National and International News-Friday, Nov. 17th

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - President Bush says the lesson to be learned from the Vietnam War is don't quit. He arrived in Vietnam today for a weekend economic summit. Relating that war to Iraq, Bush said it's going to take a long time for the ideology of freedom to overcome the ideology of hate.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Government and private officials confirm that four American security workers and an Austrian were kidnapped in southern Iraq yesterday. Nine other civilians in their convoy have been released. Officials report fighting in that same area today.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll finds approval of President Bush's Iraq policy slumping to a new low. The Associated Press-Ipsos survey finds just 31-percent approval of the president's handling of the war. His overall job approval rating is a bit higher at 36 percent.

RIEGELWOOD, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's governor gets a look today at the damage from yesterday's violent storms. Eight people were killed when a tornado crushed a community near Wilmington. It was part of a line of thunderstorms that caused flooding and damage in a sweep up the Eastern Seaboard.

UNDATED (AP) - If they're not too tired, there could be lots of gameplaying ahead today for owners of Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 game console. The five and 600-dollar device went on sale in limited numbers at midnight. Some people cued up days ago to get a spot in line.