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** FILE ** This Oct. 29, 2009 file photo shows White House pastry chef Bill Yosses as he poses in his kitchen during an interview with the Associated Press at the White House in Washington. Democrats and Republicans may follow their leaders in lockstep on the issues of the day, but when it comes to nuts -- specifically whether or not they belong in chocolate chip cookies -- it seems every politician is an island, Mr Yosses said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)

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The late Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV, lies in repose in the Senate chamber of the US Capitol in Washington on July 1, 2010. UPI/Stephen Crowley/POOL

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Protesters wearing masks raise placards with Chinese words that read " Democracy, Universal Suffrage" in the annual pro-democracy march demanding universal suffrage in a downtown Hong Kong street on Thursday, July 1, 2010. The pro-democracy camp's annual July 1 march is supposed to demonstrate unity on the anniversary of the former British colony's reversion to Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Participants carry Chinese national flags during a parade through a downtown Hong Kong street to celebrate the 13th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China in Hong Kong, Thursday, July 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Protesters show thumb down sign against the Democratic Party members who took part in the annual pro-democracy march demanding universal suffrage in a downtown Hong Kong street on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Protesters shout at the Democratic Party members behind police officers during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Democratic Party members march during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A protester, right, tries to stop the Democratic Party members' march during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Pro-democracy protesters march during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Pro-democracy protesters march during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march on Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A pro-democracy protester waves a flag that reads "Unneeded king of the king (meaning Chinese government)" during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march on Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Protesters raise a squid in the annual pro-democracy march demanding universal suffrage in a downtown Hong Kong street on Thursday, July 1, 2010. The pro-democracy camp's annual July 1 march is supposed to demonstrate unity on the anniversary of the former British colony's reversion to Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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A protester wears T-shirts that portray the party symbol, a dove, with the Chinese national flag for a heart during the demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march on Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Pro-democracy protesters stage a sit-in at the government headquarters during a demonstration in Hong Kong Thursday, July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A pro-democracy protester is taken away by the police officers at the government headquarters during their demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday July 1, 2010. Hecklers besieged Hong Kong's Democrats at the opposition camp's flagship protest march Thursday, accusing them of selling out their cause by striking a deal with Beijing on conservative electoral changes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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A flag is left by protesters in the annual pro-democracy march demanding universal suffrage in a downtown Hong Kong street on Thursday, July 1, 2010. The pro-democracy camp's annual July 1 march is supposed to demonstrate unity on the anniversary of the former British colony's reversion to Chinese rule. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)