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President Obama on Tuesday tapped Matthew Barzun, his former campaign finance chairman, as ambassador to Britain. Mr. Barzun is one of at least 11 of Mr. Obama’s diplomatic nominees this year who raised large sums of money for his campaigns or served on his campaign team. Government-reform advocates say Mr. Obama promised to shun that practice. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Excess embassy expenditures

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

British boxers, Carl Froch, left and George Groves, go face to face, during the official weigh-in ahead of their super-middleweight world title rematch on Saturday, at Wembley Arena, in London, Friday May 30, 2014. Froch and Groves were given a taste of the atmosphere they can expect in their super-middleweight world title rematch when an estimated 7,000 raucous fans turned out just to watch their weigh-in on Friday. Both fighters made weight, with WBA and IBF champion Froch weighing 167 pounds, 9 ounces — just over a pound heavier than the challenger. (AP Photo/PA, Adam Davy) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

Froch, Groves make weight ahead of title-fight

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British singer George Michael raises money for AIDS charity Sidaction at a concert in Paris, France, in this Sept. 9, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

George Michael ‘resting’ after hospital stay

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** FILE ** A man jogs up Primrose Hill as buildings in central London stand shrouded in smog, Thursday, April 3, 2014. (Associated Press)

London smog: Officials charged with creating a ‘public health catastrophe’ with CO2 laws

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Walsh sees success with new partner April Ross

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Edmonton Oil Kings' Brett Pollock flies over Val-d'Or Foreurs' Guillaume Gelinas along the boards during the first period of a semifinal game of the CHL Memorial Cup hockey tournament, in London, Ontario, on Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Edmonton beats Val-d’Or 4-3 in 3rd OT

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Eva Noblezada, left, from Charlotte, NC in the U.S. who plays Kim, and Alistair Brammer, from Britain, who plays Chris perform the &quot;Last Night of the World&quot; scene during a photocall for the musical &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; at the Prince Edward Theatre in London, Monday, May 19, 2014. Producer Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's musical will open at the theatre in May, 25 years after the original production. A Vietnam War love story inspired by Giacomo Puccini's &quot;Madame Butterfly,&quot; ''Miss Saigon&quot; ran for a decade in London. On Broadway, it ran for 4,063 performances until 2000. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

‘Miss Saigon’ still a grand spectacle, 25 years on

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Rolling Stones moneyman Rupert Loewenstein dies

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

QPR and Derby face off for Premier League spot

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Guelph Storm players celebrate Tyler Bertuzzi's goal against the London Knights during the second period in Game 6 of the CHL hockey Memorial Cup, in London, Ontario, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Guelph routs London 7-2 in Memorial Cup

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This image made available by the Museum of London shows the illustration The Adventure of the Silver Blaze - &quot;Holmes gave me a sketch of the events&quot;, from the Strand magazine Vol iv.1892, page 646. The Museum of London on Tuesday May 20, 2014 announced an exhibition devoted entirely to the detective, from Arthur Conan Doyle's hand-written manuscripts to the coat worn by Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC series &quot;Sherlock.&quot; It is the first time the museum devoted to London's history has held a show about a fictional character. (AP Photo/Museum of London)

Sherlock Holmes is focus of London museum show

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2004 file photo, Muslim cleric Mustafa Kamel Mustafa arrives with a masked bodyguard to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London. The 55-year-old Egyptian cleric, who also goes by the alias Abu Hamza al-Masri, was found guilty on Monday, May 19, 2014 in federal court in New York of providing material support to terrorist organizations. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

NY jurors follow facts to London imam’s conviction

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

FILE - This Friday May 2, 2014 file photo shows an exterior view of the Two Kingdom Street building which houses the headquarters of AstraZeneca, in the Paddington area of London. The board of AstraZeneca has rejected the improved $119 billion takeover offer from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, Monday May 19, 2014, a decision that has caused a sharp slide in the U.K. company's share price as investors think it effectively brings an end to the protracted and increasingly bitter takeover saga. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

AstraZeneca rejects $119 billion offer from Pfizer

By GREGORY KATZ and LINDA A. JOHNSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2004 file photo, Muslim cleric Mustafa Kamel Mustafa arrives with a masked bodyguard to conduct Friday prayers in the street outside the closed Finsbury Park Mosque in London. The 55-year-old Egyptian cleric, who also goes by the alias Abu Hamza al-Masri, was found guilty on Monday, May 19, 2014 in federal court in New York of providing material support to terrorist organizations. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

London cleric convicted in New York terror trial

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

London Islamic cleric known for fiery oratory found guilty in New York terrorism trial

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Edmonton Oil Kings' Blake Orban is checked into the boards by London Knights' Ryan Rupert during the first period action during the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament game in London, Ontario, on Sunday, May 18, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Edmonton beats London 5-2 in Memorial Cup

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Val-d’Or beats London 1-0 in Memorial Cup opener

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Edmonton Oil Kings defeneeman Blake Orban,left, fights with Guelph Storm center Ryan Horvat during first period Memorial Cup CHL hockey action in London, Ontario, Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Dave Chidley)

Guelph beats Edmonton 5-2 in Memorial Cup

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House's top investigator issued a subpoena Thursday demanding that Secretary of State John F. Kerry appear before Congress at the end of this month to answer questions about whether he stonewalled a Benghazi investigation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)

Kerry: ‘We’re not going to pin ourselves down’ if Assad continues to use chemical weapons

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times