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Weekly remarks: GOP's John Hoeven says trade pacts would spur new jobs; Obama salutes Father's Day
Top of the TicketRepublican says Obama holding up trade pact ratification; Obama says unconditional love is important to children.... -
South Korean conglomerates act as though they are above the law
Yoo Hong-joon says he knows the wrath of the rich and powerful in a nation dominated by family-owned firms known as chaebols.
The 52-year-old former driver says that in October, as board members watched, a trucking company owner beat him repeatedly...Tags: Crimes, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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First, Obama gets a Nobel Peace Prize for nothing; now, a tae kwon do black belt after zero kicks
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South Koreans blame politics in Roh's death
They came bearing flowers and cigarettes for their fallen hero, the former head of state whose life many believe was cut short by the vengeful nature of South Korean politics.
Countless mourners have paid their respects to Roh Moo-hyun, an outpouring...Tags: Crimes, Bribery, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Political Corruption
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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... -
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: Movies, Pearl S. Buck, Documentary (genre), Family, Animals
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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: Daegu (South Korea), Demonstration, Obituaries, Seoul (South Korea), Democracy
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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: Crimes, University of Southern California, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Seoul (South Korea)
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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: Kim Jong Il, Government, Seoul (South Korea), Condoleezza Rice, North Korea
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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: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Tour Operations Industry, Kim Jong Il, Madeleine Albright
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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: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, University of Southern California, Journalism, Financial Markets
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South Korea's Roh is dead
Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, a onetime human rights lawyer who was under investigation for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in bribes during a five-year term in office that ended last year, died today after a fall near his home...Tags: Human Rights, Bribery, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Head Injuries
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