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Australian Mandy Carter has vowed to ride her stationary bicycle the distance between Melbourne and D.C. in an attempt to get Barack Obama's attention. (Screen grab courtesy of jump-in.com.au)

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In this June 12, 2014 aerial photo, the Missouri River winds through the countryside near Williston, N.D. The epicenter of the oil boom is a 45-mile stretch of U.S. Route 85 in North Dakota between the towns of Williston and Watford City. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Joe Daniels, 9/11 Memorial president (right), and Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 9/11 Memorial board, approach a steel crossbeam recovered from the World Trade Center site and installed at the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York. This 17-foot-tall intersecting steel column and crossbeam was found in the rubble of 6 World Trade Center on September 13, 2001. It has since been perceived as a religious symbol by many, receiving an official ceremonial blessing of the cross. (Associated Press)

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A rider takes a photograph while waiting for a train at Metro's new McLean Metro Station on the first monday morning commute for the new Silver Line, Mclean, Va., Monday, July 28, 2014. The line which opened Saturday offers five new stations to Metro riders with more stations being built to take riders past Dulles in the coming years. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)