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The Cross Hall, looking towards the East Room is seen as the State Floor of the White House is decorated for Christmas, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Washington. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Ornaments are seen on the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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The Obama family dog, Bo, and a marzipan replica of the White House Kitchen Garden is seen at left, as the 2010 White House Chocolate Gingerbread House is displayed in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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White House pastry chef Bill Yosses speaks about the 2010 White Chocolate Gingerbread House featuring marzipan replicas of the Obama family dog, Bo, and the White House Kitchen Garden, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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The Obama family dog, Bo, made from marzipan, is seen as the 2010 White House Chocolate Gingerbread House is displayed in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Ornaments are seen on the official White House Christmas Tree in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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A military appreciation Christmas tree is seen at the East Entrance Landing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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An oversized version of Bo, the Obama family dog, made of pipe cleaners, is displayed in the Booksellers area of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The theme for the White House Christmas 2010 is "Simple Gifts". (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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First lady Michelle Obama stands with retired Marine Lt. Gen. Pete Osman as she speaks about the Toys for Tots program which distributes gifts to needy children, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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First lady Michelle Obama stands with retired Marine Lt. Gen. Pete Osman as she speaks about the Toys for Tots program which distributes gifts to needy children, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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First lady Michelle Obama makes Christmas arts and crafts with children from military families, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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White House holiday cookies, including one resembling the Obama family dog Bo, are seen following a preview of the Christmas decorations at White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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President Obama speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, where he dropped by a meeting on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Attendees include (from left) former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen; former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn; former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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** FILE ** Former Secretary of State Colin Powell addresses participants at the AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium in Phoenix on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/peterjordanphoto.com)
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** FILE ** In this Nov. 24, 2009, photo, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski speaks at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Debt Commission member, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., left , talks with co-chairmen Erskine Bowles, before a meeting of the commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Debt Commission member, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., center, speaks during a meeting of the commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles is at right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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A red ribbon hangs from the the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov., 30, 2010, to commemorate World Aids Day.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Election commission Chairman Fazel Ahmad Manawi speaks in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, during the announcement of the country's final election results. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
