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MYANMAR JUNTA TO SHELL OUT $2M FOR PR HELP: One of Myanmar’s military rulers has enlisted the PR assistance of an Israeli-Canadian lobbyist as the junta seeks relief from U.S. sanctions in the wake of a military coup last month and escalating violence against protesters there, signing a contract worth $2 million, according to documents filed with the Justice Department on Monday.