Singaporeans Bid Farewell to 'Founding Father' Lee

Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as the nation came to a near-halt to honor its "founding father." Tens of thousands of people waving flags braved heavy rain and lined the streets to catch a last glimpse of Lee as his coffin was taken by gun carriage on a 15-kilometer procession through the streets of the country he helped build to his state funeral. Japan's...

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