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In this Aug. 14, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump pauses while speaking in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. Is it really so far-fetched to put Robert E. Lee in the same category as George Washington, as President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday? Many historians say yes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Scholars say Trump went afoul in lumping Lee with founders

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

A Richmond Police vehicle pauses in front of the Jefferson Davis Memorial at Davis and Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has just stated that he thinks the monuments to Confederate figures should be removed from the historic street. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Donald Trump on removal of Confederate monuments: ‘Who’s next, Washington, Jefferson?’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Tom Lever, 28, and Aaliyah Jones, 38, both of Charlottesville, put up a sign that says &quot;Heather Heyer Park&quot; at the base of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee monument in Emancipation Park Tuesday, Aug. 15 in Charlottesville, Va. Alex Fields Jr., is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, including Heyer, Saturday, where a white supremacist rally took place. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman)

Scholars say Trump went afoul in lumping Lee with founders

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Workers begin removing a Confederate statue in Gainesivlle, Fla., Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. The statue is being returned to the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which erected the bronze statue in 1904. County officials said they did not know where the statue would be going. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)

Violence adds momentum to removal of Confederate statues

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

Donald Trump: I didn’t have all the facts for first statement on Charlottesville violence

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Thursday July 6, 2017 photo, Nancy Graham talks about her mammoth jack stallion El at Ever Green Farm in Ocala, Fla. The Graham's raise gaited mammoth donkeys. (Alan Youngblood/Star-Banner via AP)

Gaited mammoth donkeys are unique breed

By CARLOS E. MEDINA - Associated Press

Route on NY’s Long Island designated Washington Spy Trail

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In a photograph taken Friday, April 21, 2017, Keith Keiling carries boards to be used for support beams in holding a 600-year-old white oak tree on the grounds of Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in Bernards, N.J. Keiling's tree removal company is scheduled to remove the tree, believed to be among the oldest in the nation but was declared dead after numerous problems started appearing last summer. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Latest: Crews start taking down 600-year-old tree

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Jane Hampton Cook wrote about the first White House evacuation during the War of 1812 in her latest book, “The Burning of the White House: James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812." (Vita Images)

Jane Hampton Cook discusses sacking of White House during War of 1812 in latest book

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

This Monday, April 10, 2017, photo shows the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, the museum is at the ready. After nearly two decades of planning, the museum that tells the dramatic story of the founding of the United States opens in prime historic Philadelphia on April 19. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Ready, aim, visit: American Revolution Museum at attention

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

Virginia to honor George Washington’s Whiskey

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(file) Virginia Commonwealth's Samir Doughty , right, is fouled by George Washington's Yuta Watanabe during an NCAA college basketball game in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. ( Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

George Washington pulls ahead of Saint Louis late in A-10 tourney win

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George Washington's Tyler Cavanaugh gets past UAB's William Lee for a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Tyler Cavanaugh sparks George Washington to 3rd straight win

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George Washington rolls UMass behind Steeves’ career night

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 photo, Nareg Fradjian, of Pasadena, Calif., poses at a Los Angeles ceremony where he became a U.S. citizen. He said that while most people like Presidents Day for the sales, &quot;It's awesome to have that one designated day just to say 'Thank you.'&quot; (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)

Americans on Presidents Day: Admiration, fear mark holiday

By MICHELLE R. SMITH - Associated Press

Americans on Presidents Day: Admiration, fear mark holiday

By MICHELLE R. SMITH - Associated Press

Valparaiso's Darien Walker (5) defends George Washington's Tyler Cavanaugh (34) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the NIT on Thursday, March 31, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) **FILE**

Tyler Cavanaugh leads George Washington over Duquesne

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Gibbs and Aldridge lead Davidson over George Washington

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VCU stuns George Washington in final second

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Spy Sites of Washington, D.C.’

By Joseph C. Goulden