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...Indonesia is being heralded as a homecoming. Millions of Indonesians consider Barry Soetoro--he was once known by his Indonesian stepfather's surname--to be an honorary citizen. But even as Obama prepares to take a trip down memory lane, the fate of his boyhood likeness underscores his--and America's--growing image problem across Asia. Soon after the statue of young Barry was moved, U.S. diplomats were busy in Beijing repairing relations with the world's next superpower. Meanwhile, Japan, for decades the key U.S. ally in Asia, is calling for a more equal--that is, less submissive--relationship...
Asia matters for America. After Canada and Mexico, China is the third biggest consumer of American goods, followed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the 10-country bloc that under U.S. prodding was founded in the 1960s as a bulwark against communism. The global recovery from the Great Recession has been led by China, India and Indonesia. Asia would like to see its efforts appreciated...
...much to advance the free-trade agreements that Asia seeks. "We do hope that [Obama's Asia visit] will not be like Santa Claus coming and just giving a few gifts and flying away," says Thailand's Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, "because what we need from America is real action...
...America's largest textbook buyers, the Longhorn State has a good deal of sway over what is peddled to schools nationwide. And while Napoléon may have maintained that "history is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon," getting Texans to come together on the past may prove to be their Waterloo...
...stood by him. And he was a good friend to have. At a Situation Room session on Jan. 29, Holder was virtually alone in arguing for sticking with a civilian trial for KSM. A Manhattan jury, he said, would produce a quick conviction - and that image would help restore America's reputation in the world. When others in the room argued in favor of military tribunals with special rules favoring the government, it was Barack Obama who took Holder's side, saying that shifting to tribunals would damage the probity of the American justice system...