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When 11-year-old Savannah Maddison Ogden's friend's father was deployed to Afghanistan, she began a letter-writing campaign to cheer up soldiers. A year later, Ogden has inspired dozens of other kids to join her, sending thousands of letters to battalions stationed half a world away. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY)

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has left her country for a journey overseas, first to Bangkok and later to Europe. NBC's Ian Williams reports. (TODAY)

CNBC's personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson discusses payment options when you're vacationing abroad. (TODAY)

Huma Abedin, the wife of scandal-plagued U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, has returned home from an overseas trip as calls for her husband to resign intensify. Weiner has said he wanted to wait until her return to decide his future. NBC's Luke Russert reports. (TODAY)

Huma Abedin, the wife of scandal-plagued U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, has returned home from an overseas trip as calls for her husband to resign intensify. Weiner has said he wanted to wait until her return to decide his future. NBC's Luke Russert reports. (TODAY)

More than 250,000 classified diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks highlight embarrassing critiques of world leaders and expose some of America's most secret operations. Jim Miklaszewski reports. 

Nov. 26:  American commanders in Afghanistan go all out to give soldiers a little taste of home. NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Afghanistan.