U.S. Sen. Jim Webb meeting with Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon on Aug. 15, 2009 (AP/Office of Sen. Webb).
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PHOTOS: U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, a Virginia Democrat, and his wife, Hong Le Webb, pose for photo at the world-famous Shwedagon Pagoda, which houses the Buddha's relics on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Rangoon, Burma (AP/Khin Maung Win). Monks and citizens during the Saffron Revolution peacefully petitioning for the Lady's safe release (Reuters).
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