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Obama lifts Vietnam arms embargo during historic trip

In a historic move, President Obama lifted an arms embargo on Vietnam, which had been in effect since the Vietnam War. The president announced the move at a meeting with Vietnam's president Monday morning in Hanoi. The two leaders put on a show of solidarity in the face of growing tension with China. Margaret Brennan reports from Hanoi.
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