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ROBERTS HEARING WITNESS TESTIFY BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Rep. John Lewis testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the fourth day of U.S. Chief Justice Nominee Judge John Roberts confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 15, 2005. (UPI Photo/Yuri Gripas)..

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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch