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LiveBlog for Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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The Rude Pundit calls in at 9:30am ET / 6:30am PT to talk about S.E. Cupp, the word “conservative”, and Romney making the rich richer

Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, calls in at 10am ET / 7am PT to co-host Right Wing World

Charlie Pierce of Esquire’s Politics Blog calls in at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT to talk about Memorial Day and about Romney and his economics

Joel Stein, columnist for Time Magazine, calls in at 10:45am ET / 7:45am PT to talk about his new book, “Man Made: A Stupid Quest For Masculinity”

President Obama on Monday paid tribute to missing and fallen U.S. forces, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and marking the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam war at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

• At the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center in San Diego on Memorial Day yesterday, Mitt Romney took a political tone. He expressed concern over the world’s security while singling out countries like Iran and China that he contends pose a threat.

Mitt Romney is likely to formally seal the Republican presidential nomination today with a big victory in Texas that may give him a burst of momentum in his November 6 showdown with President Barack Obama.