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Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.

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An immigration rights opponent walks around June 25, 2012, with a sign at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix as people react to the Supreme Court decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law. The court struck down key provisions of the state’s crackdown on immigrants, but said a much-debated portion on checking suspects' status could go forward. (Associated Press)

Supreme Court upholds key plank of Arizona immigration law

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down most of Arizona's tough immigration law as an unlawful infringement on federal power, but it upheld the most important plank, which allows police to stop and question the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally. Published June 25, 2012

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks June 22, 2012, at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Associated Press)

Rubio tries to claim middle ground on immigration

In a stern address seeking to reclaim elusive middle ground on immigration, Sen. Marco Rubio told Hispanic leaders on Friday that they need to elevate the issue beyond the political firestorm of the presidential campaign and instead work to rebuild trust with voters. Published June 22, 2012

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets attendees at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney hedges on keeping Obama’s amnesty in place

Declaring immigration reform a "moral imperative," Mitt Romney on Thursday laid out a broad vision for increasing legal immigration both for businesses and for family reunification, but also vowed to step up border enforcement and complete "a high-tech fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border. Published June 21, 2012

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks June 21, 2012, at the NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) conference in Orlando, Fla. (Associated Press)

Romney calls immigration reform ‘moral imperative’

Mitt Romney called immigration reform a "moral imperative" Thursday, laying out his vision for a broad increase in legal immigration for both business and family reunification and vowing to complete what he called "a high-tech fence" along the border. Published June 21, 2012

Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials on Thursday in Orlando with President Obama's deportation announcement expected to loom large for both candidates. (Associated Press)

Immigration decision alters campaigns’ focus

President Obama's speech Friday to one of the country's largest Hispanic organizations has changed from a potential trip through the gantlet into what amounts to a victory lap after he announced last week that he was unilaterally halting deportations of young illegal immigrants. Published June 20, 2012

Medicare-claims fraud suspected for penis pumps

A new report by federal auditors says a Kansas-based company may have paid out as much as $4.2 million in potentially fraudulent Medicare claims for penis pumps, and the auditors are asking the company to refund the government the money. Published June 19, 2012

**FILE** President Obama announces June 15, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House that his administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. (Associated Press)

Romney hits ‘timing’ of Obama’s decision on illegals

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday refused to say whether he would revoke President Obama's decision to categorically stop deporting young-adult illegal immigrants as the ramifications of the administration's election-year move last week continued to reverberate. Published June 17, 2012

Nick Thomas, 53, of Phoenix holds a sign thanking President Obama at the Arizona Democratic Party in Phoenix on June 15, 2012, after the president announced the easing of enforcement of immigration laws, effective immediately. The new policy offers a chance for hundreds of thousands of younger illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. and work. (Associated Press/The Arizona Republic)

Obama grants legal status to young illegal immigrants

The Obama administration said Friday it will stop deporting most illegal immigrant students and young adults in a campaign-year move that escalates the immigration debate to the fore. Published June 15, 2012

Rep. Lamar Smith (Associated Press)

Secret report: Catch and release for low-priority illegals proposed

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency charged with guarding the U.S. borders, has written a secret draft policy that would let its agents catch and release low-priority illegal immigrants rather than bring them in for processing and prosecution. Published June 14, 2012

**FILE** Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican (Associated Press)

Feds use tax dollars to fund pet shampoo ad, reality show in India

Every year, the federal government spends hundreds of millions of dollars to market agricultural products abroad — sending taxpayers' money to subsidize the advertising campaigns of some of the country's largest brand names, according to a report by the Senate's chief waste-watcher. Published June 14, 2012

The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, that it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species. Officials said voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

White House retreats on endangered species protection for lizard

The Obama administration backtracked Wednesday and announced it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. Published June 13, 2012

Democratic candidate Ron Barber celebrates his victory in a special election in Arizona Tuesday with Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman he succeeds, by his side. Mr. Barber easily topped Republican Jesse Kelly in a race in which both parties tested themes that will play out in the November election. (Associated Press)

Democrats jubilant after holding Giffords’ seat

Democrats held onto former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona House seat when voters picked one of her aides to succeed her, fending off a special-election challenge Tuesday that they said presages bigger wins in November. Published June 13, 2012

The Department of the Interior announced on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, that it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species. Officials said voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Feds backtrack on endangered-lizard listing

The Obama administration backtracked Wednesday and announced it will not declare the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying voluntary efforts by New Mexico and Texas have headed off the need for the federal government to step in. Published June 13, 2012

** FILE ** Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, with law enforcement supporters behind her, signs immigration bill SB 1070 into law in Phoenix on April 23, 2010. (AP Photo)

Arizona prepares to enforce strict immigration law

Arizona is already gearing up to enforce its strict immigration law as it anticipates a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court sometime this month, with Gov. Jan Brewer issuing an executive order this week telling police to bone up on the details of the law. Published June 13, 2012

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Democratic congressional candidate Ron Barber celebrate Mr. Barber's victory in a special election on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz., to fill the vacant House seat that Mrs. Giffords held. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

Democrats hold Giffords seat in Arizona

Democrats kept former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' seat in their fold Tuesday with Ron Barber, a one-time aide to Ms. Giffords, fending off a special-election challenge in Arizona's 8th District. Published June 13, 2012

** FILE ** Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (The Washington Times)

GOP pushes for independent leak investigation

Trying to force the fight over intelligence leaks straight to the Senate floor, Republicans on Tuesday introduced a resolution that would put the chamber's members on record over whether they think an independent counsel is needed to look at the Obama administration. Published June 12, 2012

A Predator B unmanned aircraft lands after a mission in Texas in November. U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses the unmanned aircraft outfitted with powerful infrared cameras and sensitive radar to patrol U.S. borders. (Associated Press)

Border agency overextended on drone program

The Homeland Security Department ordered so many drones it can't keep them all flying and doesn't have a good plan for how to use them, according to a new audit the department's inspector general released Monday. Published June 11, 2012

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

House moving to hold Holder in contempt

House Republicans said Monday that they will move to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress, escalating a separation-of-powers battle over Fast and Furious, the Obama administration's botched gun-walking operation. Published June 11, 2012