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Dupont Park Seventh Day Adventists students carry posters of Martin Luther King Jr. as they march past the Washington Monument to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech in D.C. on Aug. 28, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Before the crowds arrive the Washington Monument is seen as media prepares for Let Freedom Ring ceremony on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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The Washington Monument was previously encased in scaffolding in 1999 during a restoration that helped prevent further damage when an earthquake hit the region in August 2011, necessitating the current repairs. (Associated Press)
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The Washington Monument was previously encased in scaffolding in 1999 during a restoration that helped prevent further damage when an earthquake hit the region in August 2011, necessitating the current repairs. (Associated Press)
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Scaffolding rises to the top of the Washington Monument in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2013, so craftsmen can make repairs to the 555-foot marble obelisk that was damaged in the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Workers begin building scaffolding around the Washington Monument to make repairs to stonework damaged in the 2011 earthquake, Washington, D.C. region, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 7, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Scaffolding rises to the top of the Washington Monument, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Washington, so craftsmen can make repairs to the 555-foot marble obelisk that was damaged in the August 2011 earthquake. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A U.S. Parks Police officer with an assault rifle patrols the Washington Monument in Washington, DC., after a bombing at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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U.S. Parks Police with assault rifles patrol the Washington Monument in Washington, DC., after a bombing at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Mass., April 15, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
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The Washington Monument, covered by scaffolding, lights up in the early morning sun, while cherry blossoms around the tidal basin bloom, in Washington, DC., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
