![U.S. Park Ranger Edward Fleming talks with Steve Olsonowski [cq] of Gaithersburg, Md., at the Lincoln Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)](https://twt-thumbs-staging.washtimes.com/media-staging.washtimes.com/media/image/2013/10/17/open_20131017_022_s878x584.jpg?a5b1e2118ef4a71690f5f70f063a3a2547c0a191)
U.S. Park Ranger Edward Fleming talks with Steve Olsonowski [cq] of Gaithersburg, Md., at the Lincoln Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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