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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Vietnam</title>
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		<title>Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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Vietnamese monks under pressure seek French asylum

HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a famous Buddhist teacher plan to seek temporary asylum in France after months of pressure from Vietnam&#8217;s communist authorities to leave pagodas in the country&#8217;s south.
Some 400 disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, who has popularized Buddhism in the West and sold millions of books .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-followers-of-famed-zen-master-seek-asylum-in-france-after-pressure-from-officials-245353/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Vietnamese followers of famed Zen master seek asylum in France after pressure from officials</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Vietnamese president hold talks at the Vatican in bid for closer ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope, Vietnamese president try for closer ties

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican called a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the president of Vietnam on Friday &#8220;a significant stage&#8221; in efforts for closer ties between the communist country and the Holy See.
President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Benedict for 40 minutes — twice as long as .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-vietnamese-president-hold-talks-at-the-vatican-in-bid-for-closer-ties-242964/">Pope, Vietnamese president hold talks at the Vatican in bid for closer ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope, Vietnamese president hold long talks at the Vatican</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Pope, Vietnamese president meet
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and the president of Vietnam have held long talks at the Vatican, amid reports that the Communist country is seeking diplomatic ties with the Holy See.

President Nguyen Minh Triet met with Benedict for 40 minutes Friday. It was the first time that the head of state ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-vietnamese-president-hold-long-talks-at-the-vatican-242902/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Pope, Vietnamese president hold long talks at the Vatican</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-fighter pilot who endured torture in &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; prison where McCain was held dies at 82</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Pilot who endured torture at &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; dies

JACKSON, Miss. — Retired Air Force Col. Jack Pitchford, a fighter pilot from Mississippi who survived seven years in the notorious Vietnamese prison camp known as the &#8220;Hanoi Hilton,&#8221; has died. He was 82.
The Natchez, Miss., native died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor, said his brother, 64-year-old .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-fighter-pilot-who-endured-torture-in-hanoi-hilton-prison-where-mccain-was-held-dies-at-82-239617/">Ex-fighter pilot who endured torture in &#8216;Hanoi Hilton&#8217; prison where McCain was held dies at 82</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says Afghanistan won&#8217;t be another Vietnam, rejects calls for US to cut losses, withdraw</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama vows Afghanistan will be no Vietnam
WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Barack Obama is vowing that the U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan will not turn into another Vietnam.
In a speech at the U.S. Military Academy Tuesday night, Obama rejected the argument that the U.S. should cut its losses and get out.
He said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-afghanistan-wont-be-another-vietnam-rejects-calls-for-us-to-cut-losses-withdraw-238479/" title="Obama says Afghanistan won&#8217;t be another Vietnam, rejects calls for US to cut losses, withdraw">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unlikely odyssey brings Vietnamese &#8220;boat person&#8221; back home as commander of US navy ship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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Unique homecoming to Vietnam for US commander

DANANG, Vietnam — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer.
Le piloted ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unlikely-odyssey-brings-vietnamese-boat-person-back-home-as-commander-of-us-navy-ship-221333/" title="Unlikely odyssey brings Vietnamese &#8220;boat person&#8221; back home as commander of US navy ship">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio city to honor forgotten Vietnam veterans with parade as nation steps up remembrance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Ohio town to toast forgotten Vietnam veterans

SHELBY, Ohio — The floor of VFW Post 291 has been scuffed by the shoes and boots of veterans who fought in wars going back nearly a century, to World War I.
The setting is a comfort for Willis Cochran, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
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		<title>Vietnamese man rescued after spending 3 days in tree; storm death toll hits 108</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Man spends 3 days in tree during Vietnam storm

HANOI, Vietnam — The 69-year-old watchman couldn&#8217;t swim so when Tropical Storm Mirinae sparked a flash flood he ran, shimmied up a tree and hung on — for three nights and two days.
After several failed attempts to rescue Phan Cao Chuc, a military helicopter was able to ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-man-rescued-after-spending-3-days-in-tree-storm-death-toll-hits-108-220023/">Vietnamese man rescued after spending 3 days in tree; storm death toll hits 108</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Ala.: Unapproved substance found in fish imports

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks on Wednesday extended a two-year-old order banning the sale of untested fish from Vietnam and China in Alabama.
Sparks said Wednesday the new order comes after catfish from China and basa from Vietnam tested positive for fluoroquinolones, an antibiotic used ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alabama-agriculture-commissioner-says-unapproved-substance-found-in-imported-fish-218904/">Alabama agriculture commissioner says unapproved substance found in imported fish</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99; damages estimated at $55 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99
HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 99 in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million.

