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Amid scandal-ridden times, there is some good news

...and Honduras consume more coffee per capita.Starbucks launched a flagship two-story store in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). How are things going for the seller of high-end coffee? According to Starbucks Chief Excectuve and Chairman Howard Schultz...

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Importing ingenuity

...and his family escaped from Vietnam as Saigon fell in 1975, and he hired on at Ford...for Chase Manhattan Bank -- but their Saigon neighborhood was no escape from combat...caught one of the last planes out before Saigon fell. Resettled in Brooklyn, 9-year-old...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/061605/aut_0616050039.shtml
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Afghanistan setbacks may lead to pre-election exit

...that final withdrawal date was planned for 2014, not this year. Clearly, the Obama administration did not want to risk a Saigon-like collapse and the rapid return of the Taliban before the election. Eventually, President Obama might have to confront...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-03-20/afghanistan-setbacks-m
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ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

...competition, the Brainerd Advance Lyrical Team performed their Tribute to "Veterans" three times. The routine "Goodnight Saigon" received a standing ovation for all three performances. The two-day event featured 365 back-to-back performances...

http://brainerddispatch.com/entertainment/2012-04-18/entertainment-briefs
Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

...daughters performed "Super Hero." Dad's dressed up like Super Man and were the hero's of their daughters hearts; "Goodnight Saigon," a salute to veterans; "Who Runs The World;" "Barbie Reloaded," an advanced hip hop routine; and finale was Whitney...

http://brainerddispatch.com/entertainment/2012-04-25/entertainment-briefs
Entertainment
Minneapolis woman to return to Vietnam homeland to promote peace

MINNEAPOLIS -- On the day Saigon fell in 1975, Quyen Tran left Vietnam wrapped in a blanket in her...father, Tuoi Tran, and mother, Ven To, barely made it out before Saigon fell into communist control. They had bought a boat to escape...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/070800/new_0708000045.shtml
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Vietnam revisited - Dispatch Editorial

...Vietnam war are profound and long-lasting. It's been nearly 30 years since the last Americans left the U.S. Embassy in Saigon by helicopter yet when some news event triggers memories of that difficult era, the emotions are as sensitive as ever. Former...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/051601/opi_0516010010.shtml
Opinion
View from New York City

...us into their homes after we fled the falling capitol city of Saigon, Vietnam. The comfort and security that we felt being embraced...us into their homes after we fled the falling capitol city of Saigon, Vietnam. -- Yen D. Chu As I began to walk south along Fifth...

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