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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, during a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, reopened to the public today. (AP Photo)

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Visitor Roman Tanner displays his Washington Monument ticket, which are distributed at on a first-come basis at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, ahead of a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, is reopening to the public today. (AP Photo)

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Visitors line up for tickets which are distributed at on a first-come basis at the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, ahead of a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, is reopening to the public today. (AP Photo)

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The South Lawn and the White House are seen from the 500-foot level of the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, as it re-opens. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, reopened to the public today. (AP Photo)

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Members of the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drums Corps march beneath the Washington Monument in Washington, Monday, May 12, 2014, during a ceremony to celebrate its re-opening. The monument, which sustained damage from an earthquake in August 2011, reopened to the public today. (AP Photo)