Top of the Hour: Clinton to Visit Myanmar, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

President Obama announced on Friday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the first secretary of state to visit Myanmar in 50 years. The move came shortly before pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she would rejoin Myanmar’s government after being persecuted for 20 years.

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