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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, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)