Siblings honor father by climbing Vietnam crater peak
Mickey and Dixie Olmstead from Texas join about 60 Americans on a two week trip with Sons And Daughters In Touch to retrace their fathers last moments in Vietnam. They scaled a crater site believed to mark the crash of Navy Cmdr Stanley Olmstead on Oct. 17, 1965.
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Jiang Zemin shows he is not a lame duck in transition
Beijing reports Chinese President Jiang Zemin remains active as he nears retirement. He phoned leaders about Iraq and North Korea, instructed PLA generals, and attended the NPC session with about 3,000 delegates. Analysts say he may influence foreign policy and military issues after leaving office. Hu Jintao is tipped as his successor, an engineer who worked in western China.
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China pledges more aid for jobless and poor
Beijing signals priority to help laid off workers and rural poor as protests over failed state factory benefits escalate. Labor Minister Zhang Zuoji says social safety nets will extend to tens of millions, with expanded unemployment benefits pensions and medical insurance amid a grim outlook for workers.
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