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4:36 am
Sun September 23, 2012

For Myanmar Activist, A Welcome 40 Years In Waiting

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Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is presented with a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony at the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Originally published on Sun September 23, 2012 11:43 am

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has made a remarkable transition from a detained human rights dissident to a member of Myanmar's parliament.

In her first trip to the U.S. in 40 years, Suu Kyi talked a lot about how she's learning to compromise with the former military men who kept her under house arrest for years.

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Presidential Race
4:35 am
Sun September 23, 2012

As Candidates Battle From Afar, Key Phrases Stick

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President Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally on Saturday in Milwaukee.

Originally published on Sun September 23, 2012 11:43 am

President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, seem to have switched places in recent days.

The incumbent president is promising to change Washington from the outside. Meanwhile, Romney, who made his fortune turning businesses around, says he wants to work within the existing political system.

The contrast was on display Saturday in Wisconsin, where Obama held one of the biggest rallies of his re-election campaign.

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Monkey See
4:33 am
Sun September 23, 2012

On Television's Biggest Night, It's Antiheroes And Maggie Smith

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Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey.

Originally published on Sun September 23, 2012 11:43 am

Just as you're trying to figure out what to watch during the new television season, they come at you with the Emmy Awards, ready to bestow the big prizes from the last television season. There are some big questions about this year's slate: What happens to Downton Abbey, the swooning British import whose distaste for antiheroes and gore sets it apart from its Outstanding Drama Series rivals? How big a splash will the thriller Homeland make in its first year of eligibility?

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Sunday Puzzle
11:03 pm
Sat September 22, 2012

Finding Consecutively Good TV Shows

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Originally published on Sat October 6, 2012 9:46 pm

On-air challenge: Every answer is the name of a TV show, past or present. Each can be found in consecutive letters in the sentences read. Name the TV shows. For example, in the sentence, "We watched the acrobat many times," the hidden TV show is BATMAN. Hint: Each answer has at least six letters.

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Middle East
7:00 pm
Sat September 22, 2012

Gaza's Future Looks Bleaker Even Than Its Past

Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 10:43 am

Ihab Abu Nada's family lives down a series of dark narrow alleyways in Gaza City. The house has two bedrooms for the seven people living there — the kitchen and the bathroom are in the same space, and the roof is made of tin and frequently leaks.

Still, most of the Palestinian family's income goes into paying the rent.

Ihab's picture adorns a cracked wall; it's a simple memorial. Earlier this month, after being unable to find work, the 18-year-old set himself on fire and died. The family is still in mourning.

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