FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during the last news conference of his first term in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Obama wants

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during the last news conference of his first term in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Obama wants Asia to be a growing focus of his foreign policy, but as his second terms starts, success could hinge on his ability to manage hot spots elsewhere in the world and avert a fiscal crisis at home. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)