Archive for Poltics
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Taro Aso Out, New Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Wins
The Democratic Party of Japan won the Lower House election by a landslide Sunday, grabbing more than 300 seats in the 480-seat chamber. The victory by the main opposition party will end more than half a century of almost uninterrupted rule by the Liberal Democratic Party With the defeat, cur...
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Bill Clinton Meeting North Korean Leader – Kim Jong II
President Bill Clinton arrives in North Korean to negotiate the release of US journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, and seek to improve diplomatic ties between the two countries. After meeting with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong II, Kim pardoned and ordered the release of two journalists today. ...
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Jong Un Kim named the next North Korea leader
North Korea's Kim Jong II has anointed his youngest son, Jong Un Kim (26), to become the next leader. The youngest son is said to be competitive and proficient in English. Kim Jong-un, born in early 1984, went to an international school in Switzerland and Kim Il-sung Military University, an...
