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Myanmar's Suu Kyi begins house arrest amid outrage

Aug. 12, 2009
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi awoke at her lakeside home Wednesday to begin serving the first full day of her latest house arrest, following her globally condemned conviction that lawyers said they would promptly appeal. Only China _ Myanmar's top...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch