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The Washington National Cathedral is viewed from the stairs leading up from its underground parking garage. Woodrow Wilson and his wife, Edith, are interred inside the cathedral, as are Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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J. Edgar Hoover, first director of the FBI, is buried in Congressional Cemetery, the oldest national cemetery. Other notables buried there include American Indian chief Pushmataha, who fought for the U.S. in the War of 1812. The cemetery overlooks the Anacostia River. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Illustration Guns and the Constitution by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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A Syrian gunman fires into the air during the funeral for Free Syrian Army fighter Husain Al-Ali, 29, who was killed in clashes with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday. The regime has been trying to drive rebels out of Syria’s largest city for two weeks. (Associated Press)

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Will Ferrell is Rep. Cam Brady, whose gaffes make him vulnerable, in “The Campaign,” which uses cheap but effective jokes about the asininity of modern campaigning. (Warner Bros. via Associated Press)

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President Obama greets supporters Aug. 9, 2012, after a campaign event at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo, Colo. (Associated Press)

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President Obama is shown an old photograph Aug. 9, 2012, at Romero's Cafe and Catering in Pueblo, Colo., by Robert Romero (right), the establishment's owner, and Virginia Romero (left), who founded the establishment. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a meeting of the CDU/CSU parliamentary parties prior to a special session of the German parliament in Berlin on Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Wearing a pin in the shape of Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton finishes her speech about the U.S.-South Africa partnership on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)