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The redesigned historic Howard Theatre is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The redesigned historic Howard Theatre is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The redesigned historic Howard Theatre is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Ronnie Childress, left, and Jeff Johnson, second from left, with Precision Installation out of Cincinnati, Ohio, installs seats in the second floor balcony as the redesigned historic Howard Theatre is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Posters of James Brown and B.B. King hang above the bar on the main level of the redesigned historic Howard Theatre which is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A photograph of Lena Horne can be seen in the mens room of the redesigned historic Howard Theatre which is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The redesigned historic Howard Theatre is set to reopen with a ribbon cutting Monday and an opening night gala on Thursday, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left), archbishop of Washington, waits for the beginning processional of the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Cardinal Donald Wuerl (left), archbishop of Washington, talks with Monsignor Ronald Jameson, rector of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., before the Mass of the Lord's Supper at the cathedral on April 5, 2012, which was Holy Thursday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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President Obama speaks April 6, 2012, at the Forum on Women and the Economy at the White House. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** People wait for coup leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo to make an appearance March 28, 2012, at the office of the Prime Minister in Bamako, Mali, as thousands rallied in a show of support for the recent military coup. (Associated Press)
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A police boat patrols near one of Japan's PAC-3 Patriot missiles, part of its ballistic-missile shield, in Okinawa this week in preparation for North Korea's rocket launch later this month. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)
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Mourners walk past open graves at a cemetery during the funeral for four people killed in a raid by government forces in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, April 5, 2012. Syrian troops launched a fierce assault Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began.(AP Photo)
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** FILE ** In this April 4, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, holds a pair of boxing gloves at a campaign stop in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Florida Panthers right wing Kris Versteeg (32), left, and Washington Capitals left wing Matt Hendricks (26) get physical in the 1st period as the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) dives for the puck during the first period as the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals left wing Troy Brouwer (20) and Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich (21) celebrates their 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), above, playfully knocks the helmet of Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov (81) of as the team celebrates their 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The Washington Capitals celebrate their 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A fan celebrates as Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) scores late in the third period to bring the score to 4-2 as the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)