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gesture to a grieving Poland    • President Obama traveling to
Poland for funeral of that nation's president and first lady   •
Fareed Zakaria says it's significant that Obama is attending the
funeral   • He says U.S. presidents rarely go to funerals
overseas, but this move makes sense   • He says Obama is showing
U.S. understanding of the loss and seeking to improve relations
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Disasters   New York (CNN) -- Presidents of the United States
rarely attend the funerals of foreign leaders, but President
Obama's decision to go to the state funeral of the Polish
president and first lady is right on several levels, says
analyst Fareed Zakaria.  He says the plan to attend makes clear
that the U.S. understands the depth of the tragedy that struck
Poland when 96 leaders and dignitaries died in an air crash in
Russia. To a lesser degree, it shows that the administration
recognizes its relations wit