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Family and friends greet staff of the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters after they were bused from the Washington Navy Yard to Nationals Park, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. At least one gunman launched an attack inside the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation's capital, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Family and friends greet staff of the Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters after they were bused from the Washington Navy Yard to Nationals Park, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. At least one gunman launched an attack inside the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallways at the heavily secured military installation in the heart of the nation's capital, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Though his state policies draw criticism, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie still leads as a Republican favorite for the 2016 presidential election. (Associated press)

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**FILE** Thorbjoern Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe (left) speaks to Chairman of the Russian parliamentary committee on international affairs Alexey Pushkov during his meeting with lawmakers at the State Duma, lower parliament chamber, in Moscow on May 21, 2013. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex on Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. (Associated Press)

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A man is taken into custody by uniformed Secret Service Police on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. The Secret Service arrested the man for tossing lit firecrackers over the White House fence. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama speaks about the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), left, talks with Washington Capitals Head Adam Oates, center, during morning practice at Washington Capitals Training Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Monday, September 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) talks with Washington Capitals Head Goaltending Coach Olie Kolzig, right, during morning practice at Washington Capitals Training Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, Va., Monday, September 16, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)