The Nobel Peace laureate's struggle against military rule in Myanmar is one that Democrats and Republicans have united in championing over the years. Her landmark visit to America offers a poignant opportunity to present the Congressional Gold Medal that she was awarded in absentia in 2008 when she was still under house arrest in her country.
She will receive the medal on Wednesday and will also meet with House and Senate leaders. Secretary of state Hilary Rodham Clinton also will attend the ceremony, to be held in the Capitol Rotunda.
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