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World Library Congress denounces USA PATRIOT Act.(Report From the Field)(Brief Article)
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September 1, 2003|
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They came to Berlin from 133 countries. Leading the pack of delegates to the 69th annual World Library and Information Congress last month were large contingents from Germany, the U.S., Great Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, France, Sweden, and Denmark. But such familiar suspects accounted for only half of the more than 4,500 delegates at this truly International assemblage of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA).
They came to Berlin to discuss the barriers to information access wherever in the world they occur and to discuss the potential for ...
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Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao Landscape.(Book review)
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Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao Landscape.
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Vientiane: Transformations of a Lao Landscape
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Vientiane full of surprises; Laos is full of temples and colonial buildings
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Hanoi delegation visits Vientiane for stronger cooperation.
News Wire article from: Vietnamese News Agency
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Vientiane, Asia's Charm City
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; Vientiane, capital of the People's Democratic...River in Thailand, people warned me that Vientiane and all of Laos is primitive and dangerous...American living in Thailand, I've savored Vientiane's unique blend of Asian charm and Western...
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News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency
; Vientiane confident about hosting 38th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting VIENTIANE, Laos, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Laotian government...position than last ASEAN Summit which was held in Vientiane last November," he said. The annual ASEAN ministerial...
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