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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Just three days after the leader of Myanmar's opposition was sentenced to additional house arrest, setting off harsh criticism from the United States, the Asian nation is set to receive a surprising visitor. As part of a two-week tour of Southeast Asia, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) touched down in Myanmar on Friday and is set to become the highest-ranking American official to meet with the head of Myanmar's junta, Than Shwe. ...
President Bush announced increased United Sanctions on Burma's military leaders today, ratcheting up U.S. pressure on the military dictatorship there. It was the second time in a month that the Administration has issued sanctions targeted at the Burma's military rulers. Late last month, the Treasury Department froze the U.S. assets of senior members of the Burmese government, and the State Department placed travel restrictions on its leaders. The president commended the protesters who have risen up against the government of Burma in his announcement. "Burma's rulers continue to defy the ...
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