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On the recordSeptember 18, 2012
The ongoing process of reconciliation and reform offers the people of that nation the opportunity to take charge of their destiny.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Readout of the President's Meeting with Burmese Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi

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