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In an unprecedented challenge to federal dominance of Western state lands, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in 2012 signed the "Transfer of Public Lands Act," which demands that Washington relinquish its hold on the land, which represents more than half of the state's 54.3 million acres, by Dec. 31. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken Sept. 18, 2014, and released by the U.S. Navy, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter flies by the USS Anchorage in the Pacific Ocean. When NASA's new state-of-the-art space capsule returns from its first orbit of the Earth, a Navy ship carrying the name of Alaska's largest city will be there to pluck it out of the ocean. The USS Anchorage, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, left San Diego on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, for the retrieval mission. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Specialist 1st Class Charles White)
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In this Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 file photo, smoke streams from the chimneys of the E.ON coal-fired power station in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and with a capacity of around 2300 MW of power it is one of the most powerful coal-fired power stations in Europe. Germany announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 a cash boost for measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, in a bid to meet its ambitious climate target for 2020. Germany has pledged to reduce its carbon dioxide output by 40 percent by the end of the decade, compared to 1990s levels. Current estimates predict it will only achieve a 32-35 percent cut. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)FILE -
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House Speaker John Boehner lights the Capitol Christmas Tree in a ceremony emceed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 2, 2014. This year's tree is a white spruce from the Chippewa National Forest in Cass Lake, Minnesota. It was harvested on Oct. 29 and made stops in nearly 30 communities en route to Washington. The tree, decorated with ornaments made by Minnesotans, will be lit from nightfall until 11 p.m. each evening through Jan. 1. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a white spruce from the Chippewa National Forest in Cass Lake, Minnesota.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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House Speaker John Boehner lights the Capitol Christmas Tree in a ceremony emceed on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, December 2, 2014. This year's tree is a white spruce from the Chippewa National Forest in Cass Lake, Minnesota. It was harvested on Oct. 29 and made stops in nearly 30 communities en route to Washington. The tree, decorated with ornaments made by Minnesotans, will be lit from nightfall until 11 p.m. each evening through Jan. 1. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The campus and foothills are seen in the background during a news conference at the University of Colorado's football stadium in Boulder, Colorado. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the use of static vs. dynamic impact models for government taxation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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An Iraqi soldier secures an area from a helicopter near Baquba, the capital of Iraq's Diyala province, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Peru's Minister of the Environment and new President of COP20, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, talks during the opening ceremony of the Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Delegates from more than 190 countries will meet in Lima for the next two weeks to work on drafts for a global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted next year in Paris. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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National Edition News cover for November 30, 2014 - Obama’s bold climate change policies may end with his term: U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to Pope Francis during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) ** FILE **
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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
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The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
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President Obama this month rallied environmentalists by reaching a deal with China to curb carbon emissions, but it could be reversed easily by his successor. (Associated Press)
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat and the District's nonvoting congressional representative, was quick to raise her opposition to a new bill that would ban the use of traffic cameras in D.C. (Associated Press)
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Republicans on Capitol Hill are using their oversight power to try to eliminate traffic cameras that ticket speeding drivers, and soon enough, those who turn right on red. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The CIA spokesman said agency Director John O. Brennan in late September tasked several agency veterans to conduct an internal review "to determine whether the agency is optimized for enduring mission effectiveness, specifically in the areas of integration, agility and resilience." (Associated Press)
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This Nov. 19, 2014, file photo shows EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy speaking to the Center for American Progress’ Second Annual Policy Conference in Washington. The Obama administration took steps Wednesday to cut levels of smog-forming pollution linked to asthma, lung damage and other health problems, making good on one of President Barack Obama's original campaign promises while setting up a fresh confrontation with Republicans and the energy industry. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)FILE -
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Natalie Dubose, who owns a bakery in Ferguson, Missouri, says she is "so humbly blessed" after receiving nearly $100,000 in online donations to repair her shop that was damaged by looters. (gofundme.com)
