Obama: U.S., U.K. ; Tells Both Houses of Parliament the Relationship Inspires Nations

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Pushing back against the notion of an Old World in decline, President Obama told Britain's Parliament that while the U.S. and United Kingdom no longer can single-handedly carve up the world, they remain the fundamental forces pushing the rest of the globe toward democracy and open economies.

In a broad defense of market economies and civil rights he said were pioneered in England and exported to its one-time colonies in the U.S., Mr. Obama said the 21st century will be defined by the rest of the world moving "in fits and starts" toward those principles.

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Obama: U.S., U.K. ; Tells Both Houses of Parliament the Relationship Inspires Nations

"It's become fashionable in some quarters to question whether the rise of these nations will accompany the decline of American and European influence. .. That argument is wrong...

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