In the hardest-hit province Phu Yen, three districts that are home to 300,000 people remained inundated, said Nguyen Ba Loc, deputy chairman .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-storm-death-toll-rises-to-99-damages-estimated-at-55-million-218454/">Original source &nbsp;: Vietnam storm death toll rises to 99; damages estimated at $55 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam storm death toll rises to 91 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 91
HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 91 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in the country&#8217;s central region.

In the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen, 26 more deaths were reported as information trickled in from isolated areas, bringing .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-storm-death-toll-rises-to-91-as-authorities-step-up-rescue-and-relief-operations-217409/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Vietnam storm death toll rises to 91 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam storm death toll rises to 87 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 87
HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 87 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in affected areas of the central region.

In the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen, 26 more deaths were reported as information trickled in from isolated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-storm-death-toll-rises-to-87-as-authorities-step-up-rescue-and-relief-operations-217293/">Original article &nbsp;: Vietnam storm death toll rises to 87 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57
HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 57 in Vietnam on Wednesday as authorities stepped up rescue and relief operations in the affected central regions.

In the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen, 24 more deaths were reported as information trickled in from isolated areas, disaster .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-storm-death-toll-rises-to-57-as-authorities-step-up-rescue-and-relief-operations-216954/">Vietnam storm death toll rises to 57 as authorities step up rescue and relief operations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House recordings show President Kennedy saw no reason to go ahead with coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam&#8217;s strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama&#8217;s quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan&#8217;s shaky government.
Obama is beset by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-recordings-show-president-kennedy-saw-no-reason-to-go-ahead-with-coup-216494/">Original source &nbsp;: White House recordings show President Kennedy saw no reason to go ahead with coup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 23 people in Vietnam, 2 in Cambodia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tran Van Minh</dc:creator>
		
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Tropical storm kills 23 in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 23 people, leaving two missing and stranding families on rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday.

The death toll in the hardest-hit province of Phu Yen was 15 after the storm drenched the region with heavy rain Monday, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-mirinae-kills-23-people-in-vietnam-2-in-cambodia-216086/">Source &nbsp;: Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 23 people in Vietnam, 2 in Cambodia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 11 people, leaves 2 missing in central Vietnam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Tropical storm Mirinae kills 11 in central Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Mirinae unleashed severe flooding in parts of central Vietnam, killing 11 people, leaving two missing and forcing families onto rooftops, disaster officials said Tuesday.
Floods in Phu Yen province killed 10 people after the storm hit, drenching the region with heavy rains Monday, said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-mirinae-kills-11-people-leaves-2-missing-in-central-vietnam-215736/" title="Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 11 people, leaves 2 missing in central Vietnam">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Mirinae slams into Vietnam&#8217;s central coast as thousands evacuate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Major storm slams Vietnam; thousands evacuate

HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Mirinae slammed into Vietnam&#8217;s central coast Monday, unleashing heavy rains and winds and forcing more than 80,000 people to evacuate before losing steam as it moved inland.
The storm was packing winds of 63 miles per hour (102 kilometers per hour) as it made landfall in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-mirinae-slams-into-vietnams-central-coast-as-thousands-evacuate-214762/">Original article on  : Tropical Storm Mirinae slams into Vietnam&#8217;s central coast as thousands evacuate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Mirinae slams Vietnam&#8217;s central coast as thousands evacuate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Tropical Storm Mirinae slams Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam — Tropical Storm Mirinae slammed Vietnam&#8217;s central coast Monday, unleashing heavy rains and winds and forcing more than 80,000 people to evacuate.

