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Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said "this is serious stuff," referring to renewing the ban on plastic guns. His office said that there may still be time for the Senate to renew the ban when it expires on the day that the chamber reconvenes. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)
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The 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree, an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from Colville National Forest in Washington state, arrives Monday on Capitol Hill ready to be adorned with more than 5,000 homemade ornaments before it is lit Dec. 3. (Associated Press)
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, said Interior Secretary Sally Jewell is receiving one-sided advice from staff at the Fish and Wildlife Service over the issue of whether to place the Gunnison sage grouse on the endangered-species list. (associated press photographs)
