20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown marked in Washington
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks during an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Washington on June 4, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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