The storm packed winds of 63 mph (102 kph) as it made landfall in Phu Yen province Monday afternoon.
Mirinae hit the Philippines with typhoon strength over the weekend. .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-mirinae-slams-vietnams-central-coast-as-thousands-evacuate-214638/">Tropical Storm Mirinae slams Vietnam&#8217;s central coast as thousands evacuate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam evacuates coastal areas as tropical storm approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Vietnam evacuates coastal areas as storm nears

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam evacuated coastal areas Monday as tropical storm Mirinae approached after battering the Philippines, where it left 20 people dead.
Mirinae weakened as it headed over the South China Sea and was downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical storm. It was expected to strike Vietnam&#8217;s central ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-evacuates-coastal-areas-as-tropical-storm-approaches-214513/">Original article on  : Vietnam evacuates coastal areas as tropical storm approaches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4th typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines, then heads toward Vietnam as tropical storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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4th typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 20 people dead in a region still soggy from three recent storms.

Typhoon Mirinae weakened Sunday as it headed over the South China Sea. It was expected to strike Vietnam&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4th-typhoon-leaves-20-dead-in-philippines-then-heads-toward-vietnam-as-tropical-storm-214212/">Original article on  : 4th typhoon leaves 20 dead in Philippines, then heads toward Vietnam as tropical storm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines, forecasters detect new brewing storm</title>
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4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — A tropical storm roared toward Vietnam on Sunday after battering the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces, leaving 14 people dead in a region still soggy from three recent storms.

Typhoon Mirinae weakened Sunday as it headed over the South China Sea. It was expected to strike Vietnam&#8217;s ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/4th-typhoon-leaves-14-dead-in-philippines-forecasters-detect-new-brewing-storm-214061/">Read more : 4th typhoon leaves 14 dead in Philippines, forecasters detect new brewing storm</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam demands investigation of China&#8217;s &#8216;brutal&#8217; treatment of fishermen</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam has demanded that China investigate &#8220;brutal&#8221; treatment of Vietnamese fishermen who sought shelter during a typhoon in disputed South China Sea islands, where officials allege they were beaten and robbed by Chinese personnel.

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to the Chinese ambassador on Wednesday, objecting to the &#8220;brutal .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-demands-investigation-of-chinas-brutal-treatment-of-fishermen-202998/">Source article &nbsp;: Vietnam demands investigation of China&#8217;s &#8216;brutal&#8217; treatment of fishermen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama honors Army unit for heroism in Vietnam; credited with saving about 100 troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded an Army squadron the military&#8217;s highest unit honor for its daring Vietnam War rescue of fellow soldiers, saying he wanted to help right &#8220;one of the saddest episodes in American history.&#8221;

&#8220;These vets were often shunned and neglected, even demonized when they came home,&#8221; Obama said of Vietnam .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-honors-army-unit-for-heroism-in-vietnam-credited-with-saving-about-100-troops-201164/">Obama honors Army unit for heroism in Vietnam; credited with saving about 100 troops</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama honors Army troop for heroism in Vietnam with Presidential Unit Citation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to an Army troop for a daring rescue mission during the Vietnam War nearly 40 years ago.

Obama was joined at the White House by dozens of veterans of Troop A, 1st Squadron of the 11th Armored Combat Regiment. Also at the ceremony were some .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-honors-army-troop-for-heroism-in-vietnam-with-presidential-unit-citation-201129/">Obama honors Army troop for heroism in Vietnam with Presidential Unit Citation</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is awarding the Presidential Unit Citation to an Army troop for heroism in Vietnam.

The White House has announced that 86 veterans of Troop A, 1st Squadron of the 11th Armored Combat Regiment will attend a ceremony with the president Tuesday in the Rose Garden.
The Presidential Unit Citation goes to U.S. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-to-honor-army-troop-for-heroism-in-vietnam-with-presidential-unit-citation-198229/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Obama to honor Army troop for heroism in Vietnam with Presidential Unit Citation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US condemns Vietnam&#8217;s treatment of democracy activists, monks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — The United States has condemned Vietnam&#8217;s recent conviction of nine democracy activists, the arrest of a writer and the expulsion of Buddhist monks from a monastery where they practiced the teachings of a renowned Zen master.

