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  • President Obama issued a warning to the Supreme Court on health care reform during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

    EDITORIAL: Obama's war on the courts

    Word seems to have gone out in liberal circles that Obamacare is in trouble with the Supreme Court. A systematic and unprecedented assault is undermining the integrity of the system in an attempt to defend this highly unpopular law.


  • Guy Lewis still waiting for call from hall

    Elvin Hayes hasn't visited the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since his induction in 1990, and he even turns down invitations to attend special events affiliated with it.


  • Terps to tab Stewart as coordinator

    Maryland is expected to name Brian Stewart as its defensive coordinator Tuesday, a source familiar with the university said.



  • TX lawmaker says Houston joining Big East

    A Texas state lawmaker says the University of Houston will accept an invitation to join the Big East on Wednesday.


  • Couples headlines field at Champions Tour stop

    Fred Couples is taking a break from his duties as U.S. Presidents Cup captain to defend his title in the Champions Tour stop near Houston.


  • Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times
Redskins coach Mike Shanahan took a chance by hiring his son, Kyle, as offensive coordinator last year. The veteran coach admitted he had never seen his new assistant run a meeting with the entire offense present. "I was shocked to see how relaxed he was at his age," the elder Shanahan said.

    Two Shanahans make it work as Redskins rebuild

    Peggy Shanahan feared the worst because she knows her husband and son as well as anybody. A pair of intense, detail-obsessed competitors working closely for 16 hours a day or more? Oh yeah, that would end well. She could see the outcome clearly — the awkward silence at family dinners, the tumultuous discussions on vacation. What a joy it would be for Mike to captain the Washington Redskins' building project with Kyle as one of his top lieutenants.


  • Oneida Nation producing feature film in central NY

    The Oneida Indian Nation is producing a $10 million feature film telling the story of its alliance with American colonists during the Revolutionary War.


  • Mexican opera composer Catan dies in Texas

    Mexican composer Daniel Catan has died while working on a new opera in Austin, Texas, a University of Texas spokeswoman said Monday. He was 62.


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