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US warns of 'slow' engagement with Myanmar, to send envoy in rare visit...progress on democracy and human rights. In August, Myanmar's military leader Than Shwe held an unprecedented meeting with a visiting US senator, Jim Webb, a leading advocate of engaging the junta. Webb also met with Suu Kyi. A State... In this article: Burma, Kurt Campbell, United States, Joseph Crowley, Jim Webb, Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy, National League for Democracy, and US Senator |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | August 12, 2009
US senator to meet Burma's General Than Shwe
US senator to meet Burma's General Than Shwe The American senator Jim Webb hopes to become the first senior US politician to meet the Burmese junta leader General Than Shwe later this week. By Thomas Bell, South East Asia Correspondent
In this article: Jim Webb, Than Shwe, Burma, United States, Aung San Suu Kyi, US Senator, Southeast Asia, Virginia, and Democracy
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Yahoo! News | August 13, 2009
UN fails to agree tough response to Suu Kyi verdict (AFP)
...will not be able to contest elections planned for next year. A US senator plans this week to become the first senior American official to meet Myanmar's junta chief Than Shwe. Democrat Jim Webb -- a hard-nosed Vietnam veteran who is close...
In this article: United Nations, Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, UN Security Council, European Union, Than Shwe, Vietnam, and US
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New Kerala | October 02, 2009
Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's appeal
...neither free nor fair. Yettaw, 54, was sentenced to seven years in prison but was freed Aug 16 at the request of visiting US Senator Jim Webb, chairman of the US Senate's East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee. Webb, in a rare...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, John William Yettaw, Myanmar, Than Shwe, Jim Webb, Yangon, Democracy, National League for Democracy, US Senate, and Supreme Court
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | August 13, 2009
US senator hopes to meet Burma chief
US senator hopes to meet Burma chief BANGKOK: The American senator Jim Webb hopes to become the first senior US politician to meet the Burmese junta leader, General Than Shwe. Senator Webb, a Democrat from Virginia who chairs a senate...
In this article: Jim Webb, Ban Ki-moon, Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Than Shwe, US Senator, Democracy, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights, and UN Security Council
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Kansas City Star | August 15, 2009
Visiting U.S. senator negotiates release of Missouri man imprisoned in Myanmar
...had never met a senior U.S. official. Posted on Sat, Aug. 15, 2009 10:15 PM Visiting U.S. senator negotiates release of Missouri man imprisoned in Myanmar Saturday in Yangon, Sen. Jim Webb (left) met with Myanmar's leader, Gen. Than...
In this article: John Yettaw, Jim Webb, Burma, Missouri, U.S. senator, Aung San Suu Kyi, Washington, Than Shwe, and Democracy
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | August 15, 2009
US Senator secures American's release
US Senator secures American's release US Senator Jim Webb has met Burma's military ruler Than Shwe and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after securing the release of a US citizen jailed for visiting Suu Kyi's house in May. Webb, a Democrat...
In this article: Jim Webb, John Yettaw, Burma, Than Shwe, United States, Barack Obama, US Senator, Rangoon, and Washington
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Reuters | August 15, 2009
U.S. senator meets Suu Kyi, Myanmar junta leader
U.S. senator meets Suu Kyi, Myanmar junta leader YANGON (Reuters) - U.S. senator Jim Webb met both Myanmar top military leader Than Shwe and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday but it was unclear what he discussed during his...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Jim Webb, Burma, Than Shwe, U.S. senator, Thomson Reuters, Yangon, Southeast Asia, and Naypyidaw
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Burma likely to deport Suu Kyi's visitor
...with the military supremo in the capital Naypyidaw earlier on Saturday, officials said. "Mr Yettaw is likely to be deported after the visit by the US Senator. They will not leave together," a Burmese official said on condition of anonymity.
In this article: John Yettaw, Democracy, US Senator, Than Shwe, Jim Webb, Aung San Suu Kyi, US, Naypyidaw, Washington, and Burma
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US Senator to meet Burmese leader
US Senator to meet Burmese leader US Democratic Senator Jim Webb is to meet Burma's supremo Than Shwe later this week in the first high-level encounter between a senior US official and the junta strongman, Webb's office says. "Later this...
In this article: Jim Webb, Than Shwe, Burma, US Senator, US, Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, Southeast Asia, and Laos
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The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution (which does not use the terms "upper" and "lower"). Each U.S state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. This ensures equal representation of each state in the Senate. Senators serve staggered six-year terms. The chamber of the United States Senate is located in the north wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C., the national capital. The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of the same building.
The Senate has several exclusive powers not granted to the House, including consenting to treaties as a precondition to their ratification and consenting or confirmation of appointments of Cabinet secretaries, federal judges, other federal executive officials, military officers and other federal uniformed officers, as well as the impeachment trials of federal officials. The Senate is a more deliberative body than the House of Representatives because the Senate is smaller and its members serve longer terms, allowing for a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere that is somewhat more insulated from public opinion than the House. The Senate is considered a more prestigious body than the House of Representatives on account of its longer terms, smaller membership, and larger constituencies.
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