U.S. Senator Jim Webb (L) speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok August 17, 2009. Webb said on Sunday he had asked Myanmar to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and let her take part in politics during talks that secured the release of an American jailed for visiting her. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

U.S. Senator Jim Webb (L) speaks with Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at the Government House in Bangkok August 17, 2009. Webb said on Sunday he had asked Myanmar to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and let her take part in politics during talks that secured the release of an American jailed for visiting her.

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) listens to testimony during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on President Barack Obamas plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  2. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, followed by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., steps out of an elevator as she makes her way to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, for a vote, one day after siding with Democrats on a crucial Senate Finance Committee vote on the health care reform bill.

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  1. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 02: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) (L) listens to testimony during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on President Barack Obamas plan to send more troops to Afghanistan.
  2. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds speaks during a campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. With Deeds are from right, Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Jim Moran, Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Jim Webb, back far left.
  3. Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, center, makes fist bump with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., right, during his last campaign stop at Market Square, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, in Alexandria, Va. Campaigning with Deeds are his candidate for attorney general Steve Shannon, second right, his candidate for lieutenant governor Jody Wagner, and Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., back far left.
  4. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, followed by Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., steps out of an elevator as she makes her way to the Senate floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, for a vote, one day after siding with Democrats on a crucial Senate Finance Committee vote on the health care reform bill.
  5. US Senator Jim Webb leads a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on 'US Policy Toward Burma: It's Impact and Effectivenesson' on September 30, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
  6. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) greets U.N. Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok October 5, 2009. Clark was attending the launch of the 2009 Human Development Report titled "Overcoming Barriers; Human Mobility and Development".
  7. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, greets back to a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhant province, sothern Thailand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said.
  8. Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  9. Gilles Simon (R) of France recieves his trophy from Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  10. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.
  11. U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer, left, and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, look on prior to the start of the opening session of the U.N. climate talks Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  12. A giant domino featuring a portrait of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is part of a row of giant dominos placed along the path of the former Berlin wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate as part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in Berlin November 7, 2009. Former Polish president Lech Walesa is set to knock over the first of 1.000 giant dominos which have been painted by 15.000 participants and placed along the path of the former wall.
  13. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  14. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  15. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
  16. Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 27, 2009. Supporters joined in a 'Gather for Democracy and Stand for Freedom' initiative to show solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.

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