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi issued a statement saying it was &#8220;deeply disturbed&#8221; by last week&#8217;s convictions ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-condemns-vietnams-treatment-of-democracy-activists-monks-196613/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US condemns Vietnam&#8217;s treatment of democracy activists, monks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zen master decries Vietnam&#8217;s treatment of monks; intellectuals call for investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — A renowned Buddhist teacher has decried the eviction of his followers from a monastery in southern Vietnam, and Vietnamese intellectuals have issued a petition to support them, an unusual move in this communist country where free speech is restricted.

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese-born Zen master who popularized Buddhism in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zen-master-decries-vietnams-treatment-of-monks-intellectuals-call-for-investigation-191602/">Zen master decries Vietnam&#8217;s treatment of monks; intellectuals call for investigation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa author who hounded military for details of son&#8217;s Vietnam death, berated Schwarzkopf dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PORTE CITY, Iowa — Peg Mullen, an author and former Iowa farm wife who hounded the U.S. military to find the truth about her son&#8217;s death in Vietnam, has died. She was 92.

Family members said Sunday that she passed away Friday at a nursing home in La Porte City.
Peg Mullen wrote the 1995 book .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iowa-author-who-hounded-military-for-details-of-sons-vietnam-death-berated-schwarzkopf-dies-186742/">Source &nbsp;: Iowa author who hounded military for details of son&#8217;s Vietnam death, berated Schwarzkopf dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tens of thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on storm-hit Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Cerojano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Friday to be whipped by powerful winds and pelted with rain from a second typhoon in eight days, fleeing by the tens of thousands from low-lying areas and suspending cleanup operations in the flooded capital.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a nationwide &#8220;state of calamity&#8221; and ordered mass evacuations of six .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tens-of-thousands-evacuated-as-new-typhoon-bears-down-on-storm-hit-philippines-184847/" title="Tens of thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on storm-hit Philippines">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Cerojano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands evacuated ahead of Philippine storm

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of villagers fled the likely path of a powerful typhoon bearing down Friday on the Philippines, as the government braced for the possibility of a second storm disaster just days after one that killed hundreds.
Heavy rain drenched mountainous coastal regions in the northeast as Typhoon Parma ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-evacuated-as-new-typhoon-bears-down-on-philippines-184799/">Thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on Philippines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines begins evacuations as second storm in a week approaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Cerojano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos in the likely path of a looming typhoon began evacuating Friday, as the toll from a storm that tore across Southeast Asia days earlier rose to more than 400.

Officials fear Typhoon Parma — due to hit Saturday unless it changes course — will cause a second disaster in the northern Philippines .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/philippines-begins-evacuations-as-second-storm-in-a-week-approaches-184686/" title="Philippines begins evacuations as second storm in a week approaches">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sodden Philippines begins evacuations ahead of another storm as toll from last one tops 350</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines began evacuating a province near Manila on Thursday ahead of a looming typhoon, as rain falling on the saturated capital added to the misery of victims of recent floods and stoked fears of another disaster.

The sky has been clear over the sprawling metropolis for the past few days, allowing the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sodden-philippines-begins-evacuations-ahead-of-another-storm-as-toll-from-last-one-tops-350-184288/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Sodden Philippines begins evacuations ahead of another storm as toll from last one tops 350</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Buddhists: Vietnamese police try to oust famed monk&#8217;s followers from second temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher who were forced out of a Vietnamese monastery over the weekend have taken refuge at a nearby pagoda, but they say they have once again been surrounded by police.

The monks&#8217; ongoing standoff with Vietnamese authorities has tested the communist country&#8217;s sometimes edgy relationship with religion, which .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/buddhists-vietnamese-police-try-to-oust-famed-monks-followers-from-second-temple-184097/">Original article &nbsp;: Buddhists: Vietnamese police try to oust famed monk&#8217;s followers from second temple</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one rises</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous typhoon, with the toll reaching 386.

Officials were preparing compulsory evacuation plans for tens of thousands of people in the Philippines as ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sodden-philippines-readies-for-another-storm-as-toll-from-the-last-one-rises-183536/">Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one rises</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 360 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — A new typhoon gathered strength Thursday off the Philippines while nearly 700,000 people still sought help in badly stretched relief centers from massive flooding caused by Ketsana, one of the region&#8217;s most destructive storms in years.

