GOP: Libya shows Obama 'incompetent'

As criticism of the Obama administration's handling of the deadly Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, continues to grow, top Republicans on Sunday ripped the White House and accused the president's team of putting politics ahead of the safety of American diplomats.

Romney will channel Reagan on world affairs in debate

When Mitt Romney faces off against President Obama on Tuesday night in the first of their debates to involve foreign policy, the Republican challenger will take a page from Ronald Reagan's playbook by attempting to portray the Democratic incumbent as the second coming of President Carter, and himself as the champion of the Gipper's "peace through strength" mantra.

Colonel's class on radical Islam leaves career in limbo

When Army Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley last year began teaching a class to fellow officers on the dangers of radical Islam, he seemed to have landed in a perfect spot.

PG community collects belts to uphold decorum

Prince George's County community leaders frustrated by the precariously low waistbands of young men are collecting belts this month to put a stop to sagging pants.

Democrat's appeal keeps North Dakota Senate race tight

When longtime Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced last year he wouldn't seek re-election in 2012 as North Dakota's senior senator, Republicans smelled blood.

CURL: The lies pile up on Benghazi

The killing of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks has turned into a massive scandal that threatens to unravel in the final three weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign.

Longtime Times executive Joo resigns, takes job in Korea

Douglas D.M. Joo, who has served The Washington Times and its affiliated publications as a senior executive, president, chairman and the company's board chairman for more than two decades, is stepping down, the newspaper's executives announced Sunday.

Arlen Specter, former Pa. senator, dies at 82

Former longtime Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, who as a Republican pushed two conservative justices onto the Supreme Court and then later switched to the Democratic Party and became a deciding vote for the health care law, died Sunday.

Inside the Beltway: Butt out, Santa

So much for Santa Claus, who could turn up slim and gluten-free at any moment. A new version of the classic "A Visit from St. Nicholas" edits out all references to Mr. Claus' pipe smoking in the beloved old poem, rewritten by Pamela McColl, a writer and smoking-cessation advocate in Vancouver, Canada.

RG3's 76-yard TD helps Redskins end 8-game slump at home

The fans wearing white and burgundy jerseys jumped and hollered as Robert Griffin III tucked the ball and ignited the afterburners in those magic legs of his. They had waited almost 13 months for their beloved Washington Redskins to give them something to cheer. And as Griffin blazed past the defense 76 yards into the end zone, they finally had it.

Tale of big international book theft gets a new chapter

Any American book collector who recently bought an Italian book from the 15th to the 17th centuries should take another look at the purchase. If it bears a red library stamp with a Madonna in the center, the collector may get a visit from U.S. Customs agents assigned to recover stolen artworks.

Asia will resist U.S. efforts to contain China, says Singapore diplomat

Asian nations will resist any U.S. attempts to block the rise of China, as Washington pursues a new strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Singapore's former ambassador in Washington.

Democrats reach across aisle to oppose Maryland redistricting

Maryland Republicans are driving efforts to overturn the state's newly drawn congressional map in a referendum next month, but they are joined by a number of Democrats who say their own party has gone too far in crafting districts for political gain.

Skydiver on 24-mile fall: Just 'come back alive'

Felix Baumgartner landed gracefully on Earth after a 24-mile jump Sunday from the stratosphere in a daring, dramatic feat that officials said made him the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound.

Thousands rally for Pakistani girl shot by Taliban

Tens of thousands rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday in support of a 14-year-old girl critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticizing the militant group.

Commentary

YOUNG: Low Obama expectations will save him

You can almost chalk Tuesday's presidential debate up as draw before it even starts. This verdict should not depress Republicans because it does not mean Mitt Romney won't again do a stellar job. What it means is that because of the first debate, the landscape has changed and there are factors in play this time that are largely beyond his control.

WEINER: Democrats' debate debacle

President Obama's inexplicable silence in the first debate has led to a large bump for Mitt Romney -- now slightly ahead, according to the Pew poll -- the game-changer that Democrats were convinced would not happen.

DECKER: Biden meltdown burns Obama campaign

The 2012 presidential election is one of the most momentous crossroads in U.S. history. As Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the GOP's vice-presidential nominee, stated in his Thursday debate against Vice President Joe Biden, the outcome on Election Day will determine "what kind of country we are going to give our kids."

KNIGHT: Buying Obama's whoppers

You know it's bad when the president deputizes Big Bird as his thuggish surrogate. Aside from Big Bird's checkered past as a well-to-do federal welfare recipient, wouldn't Joe Biden or Oscar the Grouch put up a better fight?

MILLER: What Biden didn't say

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s bizarre behavior in Thursday night's debate was no accident. The exaggerated expressions and overheated theatrics were meant to distract the public from arriving at the obvious conclusion: This administration has no viable solutions to America's problems.