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Agent Orange Continues To Poison New Generations In Vietnam

Agent Orange Continues To Poison New Generations In Vietnam

Published on 16 Dec 2009 at 8:02am

By Martha Ann Overland | TIME

DA NANG, VIETNAM – This lonely section of the abandoned Da Nang airbase was once crawling with U.S. airmen and machines.

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John Haley Sentenced For Pushing Fisherman In Lake Michigan

John Haley Sentenced For Pushing Fisherman In Lake Michigan

Published on 12 Dec 2009 at 3:18pm

‘I am at fault for Mr. Doan’s death’

By Rummana Hussain | Chicago Sun-Times

Although there’s an empty chair at the Doans’ dinner table every night, a full plate of food is always placed at an altar overflowing with bouquets, candles and a picture of the family’s deceased patriarch, Du Doan.

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TIME Names Vietnamese Scientist On List Of Top Ten Discoveries

TIME Names Vietnamese Scientist On List Of Top Ten Discoveries

Published on 11 Dec 2009 at 3:23pm

A mathematical proof by a young Vietnamese mathematician has been honored by TIME Magazine as one of the 10 scientific discoveries of 2009.

From Thanh Nhien Daily News

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U.S. Officer Revisits His Past In Vietnam

U.S. Officer Revisits His Past In Vietnam

Published on 09 Nov 2009 at 2:30pm

By Seth Mydans | New York Times

DA NANG, VIETNAM – Cmdr. H. B. Le, the first Vietnamese-American to command a United States Navy destroyer, had just stepped ashore on a formal port call, making an emotional return to Vietnam for the first time since he fled as a young boy on a fishing boat at the end of the war in 1975.

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Death For Alabama Man Who Tossed 4 Kids From Bridge

Death For Alabama Man Who Tossed 4 Kids From Bridge

Published on 30 Apr 2009 at 8:16pm

Judge gives death sentence to coastal Alabama man who tossed 4 kids from bridge

By Garry Mitchell | Associated Press

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Village Of Fake Buddhist Monks

Village Of Fake Buddhist Monks

Published on 16 Mar 2009 at 10:43pm

By Vuong Tran | VietNamNet Bridge

VIETNAM – Impersonating Buddhist monks is a “hereditary occupation” in Village 5, Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district, in the central province of Nghe An.

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David Douglas Rose Festival Princess Welcomes “Wonderful, Crazy Adventure”

David Douglas Rose Festival Princess Welcomes “Wonderful, Crazy Adventure”

Published on 11 Mar 2009 at 12:28am

By Lisa Grace Lednicer | OregonLive

PORTLAND, OREGON – A raucous reception greeted senior Linda Nguyen, 17, as she was crowned David Douglas High School’s Rose Festival princess Tuesday.

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Tussle Over Coma Bride

Tussle Over Coma Bride

Published on 02 Mar 2009 at 9:49am

By Tay Shi’an | AsiaOne

SINGAPORE – She lies in a coma, oblivious to a three-way tussle over mounting hospital bills and her future.

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Loveland Charity Helps Vietnamese Kids Escape Fate As “Dust Of Life”

Loveland Charity Helps Vietnamese Kids Escape Fate As “Dust Of Life”

Published on 01 Mar 2009 at 9:39am

By Claire Martin | Denver Post

LOVELAND, COLORADO – In 1975, at age 18, Binh Nguyen escaped from Saigon, barely avoiding the approaching North Vietnamese army.

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For A Decade, Song That Radio Has Waged War Against Homophobia

For A Decade, Song That Radio Has Waged War Against Homophobia

Published on 26 Feb 2009 at 4:37pm

By Jessie Mangaliman | San Jose Mercury News

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – As a young college student studying Oriental philosophy in Saigon during the early part of the Vietnam War, Vuong Nguyen was hired by the American military to be a radio news writer and reader.

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