Washington Photo Blog: Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007

Spectators listen as the Dalai Lama speaks during a ceremony awarding the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, October 17, 2007.
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME

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Spectators listen as the Dalai Lama speaks during a ceremony awarding the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building, October 17, 2007.

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