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Twenty-five Million People Visit the National Mall Each Year


02 July 2008
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Monuments on the National Mall
Monuments on the National Mall
Every year, millions of tourists visit Washington's National Mall. Many come to participate in events that take place in the U.S. capital. But the Mall, the 4 kilometer-long green space stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the domed Capitol Building, is in trouble.   Producer Zulima Palacio has the story, narrated by Jim Bertel, about the Mall's decay and the urgent need for repair.
  

 


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