Obama banishing Vietnam War vestige by lifting arms embargo

AZ Central: HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- Eager to banish lingering shadows of the Vietnam War, President Barack Obama lifted the U.S. embargo on selling arms to America's former enemy Monday and made the case for a more trusting and prosperous relationship going forward. Activists said the president was being too quick to gloss over serious human rights abuses in his push to establish warmer ties.

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