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President Barack Obama speaks at the funeral service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the Washington National Cathedral, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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President Barack Obama wipes his eye as he is seated with Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the funeral service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the Washington National Cathedral, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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A stone cherub which use to sit atop the center tower's corner spire of the National Cathedral, lays shattered on the roof, Wednesday, August 24, 2011, in Washington D.C. The cause of the damage was due to Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake.

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"Difficult Access Team" engineers Katie Francis, bottom right, and Ema Cardini, left, talk with Team Leader Erik Sohn after they finish repeling down the west front façade of the Washington National Cathedral to check for possible damage from a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the East Coast on August 23, Washington, DC, Monday, October 17, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Carol Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, second from right, is escorted out of the National cathedral following a memorial service for Neil Armstrong, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Neil Armstrong family members John Egan, his mother Ellen Egan, Ann Heide, and Ann's daughter Ashton console each other outside of the National Cathedral following a memorial service for Neil Armstrong, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), center, attends a memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An attendee looks at the program booklet for the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, fourth from right, Annie Glenn, third from right, her husband, astronaut and Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio), second from right, and singer Diana Krall, right, watch as the flags are marched into the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks during the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Children walk past the National Cathedral as attendees file out of the cathedral following a memorial service for Neil Armstrong, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Attendees listen to a memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Astronaut Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio) and his wife Annie depart after a memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Neil Armstrong family members John Egan, his mother Ellen Egan, Ann Heide, and Ann's daughter Ashton console each other outside of the National Cathedral following a memorial service for Neil Armstrong, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Carol Armstrong (second from right), wife of late astronaut Neil Armstrong, is escorted Sept. 13, 2012, out of the National Cathedral in Washington following a memorial service for her husband. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Attendees listen to a memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, fourth from right, Annie Glenn, third from right, her husband, astronaut and Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio), second from right, and singer Diana Krall, right, watch as the flags are marched into the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, second from left, watches as Annie Glenn, third from left, and her husband, astronaut and Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio), second from right, are greeted by a marine before the start of the memorial service for Neil Armstrong at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., Thursday, September 13, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)