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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree arrives at Capitol Hill November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    Workers prepare to erect the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann Spruce from the White River National Forest, near Meeker, Colo., Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 74-year-old tree will be decorated with more than 5,000 handmade ornaments and will be illuminated on Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: A crew member of the Architect of the Captiol trims branches of the 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree after it arrives at Capitol Hill November 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded from a tractor trailer by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol November 26, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded from a tractor trailer by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol November 26, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded from a tractor trailer by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol as a man dresses as Santa Claus looks on November 26, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Workers erect the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann Spruce from the White River National Forest, near Meeker, Colo., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. The 74-year-old tree will be decorated with more than 5,000 handmade ornaments and will be illuminated on Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Workers erect the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann Spruce from the White River National Forest, near Meeker, Colo., Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 74-year-old tree will be decorated with more than 5,000 handmade ornaments and will be illuminated on Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Workers erect the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann Spruce from the White River National Forest, near Meeker, Colo., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. The 74-year-old tree will be decorated with more than 5,000 handmade ornaments and will be illuminated on Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Workers erect the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Engelmann Spruce from the White River National Forest, near Meeker, Colo., Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The 74-year-old tree will be decorated with more than 5,000 handmade ornaments and will be illuminated on Dec. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is set up by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol November 26, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: The 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is set up by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol November 26, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The year’s tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. The tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on December 4. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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