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On the recordMay 19, 2014
Allowing Aung San Suu Kyi to run in the 2015 election used to be a key benchmark, but now the fact that Burma can't manage chairing ASEAN and continue making reforms is enough for the administration to let this benchmark slide.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly criticizes the administration's failure to uphold benchmarks for Burma's political reform.

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