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    With White House scandals dominating each news cycle, President Obama's newly minted media critics may prefer to ignore their own culpability in creating this unfolding debacle.

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    If you are educated enough to read and smart enough to know that two plus two equals four, you know that the Obama administration was less than forthright about the events in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012.

  • Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, right, watches a Phoenix Suns versus Los Angeles Lakers matchup with Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, March 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Suns defeated the Lakers 99-76. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

    CAMPBELL: Redskins' culture change evident even at bowling alley

    Winning has a way of proliferating good vibes. The Redskins finally are realizing that. This is what owner Daniel Snyder had in mind when he hired general manager Bruce Allen and coach Mike Shanahan little more than three years ago.

  • ** FILE ** This April 21, 2009, file photo shows General Motors Co. world headquarters in Detroit. (Associated Press)

    GM pulls ad with 'ching, ching, chop suey' lyrics

    General Motors announced it will pull a television commercial for its Chevrolet Trax after complaints that its background music promoted Asian stereotypes.General Motors announced it will pull a television commercial for its Chevrolet Trax after complaints that its background music promoted Asian stereotypes.

  • ** FILE ** President Obama inspects a Chevrolet Volt during his tour of the General Motors Auto Plant in Hamtramck, Mich., July, 2012. (Associated Press)

    GM pushes Obama, Congress to act on Climate Declaration

    General Motors called for the White House to ratchet up regulations to rein in climate change, saying new global laws would be good for all business.

  • A Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)

    Stocks gain after unemployment claims fall

    Encouraging news about the job market and higher profits from CBS, Facebook and other companies gave stocks a lift Thursday.

  • Appeal board upholds penalties against Penske

    A three-member appeals board upheld NASCAR's sweeping penalties against Penske Racing on Wednesday for a failed inspection last month at Texas and team owner Roger Penske vowed to take the ruling to the series' highest level.

  • Draft was light on glamour, heavy on intrigue

    Minnesota went all in with three first-round picks.

  • Stars fire GM Joe Nieuwendyk after 4 seasons

    The Dallas Stars fired general manager Joe Nieuwendyk on Sunday after four seasons, two coaches and no playoff appearances.

  • Mark Weber

    DIBACCO: Tinkering, but no reform

    According to the latest Rasmussen poll released on Sunday, only 33 percent of respondents favor President Obama's plans for Social Security contained in his recent budget proposal. The heart of Mr. Obama's Social Security outlook is not reform but tinkering with the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that, beginning in 2015, would use a different yardstick of inflation.

  • ** FILE ** A Fisker plug-in hybrid car is exhibited at the Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany in 2009. (Associated Press)

    EDITORIAL: The end of the road

    Fisker Automotive, the hybrid carmaker based in Anaheim, Calif., announced Friday that it would lay off 75 percent of its workforce, a sign the onetime darling of the “greens” is sputtering toward the end of the road. This story grows ever more familiar.

  • Illustration by Donna Grethen

    RAHN: Collecting taxes, dispensing fear

    Do you think you receive fair value for the money you spend on taxes? The fact is you don't, because there is excessive corruption in both the way your tax money is collected and in the way it is spent. Many countries are notorious for the tax collectors being "on the take."

  • Matthew Miller of Omaha, Neb., shops for a car on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

    Automakers report U.S. sales up in March

    March is turning out to be the best month for auto sales in at least six years.

  • Falcons agree to 3-year deal with Steven Jackson

    The Atlanta Falcons found their replacement for Michael Turner on Thursday by agreeing to terms with Steven Jackson, considered the top free-agent running back, on a three-year, $12 million deal.

  • AT&T snags OnStar wireless contract from Verizon

    AT&T Inc. is scoring a win over rival Verizon Wireless as it takes over the contract to supply wireless connections to cars with General Motors' OnStar service.

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