Bloom time lifts gloom from Washington

America Letter: You know that spring has come to Washington when the cherry blossoms come out near the Jefferson Memorial as congressmen and senators head home for a two-week recess. The city was enjoying its first extended spell of warm sunshine last weekend when more than 3,000 trees came into bloom right on cue for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, a fortnight of events to celebrate the US capital's very own rite of spring. Login or subscribe for more.

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