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Prisoners released in Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi visits Washington

Myanmar pardoned more than 500 prisoners on Monday, the opposition party is hopeful the amnesty included the country's 424 remaining political prisoners, a step that could strengthen the former military state's growing bonds with Washington.
Activists put Burma's grim jails on display

A simple museum tucked away on the Thai-Burmese border re-creates the infamous prisons.

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Dave Valle plays on a new field: microloans that help to end poverty

As a pro baseball player in the Dominican Republic Dave Valle saw poverty up close. Now his microloans are helping to end it.