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Mixed reviews for President Obama's last personal pivot to Asia.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point.

After Hawaii, the Midway Atoll, and Hongzhou, China, Mr. Obama's now in Laos, the first sitting president, to visit that country. He won't hold that office for long, and this trip is important to his final effort to bolster U.S. influence in the Pacific Asia region. Along the way, he talked Syria with Vladimir Putin, and he was called an S.O.B. by the president of the Philippines. He finalized the climate change deal with China,

but the Trans-Pacific Partnership may never pass Congress.

We'll hear about successes and failures.

Today's talking point, Georgetown University and the descendants of slaves,

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Hello again, Mormon. I'll be back with To the Point. President Obama's in Asia coping with climate

change, China, and America's past military excesses, not to mention Vladimir Putin, Syria,

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