National Mall

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Chief Geodesist Dru Smith, right, and Kendall Fancher, center, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey give a demonstration for members of the media of the NOAA National Geodetic Survey as they continue to take measurements of monuments along and around the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 7, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chief Geodesist Dru Smith with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey gives a demonstration of the NOAA National Geodetic Survey as they continue to take measurements of monuments along and around the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 7, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chief Geodesist Dru Smith with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey gives a demonstration of the NOAA National Geodetic Survey as they continue to take measurements of monuments along and around the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 7, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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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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U.S. Park Police ride horses past the Reflecting Pool 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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Tourists make their way through the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the first day monuments reopen on the National Mall after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Park Ranger Tessy Dunoboh [cq], third from left, is on hand to assist tourists visiting the 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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U.S. Park Ranger Tessy Dunoboh [cq], right, gives directions to Siv Carshult [cq] of Annandale, Va., center, 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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U.S. Park Ranger Edward Fleming is on hand to assist tourists visiting the 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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U.S. Park Ranger Tessy Dunoboh [cq], center, gives directions tourists visiting the 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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Students from Barnhart School in Arcadia, Calif. visit the World War II Memorial on the National Mall though the memorials are technically closed due to an ongoing government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 9, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)