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Jury has options on charges against Huguely
Gingrich: Michigan is do-or-die for Romney
EDITORIAL: A fatal tweet
Romney shows trouble keeping supporters from 2008
Strasburg anticipates season free of doubts
Questions surface on Gingrich campaign travel payments
CARAFANO: Putting national security at risk
Millennials forced to put lives on hold
Violent crime in D.C. surges in 2012
Oscar a perpetual work in progress
STEWARD: Voodoo environomics
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EDITORIAL: A fatal tweet
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
In America, sending the wrong tweet can mean embarrassment, ostracism or losing your seat in Congress. In Saudi Arabia, it can cost you your head. Published February 17, 2012
DECKER: The agony of Pat Buchanan
By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times
Conservative commentator and columnist Patrick Buchanan has been fired by MSNBC for being too controversial. "I don't think the ideas that [Mr. Buchanan] put forth [in his bestselling book "Suicide of a Superpower"] are appropriate for the national dialogue, much less on MSNBC," said MSNBC President Phil Griffin. This weak explanation does nothing to counter the reality that the liberal network has decided to censor its most prominent nonliberal voice. Published February 17, 2012
GREEN: No Master Lock on job creation
By Anneke E. Green - The Washington Times
President Obama traveled to Milwaukee Wednesday to praise security company Master Lock for setting an example of "insourcing" and promising business leaders who re-create jobs in America that "your country will do everything we can to help you succeed." He was jazzed about the roughly 100 union positions the Wisconsin lock-maker created in its flagship factory after shutting down some manufacturing in China. Published February 17, 2012
EDITORIAL: A sand-castle recovery
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The Obama administration has been claiming the economy is back on track ever since it declared the "Recovery Summer" of 2010. That 348,000 more people found themselves jobless in the last 30 days is being hailed as good news, but only because that number could have been worse. Published February 16, 2012
MILLER: Obama's bleak view of African-Americans
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama's 2013 budget doesn't address the nation's debt crisis. Instead, it is a blatant attempt to pander to his base in an election year. To make the goal even more obvious, the White House released fact sheets targeted to key constituencies highlighting programs the administration believes are suited to their needs. Published February 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama's unilateral disarmament
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
President Obama is working to realize the leftist dream of unilateral nuclear disarmament. This will leave the United States pitifully weak and create conditions for catastrophic deterrence failure. Published February 16, 2012
EDITORIAL: Tolling America's future
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Congress turns its attention this week to the five-year, $260 billion reauthorization of the Department of Transportation. Most of the attention has fallen on the House version of the legislation, which also would green-light the Keystone XL pipeline project and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Democrats are steamed that Republicans would try to revive these job-creating deals. Published February 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: Iran bombs
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The covert war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Over the course of 48 hours, three bombings took place targeting Israeli diplomatic staff. They were similar to the attacks that have taken place over the past few years against Iranian nuclear scientists. The rest of the world may be hoping this conflict will go away somehow, but it shows every sign of escalating. Published February 15, 2012
MILLER: Obama's fast and furious spin
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama is using his budget to advance an anti-gun agenda just before the election. One particularly sneaky provision buried deep within his submission to Congress Monday would, if enacted, allow the mistakes of the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking scandal to be repeated. Published February 15, 2012
MILLER: How Obama will waste your money
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama clings to the fantasy that he can tax and spend the country out of malaise and into prosperity. Instead of showing restraint in the face of our $15.4 trillion debt, the budget he released Monday included $1.5 trillion in new outlays that will ensure plenty of cash for programs that inspire his liberal base in an election year. Published February 14, 2012
EDITORIAL: The Romney-Santorum footrace
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Former Gov. Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC 2012 Presidential Straw Poll Saturday, with 38 percent of 3,408 voters saying he's their first choice to be the Republican nominee. Former Sen. Rick Santorum wasn't far behind at 31 percent. That's a close call, but a win is a win. Taking home the crown from the Conservative Political Action Conference shows Mr. Romney is making inroads with the skeptical conservative base of the Republican Party. Published February 14, 2012
GHEI: Downgrading Europe
By Nita Ghei - The Washington Times
As the smoke cleared from another weekend of riots in Athens, more gloom descended on Europe. On Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service dished out downgrades for Italy, Spain and Portugal, among others. Though Austria, France and the United Kingdom hang on to their valued AAA ratings, Moody's slapped them with a negative outlook. Published February 14, 2012
EDITORIAL: Sugar police on the prowl
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Mary Poppins, call your office. That spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down, but it also makes the weight go up and should be kept away from kids - or so say sugar nannies sprinkled across the country. While some simply frown upon consumption of the sweet stuff, the more ambitious want it outlawed entirely. Americans ought to tell these busybodies to keep their sticky fingers off our fridges before the land of the free dissolves into the land of the sugar-free. Published February 13, 2012
MILLER: Obama's dire second-term pitch
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama pitched the American people Monday on what he would do with the economy in a second term. His latest annual budget promises bigger government, higher taxes and much higher debt. No Republicans, and likely few Democrats, will want to buy what he's selling. Published February 13, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama hijacks the Navy
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is back again using a U.S. Navy warship as a vessel of political pandering. At a hurriedly convened Pentagon ceremony Friday, Mr. Mabus announced that the next littoral combat ship, LCS-10, would be named for former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat. Published February 13, 2012
EDITORIAL: Twisting long-term bond markets
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The Federal Reserve is keeping short-term interest rates absurdly low through late 2014, and that choice is going to cause long-term damage to our economy. Now there are signs that the Fed's policy of driving down long-term interest rates, known as Operation Twist, is wreaking havoc with the long-term bond market as well. Such market distortions are the inevitable result of attempting to achieve the impossible. Published February 10, 2012
EDITORIAL: Obama's free abortion pills
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
Someone should tell President Obama there's no such thing as a free abortion pill. The White House is trying to douse a political wildfire sparked by an Obamacare mandate forcing religiously affiliated institutions to provide a full range of contraception measures for employees - including pills that induce abortions. Published February 10, 2012
MILLER: Obama's war against success
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama is waging war against personal success and economic prosperity. Raising taxes on Americans is the centerpiece of his re-election campaign, a plan that respects no earthly or heavenly bounds. This became clear at the national prayer breakfast earlier this month where Mr. Obama oddly opined that tax hikes coincide with the teachings of Jesus Christ. Published February 10, 2012
EDITORIAL: Speed camera unrest
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The District is finally feeling some pushback over its increasingly obnoxious speed camera enterprise. Dozens of the freshly installed robotic revenue raisers have been popping up all over town, and residents are starting to realize their positioning has more to do with "gotcha" than safety. Published February 9, 2012
MILLER: Obama's predictable budget
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama will deliver his budget to Capitol Hill Monday, one week past the statutory deadline. This will be his fourth, and possibly final, proposal for how Americans' hard-earned money should be spent. It is a chance to show leadership on tackling the nation's crushing $15.3 trillion debt. Published February 9, 2012
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