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Skaters enjoy themselves on a Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy a slightly warmer Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times/Panoramic image, merge with multiple photographs)

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Skaters enjoy themselves on a Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy themselves on a Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy themselves on a Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy themselves on a Sunday afternoon at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Finlay Tripp, 3, of Annapolis, Md., plays in a puddle at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink - National Gallery of Art on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Sunday, December 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy a slightly warmer afternoon at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden Ice Rink on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy a slightly warmer afternoon at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden Ice Rink on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Skaters enjoy a slightly warmer afternoon at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden Ice Rink on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lynette Ramos of Puerto Rico bundles up to stay warm while visiting the FDR Memorial on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 12, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chief Geodesist Dru Smith, center, and Kendall Fancher, left, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Geodetic Survey give 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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Kendall Fancher 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)