Kim Jong Il Death

Kim Jong Il Makes Bears Weep From Grave

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 04.15.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Coat flying open, reins in hand, Kim Jong Il is depicted astride a galloping horse in a larger-than-life statue unveil...

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Why Good Pundits are So Hard to Find

Matt Bieber | Posted 04.14.2012

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Sometimes, media outlets aren't interested in nuanced discourse. And even when they are, there's this second challenge of actually being able to do it.

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North Korea To Punish Insincere Mourners

Posted 01.13.2012

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You'd better watch out, you'd better cry. You'd better pout, I'm telling you why: North Korea's punishing insincere mourners, according to the Daily N...

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Kim Jong Il's Body To Be Put On Display

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 03.12.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday it will enshrine Kim Jong Il's body in the palace housing his father, the national founder, deepe...

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What Would A Single Korea Look Like?

AP | By FOSTER KLUG | Posted 03.04.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea -- A single, reunified Korea has long been a cherished dream of people on both sides of the world's most heavily fortified border. ...

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PHOTOS: Tens Of Thousands Pledge Loyalty To Kim Jong Un In Massive Rally

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of North Koreans packed the snowy main square of the capital Tuesday to ...

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A New Era For North Korea?

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG | Posted 03.03.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president is urging rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il's death to usher ...

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Margaret Cho Reflects On The Weirdness Of Kim Jong Il's Funeral

Margaret Cho | Posted 02.28.2012

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The big photo of Kim Jong Il reminds me of the Chinese funeral processions I witnessed as a child, weaving slowly down Powell Street. There would be a fancy hearse carrying the recently deceased, and the blown-up portrait would be propped on top of the car.

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North Korea Vows No Change Despite New Leadership

AP | Posted 02.28.2012

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The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea is calling Kim Jong Un "Great Leader" as it hands another of Kim Jong Il's titles t...

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The Cinematic Flourishes Of Kim Jong-il's Funeral

www.guardian.co.uk | Posted 02.27.2012

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The grand long shots - cars with flashing lights, giant picture of the Dear Deceased carried like the Ark of the Covenant, jack-boot soldiers - were i...

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Kim Jong Il Funeral Held In North Korea

AP | Posted 02.26.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea declared Kim Jong Il's son and successor "supreme leader" of the ruling party, military and the people duri...

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Kim Jong Un Called Head Of Powerful Committee

AP | Posted 02.24.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's state media on Monday called Kim Jong Il's heir the head of the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, ...

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Did Pyongyang's Sky Glow Red Before Kim's Death?

Newser.com | Posted 02.21.2012

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Weird and wonderful events surrounded the death of Kim Jong Il, according to North Korea's state-run media. The country's official news agency clai...

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Kim Jong Il's Myths And Legends

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 02.21.2012

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Just before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died, the skies glowed red above sacred Mount Paektu and the impenetrable sheet of ice at the heart of the...

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Cuba Reacts To Kim's Death

AP | Posted 02.19.2012

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HAVANA -- The Cuban government has decreed three days of mourning for the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. An official statement read Monday...

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American Journalist, Former North Korean Prisoner Responds To Kim Jong Il's Death

Posted 12.20.2011

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Journalists and sisters Laura and Lisa Ling appeared in an exclusive interview on CNN's "AC360" Monday night, to respond to the death of North Korean ...

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North Koreans Mourn Death Of Kim Jong Il

AP | RAFAEL WOBER | Posted 02.18.2012

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea prepared to lay longtime ruler Kim Jong Il to rest while the hermit state's official media on Tuesday laude...

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Will Persecuted Christians Fare Better In A Post-Kim Jong Il North Korea?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 12.19.2011

A day after authorities announced the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, several Christian organizations are calling for prayers for the nation...

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Was Kim Jong Il The World's Greatest Golfer?

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 12.19.2011

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On Monday, the Korean Central News Agency reported that longtime leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, had "passed away from great mental and physical s...

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North Korea's Appalling Human Rights Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Clare Richardson | Posted 12.19.2011

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In the wake of Kim Jong Il's death, public and government reactions to the passing of North Korea's "Dear Leader" have ranged from condolences to star...

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Kim Jong Il Dies, Twitter Goes Insane

Posted 12.19.2011

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Twitter lit up with reactions, political commentary and puns on the word "ill" Sunday night as users learned of the death of Kim Jong Il, the former r...

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9 Funniest Kim Jong Il Parodies

Posted 12.19.2011

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By all accounts, the life of Kim Jong Il was as mysterious as his death. The enigmatic ruler of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led a seclud...

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Koreatown Stunned By Death Of Kim Jong Il

AP | ANDREW DALTON | Posted 02.18.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Many in the largest Korean enclave in the United States took word of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il with disbelief, ...

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How To Make A Movie

The Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.19.2011

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The late Kim Jong Il was so passionate about the North Korean film industry that, according to the BBC, he once kidnapped a South Korean director and ...

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North Korea Missile Test Reported After Announcement Of Kim Jong Il Death

AP | By SAM KIM | Posted 02.18.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea conducted at least one short-range missile test Monday, the same day it announced the death of leader Kim Jong Il, S...

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