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Illustration on remembering Lexington and Concord by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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A couple walks along the shore of Walden Pond in Concord, Mass., Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Author Henry David Thoreau, who was born in Concord 200 years ago on July 12, 1817, wrote of the beauty of the pond, woods and landscape of the area while living simply in his book "Walden." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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FILE- In this May 23, 2017, file photo, actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr., a board member of the Walden Woods Project, applauds during the dedication of the U.S. Postal Service's new Henry David Thoreau postage stamp at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. Thoreau is being honored on the 200th anniversary of his birth. The U.S. Postal Service says it plans to hold a special dedication of the recently released stamp of the 19th century American philosopher and naturalist Wednesday, July 12, at his birthplace in Concord, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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FILE - In this May 16, 2016, file pool photo Owen Labrie is escorted out of the Merrimack County Superior Courtroom in Concord, N.H., after a judge agreed to new bail conditions. Labrie, a prep school graduate, was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman girl as part of a game of sexual conquest called Senior Salute. Labrie was cleared of felony rape but convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses. The Concord Monitor reported Friday, June 30, 2017, that boys in a St. Paul's School dorm apparently competed to have their names put on a crown. The school said Friday that it's investigating "improper behavior" by students, but it didn't elaborate. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, Pool, File

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This cover image released by Concord shows "TajMo," a release by Taj Mahal and Keb Mo. (Concord via AP)

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Attorney Sam Zaganjori testifies during day two of an evidentiary hearing on whether Owen Labrie will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vt., was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate when he was 18 in a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School in Concord. He was convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault and child endangerment, as well as a felony charge of using a computer to lure the girl for sex. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Private Investigator Rebecca Dixon is sworn in as a witness during an evidentiary hearing at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, on whether Owen Labrie should be granted a retrial. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex, returned to court for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Attorney Jaye Rancourt, right, looks over copies of emails between St. Paul School students with Deputy Merrimack County Attorney Catherine Ruffle, left, at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., during an evidentiary hearing on whether Owen Labrie should be granted a retrial. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex, returned to court for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Attorney Jaye Rancourt testifies Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., during an evidentiary hearing on whether Owen Labrie should be granted a retrial. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex, returned to court for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie sits during a break Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 during the second day of a hearing at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on whether he should be granted a retrial. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex, returned to court for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie listens to testimony on the first day of a hearing on whether he deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Attorney Robin Malone and her client Owen Labrie look over documents at the first day of a hearing on whether Labrie deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie's attorney Robin Melone questions a witness during an evidentiary hearing on whether Labrie will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie, 21, is seen during an evidentiary hearing on whether he will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. A prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie, 21, returns to his seat during an evidentiary hearing on whether he will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Judge Larry M. Smukler makes a ruling during the first day of a hearing on whether Owen Labrie deserves a new trial, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Concord, N.H. Labrie claims his trial lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge. He was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate as part of a game of sexual conquest at St. Paul's School but was convicted of a felony computer charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. (Geoff Forester /The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie, 21, speaks with his attorney, Robin Melone, during an evidentiary hearing on whether Labrie will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Owen Labrie, 21, is seen during an evidentiary hearing on whether he will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)

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Attorney Jaye Rancourt testifies during an evidentiary hearing on whether Owen Labrie will be granted a retrial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Labrie, a prep school graduate convicted of using a computer to lure an underage girl for sex, returned to court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his lawyers damaged his case. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP, Pool)