A sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. emerges from the "Stone of Hope" and looks out over the water. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
At right in the blue suit, President/CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Harry E. Johnson gives D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton a tour at the site of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
The walls of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial contain engraved quotations from King. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
From left, D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier and Mayor Vincent are seen during a press conference at the site of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Construction continues at the site of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. is seen at the site of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
President and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Harry E. Johnson gestures while giving D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton a tour at the site of the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures while speaking on Capitol Hill Friday, July 8, 2011, in Washington, to discuss the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Education Secretary Arne Duncan (left) and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, take part in an education forum on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Duncan plans to reward states, among them Tennessee, with waivers from the No Child Left Behind education law. (Associated Press)
