Top of the Hour: Myanmar Opposition Leader Declares Victory After 15 Years of House Arrest, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

In Myanmar, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared victory in a landmark election for Parliament. After spending 15 years under house arrest, her victory will mark the first time in a quarter-century that she will have been allowed to hold public office. In other headlines, GOP candidates stump in the states of Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., where primary elections will be held Tuesday; and new research says that the nation’s airlines are doing a better job than in the past.

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