The Dalai Lama makes remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, July 7, 2011, as he is warmly welcomed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Dalai Lama met with several U.S. lawmakers in his first visit to the United States since he retired as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. The Dalai Lama is in Washington to take part in an ancient Buddhist ritual and a call for world peace.
Donald Trump speaks at CPAC 2011. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) convened at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington DC on Feb.10, 2011. Trump's surprise appearance at this year's Conference is stirring buzz that the real estate billionaire and television personality could make a run for the White House in 2012. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
The Dalai Lama makes remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, July 7, 2011, as he is warmly welcomed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Dalai Lama met with several U.S. lawmakers in his first visit to the United States since he retired as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. The Dalai Lama is in Washington to take part in an ancient Buddhist ritual and a call for world peace.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelos (D-CA)i (in photo) and other Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng (left) to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelos (D-CA)i (in photo) and other Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelos (D-CA)i (in photo) and other Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelos (D-CA)i (in photo) and other Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelos (D-CA)i (in photo) and other Congressional leaders welcomed blind dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on August 1, 2012,  Chen's case sparked a diplomatic crisis between Washington and Beijing this past spring. In photo, Chen, who was arrested in 2005 for condemning China’s one-child per couple law, speaking through an interpreter, indicated that change toward human rights in China is inevitable. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
The Dalai Lama makes remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, July 7, 2011, as he is warmly welcomed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Dalai Lama met with several U.S. lawmakers in his first visit to the United States since he retired as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. The Dalai Lama is in Washington to take part in an ancient Buddhist ritual and a call for world peace.
The Dalai Lama makes remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, July 7, 2011, as he is warmly welcomed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Dalai Lama met with several U.S. lawmakers in his first visit to the United States since he retired as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. The Dalai Lama is in Washington to take part in an ancient Buddhist ritual and a call for world peace.
The Dalai Lama makes remarks on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, July 7, 2011, as he is warmly welcomed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Dalai Lama met with several U.S. lawmakers in his first visit to the United States since he retired as the political leader of the Tibetan government in exile. The Dalai Lama is in Washington to take part in an ancient Buddhist ritual and a call for world peace.
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