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The Associated Press Updated 6:46 PM Thursday, July 2, 2009

WASHINGTON — Finally, something that intimidates President Barack Obama: a bunch of tween girls.

The president talked about his family's plans for the July Fourth holiday during an AP interview Thursday, and revealed that Camp David had been invaded by about 20 girls there to celebrate daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.

"There are 24 double-X chromosomes up in Camp David as we speak," Obama said. "It's a little intimidating."

That's not the only confession from the president: He also dished about pie.

Asked to reveal a WhiteHouse secret, Obama waxed eloquent about executive pastry chef Bill Yosses' to-die-for pie.

"The pastry chef here makes the best pie I've ever tasted, and that is causing big problems for Michelle and myself," he said.

"Whatever pie you like, he will make it and it will be the best pie you have ever eaten," Obama said. "And so, we are having to figure out how to resist ordering pie every night."

Obama also came clean about one of his pet peeves — the "shine police."

The president said that before his interviews, aides "constantly want to powder my nose and forehead, and it's never enough."

"I find that quite irritating."

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July 02, 2009 10:40 PM EDT

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