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Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, center, arrives at her National League for Democracy (NLD) party's headquarters to attend a meeting on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Suu Kyi Tests Leash With Myanmar Tour Tue 7 Feb 2012
By PATRICK BARTA | As Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi embarked on her latest political tour, many are wondering how far Myanmar's government will let her go in... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) Wall Street Journal
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign rally at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.

Conservatives don't like Romney Tue 7 Feb 2012
| Mitt Romney has been driving conservatives crazy since he began running for the White House, but after winning the Florida primary last week, he elevated that insanity ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Al Jazeera
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Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, leaves Yeway cemetery after attending a funeral service of the wife of a senior leader of her party Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar Tue 7 Feb 2012
| AYE AYE WIN | Associated Press= PATHEIN, Myanmar (AP) — Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail Tuesday as an official candidate for upcoming ele... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Guardian
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A Myanmar woman casts ballot at a local polling station Sunday, Nov.7, 2010, in Bago, about 90 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar. Voters in Myanmar's first elections in 20 years cast their ballots Sunday amid a barrage of criticism that the balloting was rigged in favor of the ruling military, as well as hope that some change toward democratic reform might nonetheless follow.

U.S. set to issue sanctions waiver for Myanmar Tue 7 Feb 2012
The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Myanmar as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military rule. | The step is ve... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Hindu
Military Myanmar Photos Reform Wikipedia: Burma

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Weatherly, a machinery technician, talks to President Barack Obama on the phone, Dec. 25, 2011. President Obama called two Coast Guardsmen deployed overseas to thank them for their service and wish them a merry Christmas. U.S. Coast Guard photo. (1483808) ( Coast Guardsmen get holiday call from President Obama )

Obama authorizes US sanctions waiver for Myanmar to ease restrictions on multilateral aid Mon 6 Feb 2012
| WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Myanmar as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military r... (photo: US Coastguard) The Washington Post
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Hunters rule the roost in Manipur Sun 5 Feb 2012
Much to the chagrin of wild animal lovers, many species of exotic birds, mostly from South East Asian countries, have been hunted to extinction in Manipur. | Till a few y... (photo: WN / Marzena) The Hindu
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Quiz: The U.S. is what percent of the world economy? Fri 3 Feb 2012
| How much do you know about the world? Test yourself. For more quizzes, click here. Topics: Quiz We recommend From around the web Next entry »Listen Up, America! ... (photo: WN / Marzena) CNN
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Slow Burma Fri 3 Feb 2012
Welcome to the new Burma!' says Myo, forgetting for a moment that the generals renamed it Myanmar. Myo is a cheerful man, wrapped in the traditional longyi. He leads us t... (photo: Creative Commons / Wagaung (talk | contribs)) London Evening Standard
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Prisoners reach through the bars in the F Cellhouse at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., where they are housed in old-fashioned cells with metal bars, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.

Why are so many Americans in prison? Tue 31 Jan 2012
| The US has the highest prison population in the world - some of whom have been subjected to lengthy sentences for relatively minor crimes. And that population has surge... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera
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Protesters gather near the United Nations headquarters Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 in New York. The government of Myanmar, also known as Burma, said 10 people have been killed since the violence began earlier this week, but diplomats say the toll is likely mu

Burmese Civil War Turns Grimmer for a Guerrilla Tue 31 Jan 2012
| DUMHPAWNG KAWNG, Myanmar -- When the Burmese soldiers dumped the body of a young ethnic Kachin guerrilla fighter outside a jungle hut in front of his commander, he was ... (photo: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Cue the flowers: Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail Mon 30 Jan 2012
| Thousands of people turned out to see the 66-year-old leader of the National League for Democracy as she made a one day visit to the southern district of Dawei. Many ch... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Independent
Burma Campaign Election Photos Wikipedia: Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi Stirs Backers in Myanmar Sun 29 Jan 2012
| DAWEI, Myanmar—Euphoric seas of supporters waved opposition party flags and offered yellow garlands. They lined crumbling roads for miles and climbed atop trees, ... (photo: AP / Photo/Khin Maung Win) Wall Street Journal
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Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters at her National League for Democracy Party headquarters on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes political tour in south Sun 29 Jan 2012
| DAWEI, Myanmar — Thousands of supporters in Myanmar's countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday as she made a political tour ahead of by-el... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) Austin American Statesman
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A member of the detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party wears T-shirt printing with portrait of Suu Kyi as he sits outside the party's headquarters Monday, March. 29, 2010, in Yangon, Myanmar. The party on Monday appeared poised to opt out of the first election in military-ruled Myanmar in two decades. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes political tour in south Sun 29 Jan 2012
| DAWEI, Myanmar (AP) — Thousands of supporters in Myanmar's countryside cheered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday as she made a political tour ahead of by-e... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) my SA
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Tibetans and supporters in London, the capital of United Kingdom protest against Chinese rule over Tibet, and solidarity with recent self-immolations in Ngaba county, eastern Tibet, 23rd October 2011.

When Tibetan Despair Leads to Self-Immolation Sun 29 Jan 2012
| FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg | E-mailPrint | HONG KONG — Why do they do it, these Buddhist monks and nuns and other young Tibetans? Why ... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The New York Times
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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi smiles to her supporters as she leaves the headquarters of her National League for Democracy Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 in Yangon, Myanmar. Suu Kyi began the nuts and bolts work of reviving her political movement Monday, consulting lawyers about having her now-disbanded party declared legal again, her spokesman said.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi making first campaign tour Sun 29 Jan 2012
| TODD PITMAN | Associated Press= DAWEI, Myanmar (AP) — Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is making her first campaign tour into Myanmar's countryside since registerin... (photo: AP / Khin Maung Win) The Guardian
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President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden, left, walk out of the White House and across Pennsylvania Ave. to the Blair House in Washington, Friday, July 31, 2009

Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address Sat 28 Jan 2012
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Gareowe Online
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India, Thailand sign six key accords Wed 25 Jan 2012
New Delhi, Jan 26, IRNA -- India and Thailand here Wednesday inked six pacts in key areas, including defence, security and economy. | The other agreements are programs fo... (photo: PIB of India) Irna
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Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address Wed 25 Jan 2012
(Transcript of President Obama's State of the Union Address) | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last mo... (photo: White House / Lawrence Jackson) WorldNews.com
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President Barack Obama arrives at a rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Holmdel, N.J.

State of the Union speech Tue 24 Jan 2012
| Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Las... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) CBC
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