Local activist Myint Myint Aye said fires were burning in the nearby village of Chan Aye, where shops were looted but calm was restored later in the day.
Associated Press writer Aye Aye Win in Yangon and Jocelyn Gecker in Bangkok contributed to this report.
Aye Aye Khine, 41, sits beneath two 969 placards at her meat shop.
Than Shwe and his deputy, General Maung Aye, a respected military professional, are cautious and conservative.
He should act like a justice minister rather than continue with his 'mebbes aye, mebbes naw' approach.
"The evidence is overwhelmingly damning, and with that I vote aye, " he said.
Aye, we aren't so gullible that we will swallow anything, would we, now?
And if you vote aye, then there are probably some bad things in there that you didn't intend to support.
There is talk that Khin Nyunt's own job is on the line as the alleged power struggle with Maung Aye intensifies.
And while I'm thanking people, I want to thank all those who voted "aye, " and so do the taxpayers of America.
Maung Aye and the growing ranks of reformist young officers who want to see Myanmar open up faster and embrace modern technology.
The measure passed by a vote of 285 aye to 144 no.
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Operator: Yeah, aye, Michael, is Lisa Willis out of the address?
Maung Aye, who is regarded as Than Shwe's heir apparent, was to officiate at the ceremony and I had hoped I might meet him and arrange an interview.
"When the stimulus package came up for a vote, I felt that it was indispensable to vote 'aye' in order to avoid the possibility of a 1929-type depression, " Specter said Tuesday.
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"Today is the day that we begin to give back democracy to the people of the state of Illinois, " Democratic Rep. Jack Franks, a panel member, said as he cast his aye vote Thursday night.
It looks a bit like preparation for more multi-party hung parliaments where there will be a series of competing viewpoints - who may want to say "maybe", or "yes but, " rather than simply vote aye or no to every question.
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