WARSAW - In the 25 years since it became a democracy, Poland has emerged as one of the biggest successes of the post-Cold War era, serving as an example of what President Obama and Western leaders say can happen when a country embraces democratic governance and a robust market system.
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US President Barack Obama (R) and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) meet with US and Polish airmen in front of a F-16 fighter jet in a hangar at Warsaw Chopin Airport, Poland, on June 3, 2014. Obama arrived for a two-day Polish visit, the first stop on a European trip, and will discuss the Ukraine crisis with his central and eastern European counterparts.