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The Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle prepares communion after being seated as the ninth bishop of Washington. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A young churchgoer receives communion, center, at National Cathedral before the Service of Holy Eucharist begins. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle delivers her sermon after being seated as the ninth bishop of Washington. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

The Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle, center, makes her way through the National Cathedral before she is consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington at the service of Holy Eucharist. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle becomes the ninth bishop of Washington as she is consecrated at the service of Holy Eucharist. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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The Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle shares a laugh outside with Verger Duke DuTeil before she is consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A wind gust blows the robe of the Reverend Dr. Mariann Edgar Buddle as she stands outside with Verger Duke DuTeil before she is consecrated as the ninth bishop of Washington at the service of Holy Eucharist on Sunday, November 13, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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New Orleans' Chase Daniel reacts after John Kasay's fourth field goal, a 26-yarder in overtime, gave the Saints a a 26-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons in a key NFC South matchup. (Associated Press)

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Protesters in Portland, Ore., pack up and leave hours before a mandate from the city to vacate the Occupy Portland Camp on Nov. 12, 2011. (Associated Press)

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"The department has refused to schedule interviews with any of the other 11 witnesses. That's not the good-faith cooperation I was promised, and it is unacceptable. If this controversy has taught us anything, it is that you have to talk directly to the people who know the facts," said Mr. Grassley, Iowa Republican (Associated Press)

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Protesters carrying a Goddess of Liberty march through Hong Kong in late May ahead of the 22nd anniversary of China's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (Associated Press)

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Mike and Maggie Lonergan were coaching at Division III Catholic University when Mike took over at Vermont in 2005. He was hired to replace Karl Hobbs at George Washington shortly after Peter Nero became athletic director. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Syrian protesters throw eggs at Abdul-Aziz al-Khair (left), a member of the Syrian National Coordination Committee, and other opposition leaders as they try to enter Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday. They were supposed to hold talks with the organization's chief on violence in Syria. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this Dec. 2, 2010, file photo, protesters hold masks in support of artist David Wojnarowicz on the steps of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, after a video by Wojnarowicz was removed from exhibition at the museum, in Washington. The Andy Warhol Foundation said Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, it will withhold future funding to the Smithsonian Institution unless a video removed from the gallery after a Catholic group complained is restored.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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William G. Estrella, living in McPherson Square on K Street beats a drum as protesters, upset by multiple hit-and-run incidents last Friday during a protest of the American for Prosperity Conference outside the Washington Convention Center, converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, Monday, November 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Heidi Sippel, right, one of the protesters who was allegedly struck by a hit and run last Friday during a protest of the American for Prosperity Conference outside the Washington Convention Center, tells protesters that she was able to give a statement about the incident after temporarily being barred from Metropolitan Police Headquarters by a police line, Monday, November 7, 2011. Occupy DC protesters, upset by multiple hit-and-run incidents last Friday, converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Occupy DC protesters, upset by multiple hit-and-run incidents last Friday during a protest of the American for Prosperity Conference outside the Washington Convention Center, converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, Monday, November 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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An Occupy DC protester wears a cloth sign on his backpack as a group of protesters converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, Monday, November 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Occupy DC protesters, upset by multiple hit-and-run incidents last Friday during a protest of the American for Prosperity Conference outside the Washington Convention Center, converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, Monday, November 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Occupy DC protesters, upset by multiple hit-and-run incidents last Friday during a protest of the American for Prosperity Conference outside the Washington Convention Center, converge on the front steps of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, Monday, November 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)