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Tre Phillips, 8, of Montgomery Village, plays on rocks at Great Falls, Potomac, Md., Monday, June 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

MAR. 25, 2006--The 98-foot tall Coast Guard Cutter Seneca was the first tall vessel to pass through the open span of the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge on Saturday, March 25, 2006. The new bridge has a vertical clearance of 78 feet. The new bridge will be open for traffic in less than three months. Bert V. Goulait / The Washington Times.

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O Say Can You See. A line of tourists starts to form as doors to the National Museum of American History open Monday morning. Above the entrance to the museum is a replica flag that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner, which became of the official anthem of the United States of America. Keith Lane /Special to The Washington Times

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Ready to Go. Tourists flock to the Washington Monument, now open for tours, Monday morning. Until recently the monument was closed due to the earthquake back in the summer of 2013. Keith Lane /Special to The Washington Times

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This Feb. 3, 2014, file photo shows U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito holding up a figurine of himself that someone gave him, as he speaks at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee,File)

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In this Dec. 12, 2005, file photo, a rat comes briefly out of its hole at a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, before retreating at the arrival of the F train. New York City is gearing up for its latest war on rats with an army of inspectors will descend on the city’s most rat-infested neighborhoods, targeting the parks, sewers and dumping areas where rats congregate and breed. (AP Photo Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)