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Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, lower center, in a courtroom in Vietnam's central province of Thua Thien Hue on March 30, 2007. The U.S. government strongly protested to Vietnam after reports said a U.S. diplomat was roughed up while trying to meet with Mr. Ly on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/ Tran Van Minh, File)

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Vietnamese-born state Assemblyman Van Tran says Ms. Sanchez has "very little to show" for her 14 years in office. (AP Photo)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh stand together during the United States National Anthem during a Guards of Honor ceremony at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, meets with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in a meeting room at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center left, meets with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, center right, in a meeting room at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second from left, is escorted to his motorcade after meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, not seen, at the Prime Minister's office in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, revies Guards of Honor with Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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A member of Vietnam's military is seen in silhouette as he stands watch at left as Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center right, and Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh, center left, review Guards of Honor at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and China's Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie, right sit down for a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh hold a press conference at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates participates in a meeting with Vietnam's Minister of Defense General Phung Quang Thanh, not seen, at the Vietnam Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, seated right, listens to the translation of his introduction before speaking at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. Seated to Gate's left is Michael W. Michalak U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

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The outline of the Washington Monument can barely be seen from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, during a heavy rain storm. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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American fighter jets prepare to take off from the USS George Washington, cruising in the South China Sea about 200 miles off Vietnam's central coast on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Margie Mason)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, signs the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation along with others at the end of the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Hoang Dinh Nam, Pool)

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U.S. military personnel carry a coffin containing remains believed to be the U.S. servicemen, missing in action at the Vietnam War, during a repatriation ceremony with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves before boarding a plane for departure back home following the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum meeting at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)