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Aung San Suu Kyi Finally Claims her Nobel Peace Prize, 21 years Later

Suu Kyi received two standing ovations inside Oslo's city hall as she gave her long-delayed acceptance speech 21 years after she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her unflagging support for democracy in the face of arrest and imprisonment in her military-controlled homeland of Myanmar. The 66-year-old champion of political freedom praised the power of her 1991 Nobel honor both for saving her from the depths of personal despair and shining an enduring spotlight on injustices in distant Myanmar.

Obama's Got Game Joking at White House Correspondents' Dinner (WATCH)

Hollywood celebrities, political bigwigs and journalists shared dinner and laughs last night at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Conan O'Brien hosted the evening but the highlight of the night was the 20 minutes President Obama joked about himself, the second term, Republican leaders, and even Jay-Z.

Elaborate Lip-Dub Marriage Proposal Earns "I Do" for Young Man

60 friends and relatives performed a choreographed marriage proposal in what the future-groom, Isaac Lamb, called the "first live lip-dub proposal". The elaborate routine, to the tune of "Marry You" by Bruno Mars, was designed to surprise his bride-to-be Amy Frankel, 33, of Portland, Ore.

6th Annual Peep Diorama Contest Winner: Marshmallows 'OccuPeep' DC

After six years, the Washington Post's annual Peeps Diorama contest has become a survey of all that touches and taunts our collective consciousness, displayed through malleable marshmallow rabbits and chicks. The Occupy D.C. theme took first price with OccuPeep DC, a diorama from artist/painter Cori Wright, 38, of Falls Church, VA.

Aging Better With Art: Low-Income Seniors Thrive in Artists Colony

Tim Carpenter is changing the way elderly Californians experience aging by turning low-cost senior housing communities into vibrant centers for learning and creativity. The 13-year-old Los Angeles-area program, EngAGE, provides arts, theater and wellness classes for some 5,000 people — the vast majority of them low-income — living in senior apartment communities.