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Wait staff stand by with dinner to be served to U.S. President Barack Obama, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and guests at an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Wait staff stand by with dinner to be served to U.S. President Barack Obama, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and guests at an official dinner at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)