Ketsana prompted the worst flooding in the northern Philippines in 40 years when it struck Saturday, and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-ketsana-kills-more-than-360-in-path-of-destruction-across-southeast-asia-183374/" title="Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 360 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana strikes Vietnam&#8217;s central coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Twenty-three people are dead in central Vietnam from Typhoon Ketsana.

Disaster officials have reported deaths in six provinces, including three in Quang Nam, where the storm made landfall around 2 p.m. It packed winds of up to 144 kilometers per hour (90 mph).
Disaster official Nguyen Van Vy said nine people died in Kon .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/23-dead-as-typhoon-ketsana-strikes-vietnams-central-coast-182384/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana strikes Vietnam&#8217;s central coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>170,000 evacuated as Typhoon Ketsana approaches Vietnam&#8217;s central coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Authorities in Vietnam have evacuated 170,000 people as Typhoon Ketsana bears down on the country&#8217;s central coast.

The storm killed 240 people in the Philippines. It is expected to make landfall in Vietnam later Tuesday afternoon somewhere between the city of Danang and Quang Nam province.
Disaster official Nguyen Van Vy says 170,000 people ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/170000-evacuated-as-typhoon-ketsana-approaches-vietnams-central-coast-182049/">Read more : 170,000 evacuated as Typhoon Ketsana approaches Vietnam&#8217;s central coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnamese court sends 6 to prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent foreign adoptions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese court official says six people have been sentenced to up to 4 1/2 years in prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent adoptions.

Among those sentenced were the heads of two welfare centers who helped persuade unwed pregnant mothers to give up their babies in exchange for free food and shelter.
Chief .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnamese-court-sends-6-to-prison-for-arranging-more-than-300-fraudulent-foreign-adoptions-181984/">Original source &nbsp;: Vietnamese court sends 6 to prison for arranging more than 300 fraudulent foreign adoptions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Buddhists: Vietnamese police, mob force monks from monastery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher say Vietnamese police and an angry mob have forced 150 monks from a monastery in Vietnam&#8217;s Central Highlands that has been the center of a monthslong standoff.

The Buddhists say an angry mob descended on the site Sunday morning, smashing windows and knocking down doors in an .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/buddhists-vietnamese-police-mob-force-monks-from-monastery-181803/">Buddhists: Vietnamese police, mob force monks from monastery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 300 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohan Sullivan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — One of the most destructive storms in years extended its deadly path across Southeast Asia, blowing down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushing Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippine capital.

The death toll Wednesday climbed to 331 and was still rising.
&#8220;We&#8217;re used to storms that sweep away one or .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-ketsana-kills-more-than-300-in-path-of-destruction-across-southeast-asia-181350/">Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 300 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Buddhists: Mob, police force last followers of famed monk to leave Vietnam monastery</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher say police and a mob of villagers have forced them out of a monastery in central Vietnam, ending their monthslong standoff with the communist authorities over religious freedom.

Followers of Thich Nhat Hanh, an Vietnam-born monk who has popularized Buddhism in the West, said about 150 monks .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/buddhists-mob-police-force-last-followers-of-famed-monk-to-leave-vietnam-monastery-181218/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Buddhists: Mob, police force last followers of famed monk to leave Vietnam monastery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Typhoon Ketsana kills almost 300 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — One of the most destructive storms in years extended its deadly path across Southeast Asia, blowing down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushing Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippines capital.

The death toll Wednesday was at 298 and rising.
&#8220;We&#8217;re used to storms that sweep away one or two houses. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/typhoon-ketsana-kills-almost-300-in-path-of-destruction-across-southeast-asia-181026/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Typhoon Ketsana kills almost 300 in path of destruction across Southeast Asia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>At least 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam after deadly path in Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Typhoon Ketsana roared into central Vietnam on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people as it brought flooding and winds of up to 90 mph (144 kph), disaster officials said. Some 170,000 were evacuated from its path.

