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Workers finish installing the last pieces of scaffolding on the Washington Monument to repair earthquake damage May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. Following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Northeast in August 2011, the National Park Service chose Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Massachusetts for the $15 million project to repair large cracks in the 555-foot-tall obelisk. (Photo credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Washington Monument Scaffolding Complete

Workers have finally finished building scaffolding around the 555-foot-tall Washington Monument to make repairs to the damaged stonework following a 2011 earthquake.

2013/05/17

The skyline of Washington, DC, including the US Capitol building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and National Mall, is seen from the air, January 29, 2010. (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

National Mall Overhaul Draws $10M Gift From VW

Plans to overhaul neglected sites on Washington’s National Mall with lakeside gardens, grassy amphitheaters and restaurants with views of the nation’s memorials are getting a boost from a German carmaker.

2013/05/02

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DC Circulator Buses Adding National Mall Route

A bus service in Washington that aims to serve tourists and visitors as well as residents is adding a new route along the National Mall.

2013/04/26

AFI Docs Film Festival to Expand to National Mall

The American Film Institute’s annual film festival is expanding to locations on the National Mall and in Washington’s Penn Quarter neighborhood this year.

2013/04/12

File photo of Sandy Hook memorial. (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Newtown Residents To Join Gun Control March In DC

Residents from Newtown, Conn., are joining a march on Washington for gun control on Saturday with parents, pastors, survivors of gun violence and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

2013/01/26

Pope Benedict XVI reacts during his weekly general audience on Jan. 23, 2013 at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope Tweets Support For DC Anti-Abortion Protesters

Pope Benedict XVI takes to Twitter to offer support to the anti-abortion protesters who will march in Washington, D.C., Friday.

2013/01/25

Today's inauguration may have attracted 1 million people, according to one official. (credit: Getty Images)

Official: Inauguration Turnout Above 800K, Maybe 1M

An inauguration planning official says turnout was “definitely above 800,000″ and possibly up to one million people.

2013/01/21

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after being sworn in during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Obama Says ‘America’s Possibilities Are Limitless’

Asserting “America’s possibilities are limitless,” President Barack Obama declared on Monday that a decade of war is ending and the nation’s economy is recovering as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall.

2013/01/21