U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Foreign Operations and related programs on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, February 28. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Hundreds of competitors from Virginia to Pennsylvania gathered on January 7-8, 2012 for the 5th annual Live! DC regional cheerleading and dance competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the District. Participating teams competed in 5 class levels in a number of categories. The event was sponsored by The JAM brands (Louisville KY) which provides products and services for the cheerleading and dance industry.The space shuttle Discovery, attached to a modified NASA 747 aircraft, flies over Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 17, 2012, as it makes its way to its permanent new home, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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The Music Center at Strathmore was host to a moving celebration in honor of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2012. The highlight of the program was Dr. King himself, in the guise of Mr. Gregg Riley, a talented actor and a dead ringer for the noted civil rights leader.
Burma's democracy leader, Nobel Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow, at a ceremony Sept. 19, 2012 in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former first lady Laura Bush joined congressional leaders to pay tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi, who was first awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2008, while she was under 15 years of house arrest in her native country, Burma, also known as Myanmar. Four years after being awarded the medal, Suu Kyi was finally able to accept the honor in person.
Receiving Congressional Gold Medal from Speaker John Boehner (left). Sen. Mitch McConnell on right.Scott Land Marionettes from Los Angeles, CA and his Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Puppets participate in the “Million Puppet March” on the Capitol on Nov. 3, 2012 just three days before the presidential election. Four year old Apollo from Hyattsville MD watches with interest. The march was a response to Mitt Romney's proposal during a presidential debate to reduce the national deficit in part by cutting funding for PBS and programs such as "Sesame Street."
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Damani Taylor (Washington DC) stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on October 10, 2012 in Washington D.C. Taylor carries sign that reads "Equal Opportunity". The Supreme Court was hearing a challenge to its long-standing ruling that race may be considered as a factor in the admissions process (affirmative action). Justices were debating the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. The outcome could have major implications for higher education. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Participants in the "Million Puppet March," an event to support funding for public broadcasting, gathered at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Saturday, November 3, 2012 in Washington D.C. just three days before the presidential election. It was a response to Mitt Romney's proposal during a presidential debate to reduce the national deficit in part by cutting funding for PBS and programs such as "Sesame Street." In photo, Jer Gallagher and his puppet Cooper of Seattle WA (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Eleanor Davenport (age 4) and Marianne Cohen (3) try out solar glasses in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Hundreds of astronomy enthusiasts, young and old, turned out on on June 5, 2012 to view a rare astronomical event which occurs when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun. It is something that won't happen again for at least another 100 years.
The Washington Savoyards, the professional light opera company, begin their 40th Season performing the music of the celebrated team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II to fine reviews at the Atlas Theater in Washington DC. Performances continue thru May 6, 2012. Scott Russell, Emily Levey and Nick Lehan in photo.
From above, members of the United States Capitol Police stand guard as Senator Daniel Inouye lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington D.C. on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. There, his colleagues and members of the public will pay their respects to the Senate’s second-longest serving member. The Democrat from Hawaii was a Medal of Honor recipient for valor in World War II. He died Monday from respiratory ailments at age 88. Lying in state is an honor typically reserved for presidents, bestowed only 31 times since the 1800s. According to tradition, Inouye's casket sat underneath the Capitol dome, atop the Lincoln catafalque, the platform built in 1865 to support Abraham Lincoln's casket when that president's body lay in state. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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Pro-cycling reutrned to Arlington for its 15th season. Cycling pros from around the world competed in the Annual Air Force Cycling Classic, in Clarendon on Saturday June 9, 2012 and in Crystal City on Sunday June 10. The challenging criterium course features hairpin turns at speeds often exceeding 30 mph.
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Hundreds of competitors from Virginia to Pennsylvania gathered on January 7-8, 2012 for the 5th annual Live! DC regional cheerleading and dance competition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the District. Participating teams competed in 5 class levels in a number of categories. The event was sponsored by The JAM brands (Louisville KY) which provides products and services for the cheerleading and dance industry.LaDre Britt, a 14 year student from Dunbar High in Washington DC, sits on the steps in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on October 10, 2012. Britt's sign reads "Out of Many, One America". The Supreme Court was hearing a challenge to its long-standing ruling that race may be considered as a factor in the admissions process (affirmative action). Justices were debating the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. The outcome could have major implications for higher education. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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The Chinese-American community celebrated the Year of the Dragon with a parade that attracted thousands to the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington DC. The celebration, which took place on Sunday, January 29, 2012, included a dragon dance, a lion dance, kung fu demonstrations and the lighting of a giant firecracker.