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            Jessica Rosarda, A DNA technician at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, performs routine laboratory work with DNA samples, at Dover Air Force Base, Dover De., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory houses more than 6.7 million boxes of DNA specimen samples and is responsible for locating and identifying fallen service members from past and current wars. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

            Military diligent in quest to locate its missing

            By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

            More than 83,000 Americans are missing from overseas conflicts dating to World War II - and James Canik’s mission is to account for each and every one of them.

            A snapshot posted on an internal GSA website shows attendees at the four-day, $823,000 2010 Western Regions conference in Las Vegas participating in a poolside activity.

            High-level officials partied with GSA in Vegas

            By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

            More than a dozen General Services Administration employees and executives from Washington were listed as attendees for the lavish taxpayer-funded Las Vegas conference in 2010 that featured magic shows, a mind reader and a red-carpet event where federal workers acted like Hollywood movie stars.

            **FILE** Pro-life advocates march past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 as part of the March for Life. The group rallied at the National Mall and marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

            ‘Pro-choice’ Americans found in record-low minority

            By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

            A record low 41 percent of Americans identify themselves as “pro-choice” on abortion, according to a poll released Wednesday, while the number of Americans who say they are “pro-life” bounced back into the majority.

            D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray faced reporters' questions about an aide's indictment after a news conference about street improvements. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

            Second Gray aide charged in campaign probe

            By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

            D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray implored city residents to “let this investigation play out” after a second operative from his 2010 campaign was criminally charged Wednesday with lying to FBI agents investigating whether the mayor’s campaign illegally provided cash to another candidate.

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            Mick Jagger was the host when "Saturday Night Live" bid farewell to Kristen Wiig, who got a kiss after her dance with the Rolling Stones' icon and then spun through numbers with members of the SNL cast and the show's creator, Lorne Michaels. (NBC via Associated Press)

            SNL gives gaudy send-off to overrated Kristen Wiig

            By Sonny Bunch - Special to The Washington Times

            “Saturday Night Live” has seen its fair share of brilliant performers. John Belushi and Chevy Chase in the early years; budding movie stars including Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers later on; Adam Sandler and Chris Farley; Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon. But none got the emotional sendoff reserved for Kristen Wiig.

            Politics
            President Obama congratulates graduates of the 2012 class of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

            Obama makes case for defense cuts

            By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

            President Obama made the case for his proposed defense cuts Wednesday in his commencement speech at the Air Force Academy, calling for a leaner but better-prepared military ready to deal with a range of threats.

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            **FILE** Pro-life advocates march past the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 as part of the March for Life. The group rallied at the National Mall and marched to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

            ‘Pro-choice’ Americans found in record-low minority

            By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

            A record low 41 percent of Americans identify themselves as “pro-choice” on abortion, according to a poll released Wednesday, while the number of Americans who say they are “pro-life” bounced back into the majority.

            World
            A woman shows ink on her finger after voting Wednesday in Alexandria, Egypt, in the nation's presidential election. The winner is expected to be announced June 21. (Associated Press)

            Egyptians take to the polls to vote in nation’s 1st free presidential election

            By Sarah el Deeb and Maggie Michael - Associated Press

            More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations.

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            Jessica Rosarda, A DNA technician at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, performs routine laboratory work with DNA samples, at Dover Air Force Base, Dover De., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory houses more than 6.7 million boxes of DNA specimen samples and is responsible for locating and identifying fallen service members from past and current wars. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

            Military diligent in quest to locate its missing

            By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

            More than 83,000 Americans are missing from overseas conflicts dating to World War II - and James Canik’s mission is to account for each and every one of them.

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