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The East Building, one of the historic structures that will be saved as part of the GSA decision to preserve OSS headquarters, the original Naval Observatory and other buildings adjacent to the State Dept.. (OSS Society)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the Naval Observatory. (Associated Press)

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Vice President Joseph R. Biden gestures while addresses a reception to commemorate the 19th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the Naval Observatory in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)