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Stethoscope diplomacy

May 14, 2006

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THE 1,000-BED US Navy hospital ship Mercy is now steaming toward Asia to provide humanitarian medical relief. The Navy should seek out more such opportunities for its well-equipped hospital ships. (Full article: 379 words)

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