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Obama: 'I'll be angry' if Secret Service allegations are true President Obama said Sunday that he would be "angry" if accusations prove true that his Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, while congressional Republicans called for investigations of the scandal that exploded over the weekend and overshadowed the president's three-day Summit of the Americas trip to Colombia. 'Buffett rule' is producing Capitol gains The Senate careens toward a vote Monday on the "Buffett rule" tax in a showdown that will do a lot more to arm both political parties for November's elections than it will for making a dent in the federal deficit. Dulles rail could stall slew of other state projects More than 40 transportation projects across Virginia would be endangered if the legislature accedes to Democrats' demands for $300 million more for the Dulles rail project, the McDonnell administration says. At new naval lab, scientists make it rain, robots put out fires Mark Twain famously said, "Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." Now the Navy has found a way. U.S. forces make gains after trading static Afghan outposts for mobility Afghanistan's harsh and isolated Korengal Valley two years ago this month served as the setting for an unlikely U.S. military maneuver - a retreat. Two D.C. council members concerned by Metro hiring practices The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's expenditure of $88 million in overtime pay largely because of its inability to find qualified job applicants and a lack of D.C. residents in its workforce is troublesome to two members of the D.C. Council, who said Metro has to do more to correct those and other problems. Romney targets Obama in NRA speech Mitt Romney spoke to thousands of gun owners Friday, but the former Massachusetts governor's remarks were clearly aimed at a broader audience and offered an early glimpse at how the Republican presidential front-runner plans to take on President Obama. CURL: Obama at home in D.C.'s fetid swamp With Barack Obama in the White House, Washington is once again a noxious bog, from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to the Point of Four Quadrants. New Mexico firm applies for first horse meat slaughterhouse A New Mexico slaughterhouse has petitioned the federal government to become the first business to offer horses for slaughter since an effective ban on the practice ended last year, according to state officials and animal welfare groups. Side issues tend to befall Obama while abroad President Obama might be noticing a familiar pattern: Whether it's allegations of Secret Service personnel consorting with prostitutes, candid moments caught live on microphones or launching bombs over Libya, his foreign trips seem to get overshadowed by distractions. Inside the Beltway: The Hermanator returns He's still a force to be reckoned with as tax day looms: Herman Cain has arrived in the nation's capital for a "patriot's summit" and tax day rally Monday at the U.S. Capitol with a cast that includes Faith & Freedom Coalition Director Ralph Reed, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips and conservative activist Alveda King. It's not odd Capitals' series is even With one huge goal from Nicklas Backstrom and 72 saves from Braden Holtby, the Washington Capitals are even with the Boston Bruins. After a couple of close games at TD Garden, the Caps have made it clear they can hang with the defending Stanley Cup champions. New N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un makes first public speech North Korea's new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing before cheering troops and bouquet-waving citizens to place top priority on his impoverished nation's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile. Taliban attacks Afghan capital, 3 other cities The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences. Militants also launched near-simultaneous assaults in three other eastern cities. Residents digging out after tornadoes hit nation's midsection The television was on and tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight. Then silence. Then rumbling. Militants kill 2 Egyptian policemen in Sinai Islamist militants driving vehicles mounted with machine guns opened fire on a police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing two policemen and injuring a third in a daring attack early Sunday, security officials said. Commentary EDITORIAL: Obama's tax hike patriotism Vice President Joe Biden says paying higher taxes is patriotic. He must have forgotten that America was founded on a tax revolt. ENZI: Halting union attack on employee privacy At the turn of the 20th century, the na- tion's unions played an impor- tant role in im- proving labor conditions for hard-working Americans by voicing valid concerns over long hours and unsafe working conditions. Congress responded by creating protective laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act. KNIGHT: Titanic misappropriation of Reagan The Titanic went down 100 years ago, on April 15, 1912. It took just two hours and 40 minutes for the sea to swallow the ship that "God Himself couldn't sink." EDITORIAL: On the tracks to bankruptcy California's fanciful bullet train project embodies everything that is wrong with government today. The state's High-Speed Rail Authority on Tuesday released details of a revised business plan that claims laying down tracks from Los Angeles to San Francisco will now cost a mere $68 billion instead of $98 billion - as if that were a bargain. EDITORIAL: Washington's tax revolt The other Washington - the state on the left coast - is fed up with taxes. That's a bit surprising considering the liberal outpost happily cast its 11 electoral votes for Barack Obama and hasn't sided with a Republican in nearly three decades. 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