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> >> the centerpiece of the holiday season, the christmas tree. millions worldwide have gathered around the christmas trees with their families. but how did the tree become such a strong symbol of the season? lauren green fills us in. >> christmas trees are a tradition for the heelers in pennsylvania, one year providing the white house with their tree. >> this has been a family business since 1945 and we have grown over the years from what was a hobby. >> nationwide, it 25 to 30 million real trees are sold annually. despite conflicts over calling it a christmas tree or holiday tree, evergreens...

Evergreens have no biblical ties to celebrating the second big season of the christian calendar. >> the chrisas tree is not by any means an essential element of christianty or the story of the birth of jesus. there's no association from a biblical and theological point of view. >> reporter: however, the trees do have religious origins, ancient egyptians, romance, celebrated festivals around them, dramatic tribes connected trees, sacrificed animals were placed with them, in seventh century, an english monk stopped the practice. >> saint bonifis chopped down odon's tree, a sacred tree, that ende...

>> final question is how do you get this done? it seems like you should say until noç circumstances will w have any budget cutting at all going forward. that's it, we're not -- you know, they love to declare things off the table all the time, right? until you put this on the table, we're not having a conversation. is that actually possible in washington? >> well, i certainly believe that since all of the $21 billion we'll save by taking away thinks subsidies to big owl will go to the deficit, that's what we propose, that in any extension of the get keeling, this has to be an essential elemen...

People voted to deny the government authority to require them to purchase health insurance or infringe upon the rights to offer or accept direct payment for lawful health care services an modify laws regarding the liquidation of certain domestic insurance companies. does that make sense to you? you got it? martha: you're saying people didn't read the proposition, they don't know what it says, it's grouped in together so it doesn't matter, is that the argument? >> i'm saying it's awfully confuse, it combines things that are completely different all in one, it is not at all the health care refor...

>> actually 15. oh, oh, you mean with hair and makeup. you're right, absolutely right. >> part of the uniform. >> absolutely true and i'm happy, we aren't paid by the hour, but it's part of the job as it is with police officers. i don't know if you've ever seen police officers get dressed, i have because i worked as a crime reporter for a long timement it takes them half an hour between putting on the bullet prove vest, the gun, they have to shine all of their medals and buttons and shoes, and i mean, it is a long, long procedure and now, 843 police officers in denver want to be paid for that ...