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Leona Sharpton

Washington Examiner · November 20, 2014 10:00 am

This March 22, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama arriving at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Energy and Environment

Sorry, Sen. Landrieu — Dems are committed to Obama’s war on energy

Washington Examiner · November 19, 2014 10:00 am

Rep. Dave Camp, who is retiring, is pushing to make dozens of temporary tax breaks into permanent law. (iStock)

Make tax reform possible by making tax extenders permanent

Washington Examiner · November 18, 2014 10:00 am

On immigration, Obama is trying to exert leverage he doesn’t have

Washington Examiner · November 17, 2014 10:00 am

GOP majorities in Congress are sure to vote on repealing Obamacare when they convene next year (iStock)

Obamacare’s lame-duck period

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2014 10:00 am

President Obama, right, smiles after a group of children waved flags and flowers to cheer him during a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Energy and Environment

The audacity of climate cynicism

Washington Examiner · November 13, 2014 10:00 am

This Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 photo shows a nuclear research reactor at the headquarters of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, in Tehran, Iran, which went online with American help in 1967 -- before Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution strained ties between the two countries. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran: This deal keeps getting worse all the time

Washington Examiner · November 12, 2014 10:00 am

On Memorial Day, Americans remember those who fought and died for their country. Today, on Veterans Day, we also commemorate and honor those who served in the U.S. armed forces. (AP Photo)

For Veterans Day, resolve to fix the VA

Washington Examiner · November 11, 2014 10:00 am

Woodland Park building department worker takes down hundreds of election signs in Woodland Park, N.J. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/The Record of Bergen County, Don Smith)

Republican rout at state level reflects backlash against federal control

Washington Examiner · November 10, 2014 10:00 am

"The American people ... expect us to focus on their ambitions and not ours" Obama said Wednesday. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

It’s still Obama’s way or the highway

Washington Examiner · November 7, 2014 10:00 am

"This majority that swept you into power tonight is thanks to the rank and file commonsense conservative grassroots," Palin wrote on Facebook. (AP File/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Â

Circular firing squad — dismiss!

Washington Examiner · November 6, 2014 10:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., a 30-year incumbent, makes a final appeal for votes during a stop in Lebanon, Ky., at a plant that manufactures coal mining machinery, Friday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama Democrats have left coal country

Washington Examiner · November 5, 2014 4:52 am