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In Myanmar, Clinton Tests Waters For Change

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Myanmar, also known as Burma, to see if the county's leaders are serious about political reform. Myanmar has long been under international sanctions because of the repressive nature of the military junta that held power until recently. But there are signs that a new civilian government is loosening the military's grip.

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Clinton Tests Reforms On Historic Visit To Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw, on Wednesday for the first top-level U.S. visit to the country in half a century. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Clinton Tests Reforms On Historic Visit To Myanmar

The U.S. secretary of state arrived in the capital of Naypyidaw to test the country's first civilian government in decades on its commitment on issues such as severing military and nuclear ties with North Korea. She was scheduled to meet senior Myanmarese officials as well as opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Secretary Clinton Makes Historic Trip To Myanmar

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the capital of Naypyidaw to test Myanmar's first civilian government in decades on its commitment to change. Her visit is the first by a secretary of state in 50 years.

Secretary Clinton Makes Historic Trip To Myanmar

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Tuesday

India Eye Care Center Finds Middle Way To Capitalism

Patients sit after their cataract surgeries at a hospital of the Aravind Eye Care System in Madurai, India. Reinhard Krause/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Social Entrepreneurs: Taking On World Problems

India Eye Care Center Finds Middle Way To Capitalism

Founded in the 1970s in India to eliminate needless blindness, Aravind Eye Care has grown to 4,000 beds in seven hospitals — and its surgeons are among the most efficient in the world. The hospital system conducts 300,000 surgeries a year, and about half are free.

India Eye Care Center Finds Middle Way To Capitalism

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World

Pakistani Foreign Minister Discusses NATO Bombing

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar speaks to Melissa Block about the NATO strikes that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers over the weekend.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Discusses NATO Bombing

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World

Questions Remain After NATO Border Raid

An investigation has been launched into how NATO forces killed two dozen Pakistani troops along the Afghan-Pakistani border. There are many theories about what happened — but few solid facts.

Questions Remain After NATO Border Raid

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National Security

U.S. Needs Pakistan To Attain Afghan Goals

U.S.-Pakistan relations have suffered another blow after NATO airstrikes on the Afghan border left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead. The cross-border attack by NATO aircraft came at a critical juncture in relations. The two nations were just starting to warm up to each other after a year of serious military and diplomatic setbacks.

U.S. Needs Pakistan To Attain Afghan Goals

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Monday

Airstrike Puts New Strains On U.S.-Pakistan Alliance

A Pakistani boy holds a dagger before a placard reading "Who is terrorist, America" during a rally Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan, to condemn NATO helicopter attacks on Pakistani troops. Despite new tensions that have arisen from the raid, some observers say the U.S. and Pakistan have little choice but to continue to work together. K.M.Chaudary/AP hide caption

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Airstrike Puts New Strains On U.S.-Pakistan Alliance

Barely a month ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Islamabad hoping to cement greater Pakistani cooperation. After Saturday's NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, that kind of cooperation appeared to be on indefinite hold.

Pakistan Blocks Supply Route After NATO Strike

Omar Waraich of Time Magazine talks to Steve Inskeep about reaction in Pakistan to this weekend's deadly NATO strike that killed at least 24 Pakistani troops. Pakistan closed a supply route through its territory to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Pakistan Blocks Supply Route After NATO Strike

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Sports

NFL Tries To Coax Chinese Into Liking Football

Chinese love World Cup Soccer and NBA basketball. Selling them NFL football has proven much more difficult. On Sunday, the NFL set up an elaborate, interactive exhibition outside a Shanghai stadium in an attempt to build a fan base in the world's most populous nation.

NFL Tries To Coax Chinese Into Liking Football

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NATO Strike Adds To Damaged U.S.-Pakistani Ties

Already tense U.S.-Pakistan relations have been further strained by a weekend incident on the Afghan border that left two dozen Pakistani soldiers dead. Pakistan says NATO helicopters crossed the frontier and fired on its forces. NATO has apologized for the loss of life and is investigating what happened.

NATO Strike Adds To Damaged U.S.-Pakistani Ties

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Clinton To Test Myanmar's Readiness For Reforms

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets off for Asia on Monday, and part of her trip will see her as the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Myanmar — formerly known as Myanmar. Clinton says she's going to Myanmar to test the waters to see how committed the country's new leader is to reforms.

Clinton To Test Myanmar's Readiness For Reforms

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Sunday

Technology

China's Cyber Threat A High-Stakes Spy Game

The cloak-and-dagger world of corporate espionage is alive and well, and China seems to have the advantage. Their cyber-espionage program is becoming more and more effective at swiping information from America's public and private sectors, and the U.S. government has even blamed China publicly for hacking American industries.

China's Cyber Threat A High-Stakes Spy Game

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