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National Edition Opinion cover for December 20, 2013 - Obamacare, the end of the progressive era (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro (Associated Press) **FILE**
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"This budget bill exemplifies what is wrong with Washington. ... The people get little in return except more debt, more taxes, and no change to the Obamacare disaster," says Sen. Ted Cruz. (Associated Press)
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A security guard tries to prevent video journalist Bill Gorman from covering a protest at a McDonald's restaurant inside the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum this month. Little time is spent training guards to respond to unusual situations, a Government Accountability Office report says. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has been a vocal supporter of a fix of the budget bill and asked President Obama to hold off on signing it and give Congress a chance to fix the provision before it becomes law. He and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican (left), suggested paying for the change by better regulating food stamp eligibility and child earned income tax credits to prevent fraud. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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"We haven't debated the [National Security Agency]. We haven't debated this issue of sexual assault, the [Iran] sanctions, the detainee issue," Arizona Sen. John McCain said of a defense policy bill. But the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he would vote for the bill. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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** FILE ** Congressman Trey Radel addresses the media alongside his wife Amy at his Cape Coral office on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. A month after pleading guilty to cocaine-possession charges Radel refused to resign, saying he wants to "rebuild the trust" of voters. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Scott McIntyre)
