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            Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Latino Coalition's annual economic summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

            Home field disadvantage: Romney’s winning map excludes Massachusetts

            By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

            If Mitt Romney wins the White House this fall, he in all likelihood will do so while beating some very long historical odds.

            A visitor to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial touches the name of a fallen soldier etched on the wall of the memorial in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

            Obama honors veterans of the Vietnam War

            By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

            Beginning a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, President Obama on Saturday called on Americans to thank veterans of that war during this weekend’s Memorial Day observances.

            Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi denies during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, May 27, 2012, that government troops were behind an attack on a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)

            Syrian government denies being behind attack that killed 90

            By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

            The Syrian government denied Sunday its troops were behind an attack on a string of villages that left more than 90 people dead, blaming the killings on “hundreds of heavily-armed gunmen” who also attacked soldiers in the area.

            Chien-Ming Wang will start Wednesday for the Nationals, after taking over Ross Detwiler's spot in the rotation. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

            Nationals slide Chien-Ming Wang into rotation; Ross Detwiler to work in relief

            By Amanda Comak - The Washington Times

            The Washington Nationals used Chien-Ming Wang in relief for the first time Friday, summoning him with one out in the fifth when manager Davey Johnson felt it was time to pull the plug on Ross Detwiler’s night.

            Flower power: Donated roses honor freedom's heroes at Arlington Cemetery

            By Patrick Hruby - The Washington Times

            On Memorial Day, more than 100 local volunteers will hand out 50,000 Ecuadorean roses and 1,000 red, white and blue flower bouquets at four Arlington National Cemetery locations, including Section 60, one of the burial areas for soldiers killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

            An Egyptian election official counts the ballots following the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson)

            Egypt’s top candidates try to broaden support

            By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

            The two surviving candidates in Egypt’s presidential election appealed Saturday for support from voters who rejected them as polarizing extremists in the first round even as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up who contested the preliminary results.

            Independent voices from the TWT Communities

            The Stories of Rolling Thunder

            Nancy Regg, one of the volunteers of this great group, narrates the stories told by the troops of Rolling Thunder, and those that love them