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Courting Asia, Obama finds that the world intrudes
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – For all the attention wrenched elsewhere in recent days – on new violence in the Middle East, the "fiscal cliff" back home – President Barack Obama's speedy trip to Southeast Asia achieved a major goal: It was clearly seen in the region as a validation of Asia's strategic importance as the U.S. refocuses its foreign policy to counter China's clout.
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