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Suu Kyi awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Speaker of the House John Boehner awards Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol.

Spectators watch as Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, also known as Burma, during a ceremony to awarded her the Congressional Gold Medal with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush in the Capitol rotunda, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Spectators watch as Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, also known as Burma, during a ceremony to awarded her the Congressional Gold Medal with Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Former First Lady of the United States Laura Bush in the Capitol rotunda, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 19, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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