
Copies of the fiscal 2013 budget are delivered and ready to be picked up on Feb. 13, 2012, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Before he was D.C. Council chairman, Phil Mendelson urged that D.C. police Sgt. Mark Robinson be regarded as a whistleblower, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Times. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Before he was D.C. Council chairman, Phil Mendelson urged that D.C. police Sgt. Mark Robinson be regarded as a whistleblower, according to a letter obtained by The Washington Times. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Barbara Boatman (left) and her granddaughter, Katherine Herbst, 21, both of Alexandria, Va., celebrate their birthdays on Dec. 27, 2012, at the Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Md., which just announced it will be open 24 hours a day. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)