http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/661f78e87d5b100482afc076b8e3055c Laos News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cyr24-poison/cyr24-poisonhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cyr24-poison/cyr24-poisonBy ARTHUR I. CYR - The brutal continuing civil war in Syria now includes allegations that the Assad regime has used poison gas. Gas employed in war presents an especially horrifying specter, which in turn risks raising the stakes for both sides.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:50:45 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9e634d69d6ce4c21a8ba3c5e0bdb3d6d/MS--Repatriation-Ceremonyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9e634d69d6ce4c21a8ba3c5e0bdb3d6d/MS--Repatriation-CeremonyOLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi - Olive Branch resident Paul Clever was 6 years old when his father went down in a spy plane over Laos during the Vietnam War.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:01:12 -0400