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Obama praises troops at Demilitarized Zone
By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times
President Obama peered into North Korea through binoculars at the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday and ...

Aide says Cheney had heart transplant
By Kasie Hunt - Associated Press
Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a ...

At two-year mark, health law’s legacy is confusion
By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times
Two years after congressional Democrats squeezed out enough votes to pass President Obama’s health care ...

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Army Warrior Games
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Question of the Day

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is leading in the polls heading into the Wisconsin primary early next month. Will the former Massachusetts governor win this primary?

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Illegal immigrants easily step over a fallen barbed-wire fence between Mexico and the United States near the town of Sasabe, Mexico, in 2004. The number of apprehensions of illegal border-crossers is down while the number of deaths in the desert is high. (Associated Press)

Santorum wins Republican presidential primary in Louisiana

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Rick Santorum won the Republican primary in Louisiana on Saturday, giving the former Pennsylvania senator additional crowing rights going forward in the GOP presidential fight and further cementing him as the biggest rival to front-runner Mitt Romney.

Figures point to securer border, but risk of death for illegals still high

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Amid all of the apparently good news about security along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, one dark spot stands out: The number of people dying in the desert as they attempt to make illegal crossings remains stubbornly high.

** FILE ** Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) chats with reporters in the locker room after spending 35 minutes on the ice before a morning team practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., March 15, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Nicklas Backstrom cleared to practice fully with Capitals

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

Karl Alzner didn’t officially know the deal with Nicklas Backstrom on Saturday morning, but he saw the Washington Capitals star center getting dressed to go on the ice for practice. So did others.

Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, a tough "tribute" from an outlying district who is brought to the Capitol to fight for her life in "The Hunger Games." (Lionsgate via Associated Press)

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hunger Games’ offers a feast for sci-fi fans

By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

“The Hunger Games” is a movie about an authoritarian world in which unwitting teenagers are thrust into a life-or-death, winner-take-all game that uncaring adults manipulate for their own amusement — and to reinforce their control. In other words, it’s a movie about how teenagers view high school. Or the college admissions process.

Sports

Ohio State is Final Four-bound after 77-70 win over Syracuse

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D.C. Local

Gray's D.C. budget calls for many more traffic cameras

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Life

Robbie Davis Jr. straightens the counter at the sports-memorabilia shop Robbie's First Base, which he owns with his father in Lutherville, Md. The store is featured in "Ball Boys," premiering Saturday on ABC. (Mary F. Calvert/Special to The Washington Times)

'Ball Boys' brings 'Pawn Shop' to sports memorabilia

By Jason Butt - Special to The Washington Times

Robbie Davis Sr. and his son know sports. At their small sports-memorabilia shop, Robbie’s First Base, just outside of Baltimore, there is a vast representation of sports history — from the obvious, to the rare, to the obscure.