National Mall

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People pass by a fallen tree on 14th Street SW on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, the day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the region. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Joseph Kondrot helps to lay out a piece of the AIDS ¿Memorial Quilt on Sunday on the National Mall at the opening ceremonies of the Quilt in the Capital, marking the 25th anniversary of the quilt. It coincides with the 19th International AIDS Conference. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** People visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington on July 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Sophie, 3, from Connecticut, frolics with a water sprinkler set up at the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, rear, in Washington Saturday, July 7, 2012. The heat gripping much of the country is set to peak Saturday in many places, including some Northeast cities, where temperatures close to or surpassing 100 degrees are expected. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors to the Iwo Jima Memorial gather on lawns a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Graham Haberl, 6, of McLean, Va., plays card games with family a the lawn near the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Jaden Poellot, 11, of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., left, throws a frisbee with Max Lauth, 10, second from left, of Indianapolis, Ind., in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Madeline Ray, 13, left, and her sister Natalie, 12, right, of Lafayette, Ind., keep themselves occupied on grass near the Iwo Jima Memorial a few hours before fireworks are set to explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day, Arlington, Va. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)