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Report: North Korea Fires 5 Missiles
Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean...Tags: South Korea, Television Networks, Politics, Weaponry, International Military Interventions
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North Korea Test-Fires Two More Missiles
North Korea shows its defiance to the world once again Tuesday, by launching more long-range missiles. This follows Monday's underground nuclear test in Pyongyang and three missile launches.
The United Nations Security Council calls the test a clear...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Justice System, Sports, Foreign Aid, Politics
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Obama urges states to set 'college- and career-ready' standards for students
Comments BlogPresident Obama told the National Governors Assn. that his administration would require all states to certify that their standards are designed to make pupils 'college- and career-ready.' Decrying shortcomings of the No Child Left Behind Act, President... -
Obama hails 'turning point' but no guarantees
LONDON - Concluding his first international summit, President Barack Obama hailed agreements at the emergency meeting of world powers Thursday as a "turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery." But he cautioned, "There are no guarantees."...Tags: Barack Obama, Manmohan Singh, George W. Bush, Pakistan, Economy, Business and Finance
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To a South Korean farmer, this cow was sacred
The stampede to see South Korea's most reluctant celebrities starts early, often before they're out of bed.
On many weekends, hundreds of tourists appear at the tumbledown homestead to meet 82-year-old farmer Choi Won-kyun and his loving but nagging...Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Senior Citizens, Movies, Entertainment, South Korea
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Stephen Kim Sou-hwan dies at 86; outspoken S. Korean cardinal
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, a philosophy student who became South Korea's first Roman Catholic cardinal and an outspoken critic of authoritarian rule, died Monday. He was 86. Kim had been suffering from pneumonia for several months and was recently...Tags: South Korea, Democracy, Demonstration, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics
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South Korea lawmakers: Reaching across the aisle with a sledgehammer
Lee Jung-hee recalls the precise moment when all hell broke loose -- the tie-yanking, headlocks and neck-wringing, the thud of sledgehammers and, ominously, the sickening whine of a chain saw.
The 39-year-old had witnessed plenty of violent protests in...Tags: South Korea, Democracy, U.S. Congress, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics
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New S. Korea leader vows to fix economy
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLee Myung-bak was sworn in as South Korea's 17th president today, calling for a renewed spirit of self-sacrifice and vowing to apply hardheaded pragmatism to governing a country where disparities in wealth have created "class conflict and animosity."...Tags: South Korea, Politics, Corporate Crime, Elections, Political Systems
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New York Philharmonic to play in North Korea
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNot since 1950 when the U.S. Army briefly captured Pyongyang during the Korean War have so many Americans descended on the world's most reclusive, anti-U.S. capital. This time, though, the invasion is not military, but musical. A 747 jumbo jet from...Tags: South Korea, PBS (tv network), U.S. Army, Politics, Jimmy Carter
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South Korea's squeeze on financial news
In South Korea, image and perception are paramount -- especially when it comes to how the conservative Lee Myung-bak administration is dealing with the global financial crisis.
In an apparent effort to restore confidence among international investors,...Tags: South Korea, Exchange Bank, HSBC Holdings plc, Journalism, Newspaper and Magazine
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Wednesday, August 6. President Bush is meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul and Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej in Bangkok. The National Coaching Report, "The State........Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, National Government, Armed Conflicts, Government
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Bush: Guess Hu's coming to dinner
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated If the perimeter is a little tight around the White House tonight, for the pre-summit dinner of world leaders on the eve of an international economic summit in Washington, this list of attendees for the......Tags: Mario, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Manmohan Singh, Hu Jintao, Nicolas Sarkozy
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