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US Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner (R) and US Senator Mark Udall from Colorado are seen after flipping on the lights on the US Capitol Christmas Tree during ceremonies on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (AFP/Paul J Richards)
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The US Capitol Christmas Tree is pictured against a backdrop of the US Capitol Building in Washington during the official lighting ceremony for the tree. (Reuters/Jason Reed)
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A family walks by the US Capitol Christmas Tree after lighting ceremonies on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Paul J Richards)
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The 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree is seen lit it up at the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington. The Capitol Christmas Tree has been an American tradition since 1964. (AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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The year's tree is a 65-foot Engelmann spruce from the Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado. (AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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A woman takes a picture with her iPad Mini during the official lighting ceremony of the US Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington. (Reuters/Jason Reed)
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The 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree is seen after US speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner lit it up in Colorado Spring, Colorado at the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (AFP/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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A Capitol Hill workman rolls up a microphone cord after the US Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol in Washington. (AFP/Paul J Richards)
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