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• Wedding: Ashley Lorenzo, Matthew Feldman

  Lorenzo-FeldmanAshley Ann Lorenzo and Matthew James Feldman were married on Sept. 22, 2012, at Cherrydale Baptist Church in Arlington, Va. The reception was at The Fairmont Hotel of Georgetown in Washington, D.C. She is an associate production manager fo   Read more »

• Schumer touts Kelly for Homeland Security chief

  WASHINGTON -- Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday pressed the White House to consider New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who is stepping down to run the University of California system   Read more »

• Edward Snowden leaves China for 'third country,' Hong Kong says

  A former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for revealing highly classified surveillance programs has been allowed to leave for a "third country" because a U.S. extradition request did not fully comply with Hong Kong law, the   Read more »

• Miss USA will be crowned Sunday in Las Vegas

  A group of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia are preparing to smile and strut their way toward the 62nd Miss USA title.Reigning queen Nana Meriwether will relinquish her crown and the posh New York apartment that comes w   Read more »

• Winfrey giving $12M to new African-American museum

  (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington's National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday.The media mogul and former talk-show host previously gave $1 million to the National Mus   Read more »

Around the web

• Rembrandt's birthday: Google showcases National Gallery self-portrait

  particular self-portrait, which dates from 1659, resides at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The oil painting was formerly part of the collection of Andrew W. Mellon, the businessman who once served as secretary of the Treasury. The work stands a 15 m ago from Los Angeles Times Read more »

• Defending Diplomacy in Court

  In other words, a host state that enters a foreign mission without consent (none was given in my time as EU Ambassador in Washington, DC, from 2004 to 2009), or hacks into its computer system, would be acting in blatant violation of the Convention. Reacting 41 m ago from Project Syndicate Read more »

• Andrew Named Chairman of GMIC Sustainable Meetings Foundation

  D.C.—Mark S. Andrew, CMP, CHA, regional vice president and general manager, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown has been appointed chairman for the Green Meeting Industry Council Sustainable Meetings Foundation (GMIF) along with its 2013-2014 Board of Trustees 46 m ago from Green Lodging News Read more »

• Today in Washington: Former President George H.W. Bush returns to White House

  Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Your weather is set to . You can change the location at any time. Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara Bush, arrive for the June 2012 premiere of HBO's documentary on his 50 m ago from Syracuse.com Read more »

• Obama to make personal appeals for immigration

  (AP) — President Barack Obama will try to ratchet up pressure on House Republicans this week to pass legislation overhauling the nation’s immigration laws. Obama will do interviews from the White House Tuesday with Spanish language television stations from 54 m ago from Boston.com Read more »