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U.S. President Barack Obama, right on red carpet, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left on red carpet, attend the arrival ceremony at Thai Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra listens during a joint press conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra shake hands following the conclusion of their joint news conference at Thai Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, reacts when he was asked which was his favorite Thai food, during a joint news conference with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, at Thai Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, waves to members of the media following the conclusion of a joint news conference with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, at Thai Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, rear, tour the Viharn of the Reclining Buddha with Chaokun Suthee Thammanuwat, the Dean, Faculty of Buddhism Assistant to the Abbot of Wat Phra Chetuphon at the Wat Pho Royal Monastery in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, rear, tour the Wat Pho Royal Monastery with Chaokun Suthee Thammanuwat, Dean, Faculty of Buddhism Assistant to the Abbot of Wat Phra Chetuphon, in Bangkok, Thailand. Obama asked a blessing for help with the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, center, walks down a red carpet through saluting military guards of honor as he arrives on Air Force One at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra acknowledge each other at a joint news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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in this photo released by Thailand's Royal Household Bureau, U.S. President Barack Obama, left, talks with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, right, at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Royal Household Bureau)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, center, and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra acknowledge each other at a joint news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, en route to Southeast Asia. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, accompanied by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as he speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, following their meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, followed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., approaches the microphones outside the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, to speaks to reporters following their meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)