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Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, admires the decorations on holiday trees at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, admires the decorations on holiday trees at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, admires the decorations on holiday trees at the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2014.

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