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PHOTOS: Capitol Christmas Tree Arrives In Washington

by Catherine Thompson

11.25.13 | 10:03 am

The 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree, an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from Colville National Forest in northeast Washington State, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday November 25, 2013. The tree will be decorat... The 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree, an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from Colville National Forest in northeast Washington State, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday November 25, 2013. The tree will be decorated with over 5,000 homemade ornaments and lit in early December. MORE LESS

The Capitol Christmas Tree arrived Monday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

The tree is an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from northeast Washington State, according to the Associated Press, and the decorated tree will be lit in early December.

Images via the Associated Press and Jeff Malet.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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