President Obama, grappling with the worst job market in a generation, announced plans Thursday to hold a White House jobs summit in December.

BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagment had been received.

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