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National Edition Opinion cover for December 12, 2013 - A conspiracy so vast (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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National Edition News Cover for December 12, 2013 - Budget deal exposes GOP divisions: House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, takes reporters' questions as during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden recalls warmly his meeting with Nelson Mandela in South Africa during Wednesday's national memorial service for the former South African president at the Washington National Cathedral. "So many places in the world need the spirit of Nelson Mandela," Mr. Biden said. (andrew harnik/the washington times)
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A video of former South African President Nelson Mandela is shown during a memorial service Wednesday for the anti-apartheid icon at the National Cathedral in Washington. (associated press)
