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November 19, 2012

Obama Pays Landmark Visit to Burma 
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President Obama has visited Burma, the first time a sitting U.S.
president has done so in history. Earlier today, Obama met with
President Thein Sein and visited the home of the opposition leader Aung
San Suu Kyi, before delivering a speech in the capital Rangoon. The trip
marked a major new milestone in the Obama administration's easing of
sanctions on the ruling Burmese junta.

 

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