Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins watches his two RBI double against the New York Mets during the third inning of their MLB National league baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 3, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins watches his two RBI double against the New York Mets during the third inning of their MLB National league baseball game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 3, 2009.

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  14. In this photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, Khin Maung Swe, party spokesman of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party, talks to journalists after meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell at the party's headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar. The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration's new policy of engagement with the isolated country.
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