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Rahm as Chief of Staff meeting with the President in 2009. Courtesy of wikicommons.
Rainbow flags flying in San Francisco in 2007. Courtesy of flickr.com/sarahinvegas.
A group of activists protesting in front of the US Capitol. Courtesy of flickr.com/asterix611.
Students protest education cuts in Austin, Texas. Courtesy of flickr.com/cyberchuck2000.
President Sarkozy campaigning in Strasbourg in 2007. Courtesy of Wikicommons.
Planned Parenthood activists in Columbus, Ohio in 2009. Courtesy of flickr.com/ProgressOhio
The opening words of the US Constitution. Courtesy of flickr.com/photos/roberthuffstutter.
Anonymous members protest SOPA and PIPA in January of 2012. Courtesy of flickr.com/photos/azety
The Weekly Focus explores the events that have taken place in Myanmar over the past two years, and where the country's transition might take it.
February 29th, 2012
