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2 hrs ago | New York Post

Snoops: We did it again

The Obama administration's snooping scandal mushroomed yesterday when it was revealed that the Justice Department seized a trove of information about Fox News correspondent James Rosen in an effort to aid a leak investigation - including tracking the reporter's movements in and out of the State Department.

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3 hrs ago | Asia News Network

TOKYO: Can Iijima's trip to North Korea be conducive to solving abduction issue?

Is there any chance of finding a toehold to break the long-standing impasse on the problem of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents? The effectiveness of the diplomatic strategy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration is now being tested over the issue.

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4 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea

The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for ransom by unidentified North Koreans says the boat and its 16 crew members have been released.

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8 hrs ago | 12NewsNow.Com

Firefighter trapped in six-alarm blaze at Dallas condo

A firefighter was trapped early Monday in a six-alarm blaze at a Dallas condominium complex, the city's fire department said.

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12 hrs ago | Science Library Pad

YouTube as War Correspondent - When is Reality Counterproductive

Social media and social uprisings have been linked since photography was invented.

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16 hrs ago | Talking Points Memo

SKorea: NKorea Fires Sixth Projectile Into Waters

North Korea fired short-range projectiles into its own eastern waters Monday for a third straight day, Seoul officials said.

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16 hrs ago | CNN

Washington AM Note

North Korea on Monday fired a projectile into the sea off its east coast for the third day in a row, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from "tension-creating acts." The South Korean Defense Ministry still needs to analyze exactly what the North fired, said Choi Yong-su, an official in the ministry's spokesperson's office.

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19 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.

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Yesterday | Patch.com

Drew University Graduates Class of 2013

Diplomas were awarded to 599 Drew University graduates Saturday on the school's campus in Madison.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Korea Herald

Korea poised to import Colombian oil

Colombia has become a major oil producer in fewer than 10 years - Latin America's fourth largest now, from about 500,000 barrels per day in 2004 to over 1 million bpd in 2012.

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Make the World a Better Place

Syria: Proxy Wars

A tweet I just read which noted the multiple proxy conflicts playing out in the midst of the Syrian civil war, made me realize just how many different parties and powers are facing off against each other there.

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South China Morning Post

North Korea attracts end-of-term tours for Hong Kong students

Tourist in the border village of Panmunjom, which separates the two Koreas. A trip to North Korea can provide not only a valuable learning opportunity but also a unique travel experience.

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Fox News

N. Korea Prison Saga: Camp Holding American Not the Worst, Experts Say

It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one of the world's most secretive and repressive regimes.

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The Papillion Times

Chinese boat owner says NKoreans detained his crew

It's called "separation of powers," and there's a good reason for it. The legislative branch makes laws.

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Xinhuanet

DPRK fires short-range missile into East Sea: media

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, Yonhap News Agency said quoting an anonymous Seoul military official.

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South China Morning Post

China investigates North Korea boat hijack claim

Chinese authorities were on Sunday investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official said.

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Voice of America

UN Calls on North Korea to Stop Missile Launches

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's President Vladimir Putin smile as they meet at Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Black Sea resort of Sochi, May 17, 2013.

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AlertNet

Humor by Female Comics Redefines What's Funny

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Korea Herald

N. Korea denounces U.S. ICBM ...

North Korea on Saturday denounced a possible move by the United States to test fire an intercontinental ballistic missile later in the month, calling it a serious military provocation.

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Sat May 18, 2013

English Dong-A

Former minister calls for preparations for reunification

Former minister calls for preparations for reunification . MAY 18, 2013 03:29. . South Korea's former unification minister will call for preparations for the reunification of the two Koreas as the 'ultimate solution' to establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia.

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