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Ban Notes No Election Date Set by Than Shwe

Thursday, January 07, 2010 LALIT K. JHA
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Burmese Snr-Gen Than Shwe should set clear dates for the 2010 election.
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No Indications of Restoration of Democracy: US

Tuesday, January 05, 2010 LALIT K. JHA / WASHINGTON
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17526-2-5-01-10The US State Department says that it has not seen any move from Burma's military government  to restore democracy in the country.
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Constitutional Impunity for Generals in Burma

Monday, January 04, 2010 KAY LATT
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The generals are doing everything possible through the Constitution to prolong their hold on power and to protect them from the consequences of human rights violations and war crimes.

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Than Shwe Promises Election This Year

Monday, January 04, 2010 LAWI WENG
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19807-7-04-01-10At an Independence Day ceremony, Burmese dictator Than Shwe reiterates his promise of a general election this year, but does not specify a date.
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Why the 2008 Constitution is the Junta's Holy Grail

Saturday, January 02, 2010 AUNG NAING OO
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At the core of the 2008 Constitution is the military government’s cherished notion of “dwifungsi”––the self-assigned double duty of managing the country’s internal governance and protecting it from security threats.
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Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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