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  1. Seoul downplays expectations of US-NKorea talksRead the original story

    11 min ago | Buenos Aires Herald

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-il poses as he visits the People Security Command at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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  2. Ahead of US-N. Korea Talks, Seoul Downplays ExpectationsRead the original story w/Photo

    50 min ago | Air America Radio

    Sunday November 29, 2009 4:40 a.m. A North Korean soldier, left, stands guard as a South Korean soldier looks at the Truce Village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov.

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  3. N Korea leader grooming son for top job

    54 min ago | The Age

    ... regarding General Comrade Kim Jong-Un", the daily said. Information on the Kim family is tightly controlled by North Korea's official media. Kim Jong-Il and his late father, North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung, used "field guidance" trips to military ...

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  4. Special series on Kapaun starts next SundayRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Wichita Eagle

    The story of Father Emil Kapaun has intrigued me for a long time. A farm kid from Pilsen, a small Czech community in Marion County, Kapaun became a priest, an Army chaplain and a hero.

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  5. Kashima a win away from J-League titleRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | CBS SportsLine

    Kashima Antlers thrashed title rival Gamba Osaka 5-1 on the weekend to move within one win of a third straight J-League championship.

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  6. North Korea's Kim woos visiting China PremierRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Canada.com

    North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il made a rare appearance to greet visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the start of a trip which swiftly yielded a statement that North Korea was willing to discuss its nuclear weapons.

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  7. Seoul pessimistic on N.K.-U.S. talksRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Korea Herald

    ... persuade the North to return to six-party nuclear disarmament negotiations. "There is no confirmed signal that North Korea will return to the six-party talks," the official told a group of local reporters on condition of anonymity. "At the moment, ...

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  8. Why we do the things we doRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Boston Globe

    All of us have asked ourselves: "Why do other people often make such odd decisions?'' The more honest among us go on to inquire: "Why do I often make such odd decisions?'' Freud was once thought to have some answers, but his theories are now in deep eclipse.

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  9. Should President Obama have bowed to the emperor of Japan?Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

    Regarding Obama in Japan bowing to the emperor: This is the wrong thing for any U.S. president to do in any nation.

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  10. Seoul downplays expectations of USNKorea talksRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | KXMB-TV Bismarck

    Seoul downplays expectations of US-NKorea talks SEOUL, South Korea A senior South Korean official reportedly is downplaying expectations for a rare direct meeting between North Korea n and American officials next week.

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  11. 76 Pro-N.Korea Websites Working OverseasRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2008 | Chosun Ilbo

    The National Police Agency is monitoring a total of 76 pro-North Korea websites overseas.

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  12. Japan launches 5th spy satelliteRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | WFMJ-TV Youngstown

    ... States for intelligence. But it launched its first pair of spy satellites in 2003, prompted by concerns over North Korea's missile program. North Korea shocked Tokyo in 1998 when it test-fired a missile over Japan. Since then, Japan has launched spy ...

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  13. Satellite launched to spy on North KoreaRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    Japan has launched a rocket carrying a satellite to spy on North Korean military sites and other locations.

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  14. International Lawmakers focus on North Korean DefectorsRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Family Care Foundation partner Helping Hands Korea assisting North Korean Refugees

    ... protect and support North Korean defectors. They also demanded that China stop forcibly repatriating refugees to North Korea, where they could face execution. Representatives from twelve countries met in Thailand Saturday to raise attention to the ...

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  15. This day in historyRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Jamaica Observer

    Today is Sunday, November 29, the 333rd day of 2009. There are 32 days left in the year.

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  16. Seoul sees prospects for NKorea-US talks as "dark"Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

    ... aim to persuading it to return to six-party nuclear disarmament negotiations. "There is no confirmed signal that North Korea will return to six-party talks," an unidentified senior Seoul government official told a group of local reporters Sunday, ...

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  17. North Korea calls for direct talks with U.SRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Canada.com

    North Korea called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave the clearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks it has boycotted for almost a year.

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  18. Other View: Rocket-fueled tensionsRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Traverse City Record-Eagle

    For weeks, North Korea has been talking about plans to launch a rocket sometime between April 4 and 8. Whether it intends to put a satellite in orbit as it claims or test a long-range missile, as the Obama administration and many others suspect, Pyongyang has fueled dangerous new tensions in East Asia.

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  19. South Korea's next great hope comes from North in pinkRead the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    ... "I don't mind that nickname, but I want to be known for my boxing more than the fact that I defected from North Korea." With a compelling story that includes a high-risk escape from North Korea, Choi's tough, girlish and endearing character has ...

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  20. New spy satellite launched into orbitRead the original story w/Photo

    12 hrs ago | The Japan Times

    ... States for intelligence. But it launched its first pair of spy satellites in 2003, prompted by concerns over North Korea's missile program. North Korea shocked Tokyo in 1998 when it test-fired a missile over Japan. Since then, Tokyo has launched spy ...

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