Ketsana left more than 200 dead across the northern Philippines as a weaker tropical storm.
After gathering strength .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/at-least-23-dead-as-typhoon-ketsana-roars-into-vietnam-after-deadly-path-in-philippines-180906/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: At least 23 dead as Typhoon Ketsana roars into Vietnam after deadly path in Philippines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Body of soldier missing since 1965 helicopter crash in South Vietnam returned to Nebraska</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMAHA, Neb. — The remains of a U.S. soldier who has been missing since a 1965 helicopter crash in South Vietnam have been returned to Nebraska.

A casket containing Spec. Donald Grella&#8217;s body was flown from Hawaii to Omaha on Saturday. Grella&#8217;s sister, Shirley Haase of Omaha, accompanied his remains.
Haase learned in July that Grella&#8217;s body ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/body-of-soldier-missing-since-1965-helicopter-crash-in-south-vietnam-returned-to-nebraska-179813/">Body of soldier missing since 1965 helicopter crash in South Vietnam returned to Nebraska</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tensions rise at Vietnamese pagoda as police question followers of world-famous monk</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Authorities are intensifying their efforts to oust followers of an internationally known Buddhist monk from a monastery in Vietnam&#8217;s Central Highlands and have accused them of trying to &#8220;sabotage&#8221; Vietnam&#8217;s communist government.

An angry crowd gathered outside the Bat Nha monastery on Monday and local police conducted late-night searches of the rooms, said .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tensions-rise-at-vietnamese-pagoda-as-police-question-followers-of-world-famous-monk-174882/">Tensions rise at Vietnamese pagoda as police question followers of world-famous monk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam puts 16 people on trial for selling babies for foreign adoption</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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HANOI, Vietnam — A court in northern Vietnam has put 16 people on trial for allegedly selling more than 250 babies for foreign adoption, a court official said Tuesday.
The head of two social welfare centers in Nam Dinh province as well as several doctors and nurses at village clinics went on trial Tuesday, said Dang ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-puts-16-people-on-trial-for-selling-babies-for-foreign-adoption-174877/">Original article on  : Vietnam puts 16 people on trial for selling babies for foreign adoption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Multinationals selling baby formula in Vietnam break milk law meant to promote breastfeeding</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Multinational companies in Vietnam sell baby formula so aggressively that they routinely stretch and sometimes break laws designed to promote breastfeeding, an AP investigation has found.

International guidelines and Vietnamese law recognize breast milk as superior to formula for an infant&#8217;s health. Yet dozens of interviews with mothers, doctors, health officials and shopkeepers .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/multinationals-selling-baby-formula-in-vietnam-break-milk-law-meant-to-promote-breastfeeding-173203/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Multinationals selling baby formula in Vietnam break milk law meant to promote breastfeeding</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam War memorial in DC seeks photos of each of 58,000 fallen veterans listed on wall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is beginning an effort to gather photographs of each of the more than 58,000 men and women listed on the memorial wall in Washington.

Organizers announced Thursday that they plan to showcase the pictures at the memorial&#8217;s planned education center. The group also is beginning a campaign to raise ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnam-war-memorial-in-dc-seeks-photos-of-each-of-58000-fallen-veterans-listed-on-wall-171371/">Original article on  : Vietnam War memorial in DC seeks photos of each of 58,000 fallen veterans listed on wall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s 1st independent think tank disbands to protest restrictions on academic freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnamese scholars disbanded the country&#8217;s first independent think tank to protest a government decree that went into effect Tuesday restricting the right to conduct and publish research.

The Institute of Development Studies, whose members include some of the country&#8217;s most esteemed scholars and economists, announced its decision Monday night on its Web site, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnams-1st-independent-think-tank-disbands-to-protest-restrictions-on-academic-freedom-168604/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Vietnam&#8217;s 1st independent think tank disbands to protest restrictions on academic freedom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Freed Vietnamese blogger agrees to stop writing as condition of release from jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — A woman who was jailed after writing a blog critical of the Vietnamese government said Monday that she agreed to stop blogging as a condition of her release.

&#8220;It&#8217;s time for me to put an end to this blog,&#8221; Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh said in a handwritten statement posted on her Web site ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-vietnamese-blogger-agrees-to-stop-writing-as-condition-of-release-from-jail-167609/" title="Freed Vietnamese blogger agrees to stop writing as condition of release from jail">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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