islamists

    By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

    In one of her first speeches since dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Rep. Michele Bachmann on Thursday ripped President Obama’s foreign policy agenda, saying the White House has fostered the spread of radical pro-Islamists and offended key ally Israel. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Audience members applaud as Former Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 9, 2012. The annual political conference draws thousands of supporters and prominent conservative figures. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

    Inside the Beltway

    By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

    A certain melancholia can descend upon conservatives who just can’t get to the annual CPAC gathering. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • President Barack Obama gestures after speaking about No Child Left Behind, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    Obama: Public accepts efforts for equal rights for gays

    By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

    President Obama told supporters at a gay fundraiser Thursday night that the public “readily accepts” his administration’s efforts to grant equal rights to gay citizens. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

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    Postal Service loses $3 billion

    By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

    The U.S. Postal Service lost more than $3 billion during the last three months of 2011 as continued declines in volume of first-class mail wiped out good news about the shipping and packaging business. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

Recent Articles

  • First new nuclear plant since 1978 approved

    By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

    The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Sen. Coburn wants NYC museum funds cut

    By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

    Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, isn't backing down from his decision to block $20 million a year in new funding for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, despite pleas from museum officials who also had family members die in the attack. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Kline releases final bill to replace No Child Left Behind

    By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

    The Republican chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday released the final two pieces of his reform agenda, designed to replace the widely criticized and decade-old No Child Left Behind federal education law. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Giffords' aide seeks to replace his boss in special election

    By Bob Christie and Paul Davenport ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times

    PHOENIX - Ron Barber, a top aide to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot in the leg and face in the Tucson rampage that also left the congresswoman severely wounded, said Thursday that he will seek to replace her in a special election. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • House passes insider trading bill

    By Larry Margasak - Associated Press

    The House on Thursday passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but it brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Inside Politics

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

    Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • More fruit, low-fat dishes coming to military mess halls

    By Nancy Benac - Associated Press

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. | Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • McCain: U.S. must act to help Syrians under siege

    By Associated Press

    Sen. John McCain on Thursday said the United States should find ways to help the Syrian people under siege from President Bashar Assad, without putting American "boots on the ground." Published February 9, 2012 Comments

  • Group wants Supreme Court to save war memorial cross

    By Julie Watson - Associated Press

    Supporters of a war memorial cross deemed unconstitutional last year by a federal court plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision, amid a growing fight nationwide over the use of religious symbols to honor fallen troops. Published February 9, 2012 Comments

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