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Obama set to kick off debut Asia tour
Published:  Nov 12, 2009 2:00 PM
Updated: 7:40 AM

Barack Obama leaves on his debut presidential tour of Asia today seeking to revive America's prestige as a regional power, on a trip much heavier on symbolism than diplomatic substance.

Obama will take a precious week out of his bid to enact an ambitious domestic agenda to show the region, and a rising China, that Washington is no longer distracted by crises elsewhere.


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