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A Vietnamese crowd tries to catch a glimpse of [U.S. President Bill Clinton] after he visited the Temple of Literature, the site of the country's oldest university, in Hanoi November 17, 2000. [
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U.S. President Bill Clinton shakes hands with a group of children hanging out of a window in their apartment in Hanoi November 17, 2000. Clinton was visiting a craft store buying Christmas
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