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By Carla Marcus, NBC News Producer
BAGHDAD – Attacks carried out by female suicide bombers have become as common an occurrence here as roadside bombings, political assassinations and public mourning. No longer do I react with surprise when I hear about an explosion triggered by a woman.
Just last week on Oct. 8, a young [...]

By Ian Williams, NBC News correspondent HANOI, Vietnam – Mention the U.S. election on the streets of Hanoi, and you are likely to get two very different reactions.
Among the young, the most common response is a shrug. But older people – the Vietnam War generation – are watching closely, and everybody I spoke to [...]