Religious leaders around the country begin a 24-hour vigil on the National Mall to honor the victims of gun violence since the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013.(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Warmer weather greeted participants in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run Sunday, though there still was a chill in the air when it kicked off at 7:30 a.m. Some got close to get warm while members of the Hash Club handed out beers on the National Mall as the cherry blossoms tried to make an appearance. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Warmer weather greeted participants in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run Sunday, though there still was a chill in the air when it kicked off at 7:30 a.m. Some got close to get warm while members of the Hash Club handed out beers on the National Mall as the cherry blossoms tried to make an appearance. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Warmer weather greeted participants in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run Sunday, though there still was a chill in the air when it kicked off at 7:30 a.m. Some got close to get warm while members of the Hash Club handed out beers on the National Mall as the cherry blossoms tried to make an appearance. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
** FILE ** A row of portable toilets line the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fireworks can be seen from the Top of the Town as they explode over the National Mall to celebrate Independence Day. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Photographs by Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times A crowd estimated at 50,000 takes part in TheCall DC, a Christian rock concert and day of prayer and fasting, Saturday on the National Mall.
Supporters of President Obama wave American flags on the National Mall in Washington on Jan. 21, 2013, prior to the start of the president's ceremonial swearing-in during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (Associated Press)
A vendor holds items for sale on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol prepared for the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama, the 57th Presidential Inaugural, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
