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Obama, In Asia, Says Myanmar Trip To Encourage Democracy


Ron Burgundy
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2012-11-18T140612Z_2_CBRE8AH12X800_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-ASIA-OBAMA-THAILAND.JPGBANGKOK (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama denied on Sunday his upcoming trip to Myanmar was an endorsement of the government there, calling it an acknowledgement of the progress made in shaking off decades of military rule and encouragement for it go further. On Monday, Obama will become the first serving U.S. president to visit Myanmar, also called Burma, part of a three-country Asian tour that, as his first post-election trek abroad, will show he is serious about shifting the U.S. strategic focus eastwards. ...

 

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