The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 5, 2012 U.S. Eases Burma Sanctions After Election ------------------------------------------ The United States has announced plans to ease some sanctions on Burma. The move comes just days after Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi won a bid for parliament after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest and in detention. .