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Illustration: Abortion by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Abortion is no minor matter

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

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LIVINGSTON: Stolen cross, stolen honor

By James E. Livingston and Paul E. Vallely and John M. Poindexter - The Washington Times

Illustration: Blaming Bush by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Stuck on Bush

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch

KNIGHT: Promoting perversity as diversity

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Pierced girl sues school district after suspension

By Andrew Entzminger - The Washington Times

Illustration: California schools by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: ACLU flunks math

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

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A TSA officer views the image of a person with a cell phone using a controversial full body scanner Wednesday at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Va. Airports will install 150 more scanners after an attempted attack on a flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day.

EDITORIAL: The left vs. Obama on privacy

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration: Pro-life ACLU by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: ACLU says ‘Right to life … most fundamental of all rights’

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

Illustration: Memorial cross by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Uprooting the cross

By Robert Knight - The Washington Times

**FILE** An Amazon.com employee grabs boxes off the conveyor belt for shipment at a Fernley, Nev., warehouse. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Tax man spies on book purchases

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Pa. school settles Facebook stripper-photo case

By JOE MANDAK - Associated Press

ICE chief John Morton's plans to visit the Arizona-Mexico border Wednesday are not sitting well with two of the state's sheriffs. (Associated Press)

Arizona sheriffs call ICE chief’s visit a ‘stunt’

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Illustration: Judge Curley by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

NUGENT: Loco motion

By Ted Nugent

American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is believed to be hiding in Yemen. (Associated Press)

Yemeni gains civil liberties backing

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this June 15, 2010 file photo, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks in Phoenix. Donations to a special fund that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer established to help pay for the state's legal defense of its immigration enforcement law now total roughly $500,000. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File )

KUHNER: Should Arizona secede?

By Jeffrey T. Kuhner - The Washington Times

ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Obama signed an executive order upon taking office that sought to undo one of George W. Bush's most controversial policies. He ordered the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The step was hailed by civil liberties groups, but implementation has proved elusive as Congress has thwarted Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. from following through on the effort.

ACLU slams Obama’s security policies

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Free speech or free rein to fabricate?

The Washington Times

In this March 22, 2010, file photograph, Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old student at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, looks around the federal courthouse in Aberdeen, Miss., prior to a hearing regarding the ACLU's preliminary injunction to force the prom at her high school. American Civil Liberties Union attorneys representing Constance McMillen have filed notice in U.S. District Court to accept a judgment offer from the Itawamba County School District to pay $35,000, plus attorney's fees. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Lesbian teen accepts Miss. school district’s offer

By Shelia Byrd - Associated Press

Illustration: Immigration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

STEIN: Obama aims pro-illegal lawsuit at Arizona

By Dan Stein - The Washington Times

Neb. town votes to restrict illegal immigration

By Josh Funk - Associated Press