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By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times
Michigan state lawmakers have approved a fiercely contested measure to make this historic bastion of union power a right-to-work state, even as a sea of union activists in steel-toe work boots, sweatshirts and paint-spattered jeans flooded the grounds of the state Capitol to protest the move.
By Sarah Lynch and Ruby Russell - Special to The Washington Times
The military’s role in post-revolutionary Egypt is being scrutinized as backers and foes of the country’s Islamist president are organizing massive rallies for Tuesday.
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times
House Speaker John A. Boehner is facing increasing pressure as several rebellious Republicans hinted that they won’t vote to re-elect him to run the chamber, and a conservative interest group announced a bid to recruit someone else to run against him for the speakership.
By Rich Campbell - The Washington Times
We apparently can add one more item to the long list of Robert Griffin III’s physical gifts. His right knee can withstand a direct blow from a charging 330-pound nose tackle.
By Jake Coyle - Associated Press
Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal were knee-deep in preparing a film — their follow-up to their Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker — that would chronicle the manhunt for Osama bin Laden, his escape in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, and the vanishing trail of the world’s most-wanted man.
The promise of clean and cheap solar energy is getting a second look in California, but after millions in tax breaks and handouts, the industry's honeymoon is over with some counties and ratepayers, as the expected jobs, savings and revenue have not materialized.
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
Even as some Senate Democrats push to rewrite the rules governing the filibuster, the chamber’s attorneys were in federal court Monday trying to defend the very existence of the filibuster against a legal challenge that says it is an affront to democracy.
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
As a central piece of his education reform agenda heads to the state Supreme Court for review, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday unloaded on teachers unions and painted them as the biggest reason American schools continue to wallow in mediocrity.
By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press
Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed 35 soldiers, activists said. It was the latest gain by opposition forces bolstered by an al Qaeda-linked group that has provided skilled fighters but raised concerns in the West.
By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times
U.S. efforts to stop money laundering in Afghanistan are failing, according to a new report by the special inspector general for U.S. reconstruction in Afghanistan.
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