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Green paint hits D.C. landmarks

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July 29, 2013, 6:49 PM

Workers remove paint from the pipe organ inside the Bethlehem Chapel at the National Cathedral Tuesday. The work should be completed by Wednesday. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Green paint is seen on the pedestal of the statue of Joseph Henry, outside the headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall in Washington, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism U.S. Park police say the marring of the Smithsonian's first secretary was discovered on July 26, the same day that the Lincoln Memorial was splattered with green paint. The Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History is seen in the distance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Green paint is splattered on the base of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2013. Police say the apparent vandalism was discovered early Friday morning with no words, letters or symbols visible in the paint. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Tourists flock to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2013, after someone splattered green paint on the statue of the 16th president and the floor area. Police say the apparent vandalism was discovered early Friday morning with no words, letters or symbols visible in the paint. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Splattered green paint is seen on the right shoe area of the Abraham Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Lincoln Memorial Vandalism Police say the apparent vandalism was discovered early Friday morning. No words, letters or symbols were visible in the paint. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Green paint is splattered across an organ in the Bethlehem Chapel. (Courtesy National Cathedral)
Courtesy National Cathedral
A close-up of the organ inside Bethlehem Cathedral. (Courtesy National Cathedral)
Courtesy National Cathedral
The National Cathedral is the third landmark to be vandalized with green paint. (Courtesy National Cathedral)
Courtesy National Cathedral
The Bethlehem Chapel "was the site of burial rites for President Woodrow Wilson in 1924 and was the original location of his tomb for more than three decades before he was permanently interred in a memorial bay bearing his name on the Cathedral's main (nave) level," according to the National Cathedral. (Courtesy National Cathedral)
Courtesy National Cathedral
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