The Obama administration shelved the isolation strategy of its predecessor and is trying dialogue with the Burmese military government to push it toward reform.

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But Thailand cannot afford to push that strategy too aggressively, for fear of cannibalising existing pick-up sales in the country.

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Democrats continue to push their own strategy to smack back the bids of Tea Party candidates.

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The expansion push was a strategy to compete with larger national retailers like Wal-Mart and Costco in Midwestern states like Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.

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