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D.C. Dons Eclipse Glasses, Looks Skyward

By Thomas McKinless

Posted August 22, 2017 at 3:01pm

By Thomas McKinless and Alex Gangitano and Grace Austin

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Roll Call went people-watching for Monday’s solar eclipse, as hundreds of staffers, photographers and tourists took to the Capitol lawn and the National Mall to don their eclipse-viewing glasses and catch a glimpse at this rare astronomical event. [ ]

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