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Assistant Head Grounds Keeper Mike Hrivnak airbrushes a post season logo behind the base path between home plate and first base as he and the grounds crew get ready for game 3 at Nationals Park where the Washington Nationals will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 8, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Knights of Columbus hold their swords out as people present wreaths during a ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Audience members hold their hands over their hearts while saying the Pledge of Allegiance as the U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard holds the flags during a celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Columbus Memorial outside of Union Station in Washington, D.C. on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11) gets a huge cheer from the crowd as the Washington Nationals clinch the National League East at Nationals Park, sending them into the playoffs, Washington, D.C., Monday, October 1, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Dallas Washington, 7, from Washington, D.C., points at a Lego display during the Brickfair Lego Convention. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times)

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Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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Anna Taylor, bottom right, signs in at the Mount Bethel Baptist Church voting station on Rhode Island Avenue in Northwest to cast her vote in a special election to replace Harry Thomas for Ward 5 D.C. Council member, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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"I Voted Today!" stickers can be seen at the Mt. Bethel Baptist Church voting station on Rhode Island Avenue in Northwest where a special election is held to replace Harry Thomas for Ward 5 city councilmember, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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**FILE** National Public Radio's Studio 4A in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Washington D.C. Fire Department Lt. Robert Alvarado talks to a group of firefighters as they prepare to attend Mayor Vincent C. Gray's 2012 State of the District Address at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 7, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)

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Pro-choice advocates challenge pro-life advocates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Across the street from the United States Capitol, people holding a banner are silhouetted by the sun as they join others from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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In this file photo, a police officer writes a parking ticket for a car illegally parked during rush hour on Constitution Avenue and west of 15th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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At right, Steve Hinton of Preston County West Virginia, marches with the Maryland Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans before the start of the National Memorial Day Parade, near the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Monday, May 30, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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The Washington Times' building on New York Avenue in Washington, D.C. (The Washington Times) **FILE**

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D.C. Jail in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of wtopnews.com)

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** FILE ** Ben Ali, owner of Ben's Chili Bowl, accepts congratulations on Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, for the Washington landmark's 45th year anniversary. The local eatery's patriarch and Washington, D.C. icon, whose customers included Bill Cosby, Jessie Jackson, Washington D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 at the age of 82. (Roey Yohai / The Washington Times)