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An child part of the Christ Church Sunday school and youth group waits for her part during the Christmas Pageant in Alexandria, Va., on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Christ Church was frequented by such notables as George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Philip Richard Fendall I. The pageant is an annual event that has been taking place for over five decades. Children as young as kindergarden an as old as high schools take part in working, singing and acting in the pageant. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Children part of the Christ Church Sunday school and youth group dress up as angels and rehearse their song before their Christmas Pageant in Alexandria, Va., on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Christ Church was frequented by such notables as George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Philip Richard Fendall I. The pageant is an annual event that has been taking place for over five decades. Children as young as kindergarden an as old as high schools take part in working, singing and acting in the pageant. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Children part of the Christ Church Sunday school and youth group get dressed up with face paint before their Christmas Pageant in Alexandria, Va. Children as young as kindergarden an as old as high schools take part in working, singing and acting in the pageant. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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An child part of the Christ Church Sunday school and youth group walks to rehearsals before the Christmas Pageant in Alexandria, Va. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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An child part of the Christ Church Sunday school and youth group waits for her part during the Christmas Pageant in Alexandria, Va., on Sunday, December 16, 2012. Christ Church was frequented by such notables as George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Philip Richard Fendall I. The pageant is an annual event that has been taking place for over five decades. Children as young as kindergarden an as old as high schools take part in working, singing and acting in the pageant. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)

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Miami Heat star LeBron James’ thoughts were with the 26 victims from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. "Family is the No. 1 most important thing in life," James said. (Associated Press)

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Fourth-grader Miguel Ruvalcaba holds a pose during a yoga class at Capri Elementary School in Encinitas, Calif. Officials of the school district are treading softly as they pioneer what may be the first district-wide yoga program of its kind, while also trying to avoid a legal dispute about religion. (Associated Press)

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This photo provided by the family shows Jessica Rekos. Rekos, 6, was killed Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 children and adults at the school, before killing himself. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Rekos Family)

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This image provided by the family shows Grace McDonnell posing for a portrait in this family photo taken Aug. 18, 2012. Grace McDonnell was killed Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 26 children and adults at the school. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the McDonnell Family)

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An Indian student shows the inexpensive Aakash 2 computer she received during its launch in New Delhi. The $25 basic touchscreen tablet aimed for students can be used for functions like word processing, Web browsing and video conferencing. The Indian government intends to deliver 10 million tablets to students across India. (Associated Press)

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School psychologist Mary Sherlach, who was killed on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is pictured with her husband, Mark. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mark Sherlach)

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A man clutches two sobbing women at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims at the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. A gunman opened fire at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself on Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Women embrace at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims at the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. A gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town, killing 26 people, including 20 children, before killing himself on Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Adam Lanza — shown in a 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, the Newtown, Conn., school district's former head of security — has been identified by authorities as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school before killing himself. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)