Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Washington
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The Capitol Christmas tree arrived in Washington Monday morning.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is unloaded from a tractor trailer by crew members of the Architect of the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
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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.
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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.
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The Capitol tree will be lit by Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) during a ceremony on Dec 4.
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