Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar Townhall.com Staff | Posted: Oct 07, 2016 3:17 PM Share Tweet WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday he was lifting sanctions on Myanmar by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to U.S. national security. Read more at Reuters: Politics Login to VIP or Join VIP to Comment Ron Rolling? Another Poll Shows DeSantis Up Big in Florida Guy Benson DOJ Releases Statement on 'Alleged' Threats Targeting Boston Children's Hospital Over Gender Surgery on Minors Rebecca Downs Here's What the White House Wants You to Believe About Falling Gas Prices Sarah Arnold Alec Baldwin Sticks to Absurd Excuses for Not Being Responsible for Halyna Hutchins' Death Julio Rosas Not Even This Fellow RINO Wants Liz Cheney to Run for President Rebecca Downs FTC Threatens to Sue Company Allegedly Revealing Sensitive Data on Abortion Madeline Leesman CARTOONS | AF Branco View Cartoon Most Popular Ex-Gorsuch Law Clerk Takes a Blowtorch to the Imaginary Law Violations the FBI Cited in Trump Raid Ron Rolling? Another Poll Shows DeSantis Up Big in Florida Media Tries to Dunk on DeSantis Over Teacher Shortage—Gets Schooled Instead