To recreate an Irish activist, a Pakistani policeman, a Russian wifebeater and his victim, it's good to have Meryl Streep on board. Also deduced at Friday night's Daily Beast event: being photographed with Hillary Clinton might just save your life.

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Human Rights Watch says ambassador-at-large Melanne Verveer wasn't specific enough in her advice to the Senate on how to stop violence against women in Sudan. The group will be listening as she addresses a House panel on today. [UPI.com]