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  • MILLER: Maryland Gov. O'Malley may be smiling over gun-control law, but last laugh is on him

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    Maryland citizens had their Second Amendments rights infringed on Thursday when Gov. Martin O’Malley signed more gun control into law. However, Mr. O’Malley’s scheme was secretly watered down a little before it became law. Published May 16, 2013

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    PHILLIPS: An opportunity to abolish the IRS

    By Judson Phillips

    The news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has targeted Tea Party and conservative groups has come as a huge shock to Republicans. "How could this happen," Republican lawmakers have wailed. Democrats, however, are only upset that Tea Party groups fought back and that the IRS' actions were exposed. Published May 16, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gun control a state issue

    By - The Washington Times

    It's time to set things straight on gun control laws, states' rights and the Constitution. It is my opinion that this debate is going nowhere because some key facts have been overlooked ("Another attempt at nullification," Commentary, May 14). Published May 15, 2013

  • ERICKSON: Missiles to meet the new threat curve

    By Scott G. Erickson

    When President Obama abandoned the Bush administration's negotiated missile and radar deployments in Poland and the Czech Republic, he doubled down on what has become known as the European Phased Adaptive Approach - a series of missile defense deployment strategies staggered over the next decade throughout the European continent designed to adapt to the changing threats facing the American homeland, our allies and interests abroad. Published May 15, 2013

  • EDITORIAL: Sgt. Schultz at the White House

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    One-time journalist and presidential press secretary Jay Carney is channelling his inner Sgt. Schultz, a favorite of "Hogan's Heroes." He "knows nothing, absolutely nothing" about the Department of Justice snooping on the communication habits of 20 reporters and editors at the Associated Press. Published May 15, 2013

  • TAUBE: Rejecting terror's 'new normal'

    By Michael Taube

    Whether we like to admit it or not, the war on terrorism is still being fought. The immediate challenge is to identify the best strategy to permanently defeat the terrorist menace. Unless you share Gen. Michael V. Hayden's defeatist view of world affairs, that is. Published May 15, 2013

  • EDITORIAL: Panic over Obamacare

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    Over $2 trillion will be poured into Obamacare over the next decade but even that won't be enough, so the government is going to private health care companies and even lobbyists with a begging bowl. Published May 15, 2013

  • MILLER: D.C. dirty tricks in Part II of unfolding David Gregory mystery-drama

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    Officials in Washington, D.C. are using dirty tactics to hide the investigation and decision not to prosecute David Gregory of NBC News for illegally possessing a “high-capacity” magazine in the District of Columbia. Published May 15, 2013

  • LAMBRO: Will the First Amendment be the first to go?

    By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

    The widening web of lies, deception and abuse of power in the Internal Revenue Service's outrageous targeting of conservative groups in the 2012 election cycle may be just the tip of the iceberg. Published May 15, 2013

  • EDITORIAL: Justice in Philadelphia

    By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

    The seedy practices of abortionists came sharply into focus Monday when a Philadelphia jury convicted Kermit Gosnell on three counts of first-degree murder. It's a significant setback for the Democrats, who have made terminating the lives of the unborn their defining issue. Published May 15, 2013

  • GOLDBERG: Benghazi's smoking guns

    By Jonah Goldberg

    President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, the president said, "We dishonor them when we turn things like this into a political circus." Published May 15, 2013

  • MARTIN: Using federal muscle to punish political enemies

    By Jenny Beth Martin

    The Internal Revenue Service unlawfully targeted American citizens who disagreed with the party in power - during an election season - then covered it up and lied about it. Published May 15, 2013

  • HARPER: Swirl of scandals presents a test for press

    By Christopher Harper

    Not since the days of the Nixon administration has this country seen such government malfeasance as under President Obama. Published May 15, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Benghazi facilities should have been closed

    By - The Washington Times

    The accountability report by former Ambassador Thomas Pickering and retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen was grossly inadequate ("McCain senses Benghazi 'cover-up,' wants more Clinton testimony," Web, May 12). The two men concluded those responsible for the Benghazi murders were low-level State Department staff; they totally ignored the basic problem of why the Benghazi facilities remained open. Published May 15, 2013

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Let U.S. minerals shine

    By - The Washington Times

    Susan Crabtree's article, "Obama touts improving jobs figures in economic speech in Texas" (Web, May 9) reports that during his "Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour" the president hopes to build support for spending a billion dollars on job-growth programs. We in the mining sector propose an alternative opportunity that doesn't require government funding: streamlining America's permitting process so that the rich resources we have here at home are available to supply the needs of U.S. manufacturers. The "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013" of Rep. Mark E. Amodei, Nevada Republican, would do just that. Published May 15, 2013

  • MILLER: Gun-control frenzy returns to D.C. with mandatory $250K liability insurance

    By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

    Just one year after the District of Columbia passed a law making it slightly less expensive to register a handgun, the liberal city council is trying again to discourage gun ownership by making it prohibitively expensive. Published May 15, 2013

  • DIBACCO: The 17th Amendment turns 100

    By Thomas V. DiBacco

    This month is the 100-year anniversary of the 17th Amendment that provided for the direct election of U. S. senators, superseding provisions of the Constitution mandating election by state legislatures. Published May 15, 2013

  • MAXON: Why Big Abortion shares Gosnell's guilt

    By Jeanneane Maxon

    Two weeks ago, I sat less than 10 feet away from Kermit Gosnell in the Philadelphia courtroom where his fate was ultimately decided. Published May 15, 2013

  • BOOK REVIEW: 'Unfinished Empire'

    By Gary Anderson - Special to The Washington Times

    A more appropriate title for this book might be "Empire Happens." No British king or minister made a conscious decision to create the greatest empire in history. The imperium was created as a patchwork over the centuries beginning with the subjugation of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Published May 15, 2013

  • MANESS: Denying American soldiers the faith of their fathers

    By Rob Maness

    As a former military commander both at home and deployed in war, I understand firsthand the important role free exercise of religion has in the lives of so many of our service members. For multitudes of our nation's defenders, the practice of religious faith is foundational to life itself. Published May 14, 2013

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