Thu Nov 12, 6:58 PM ET

President Barack Obama waves as he disembarks Air Force One at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. President Obama stopped to speak with U.S. troops while en route to Asia. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

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