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Kim Jong Il Documentary Seen As Acknowledgment Of N Korean Leader's Age

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Il's childhood in a secret guerrilla camp and early years before becoming leader of communist North Korea are the ...

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Kim Jong Un: Two Years At Swiss School Give Insights Into Possible Next Leader Of N Korea

Washington Post | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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In August 1998, as famine reached a terrible climax in North Korea, the destitute Asian nation enrolled a shy teenager in a Swiss state school. He arr...

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North Korea Restricts Domestic Markets, Food Aid While Saber-Rattling Abroad

Washington Post | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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As it noisily goads the outside world with missiles and a nuclear test, North Korea is quietly tightening screws at home....

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Kim Jong Il Has Pancreatic Cancer: Report

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 08.12.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after new images of...

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Kim Jong-Il Has 'Serious' Pancreas Disorder: Report

AFP | Fri Jul 10, 7:39 Am ET | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

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TOKYO (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is suffering from a "serious disorder" of the pancreas, a Japanese television network reported Friday, ...

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North Korea Reveals It Has Been Running Microsoft Customer Service for Years

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.09.2009 | Comedy

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In a frontal assault on America's computers, North Korea revealed today that it successfully infiltrated Microsoft customer service and has been running the company's calling centers for years.

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Kim Jong Il, Looking Gaunt, Makes Rare Public Appearance

AP | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

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PYONGYANG, North Korea — A thin-looking Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance Wednesday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, t...

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Michael Jackson and Kim Jong Il

Gotham Chopra | Posted 08.05.2009 | Entertainment

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If indeed Kim Jong Il ever was a fan of Michael Jackson, his pardoning of Laura Ling and Euna Lee and sending them home to their families would be a profound act of compassion, a true tribute to a man whose death has left the entire world in mourning.

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Kim Jong Il Convalescing By The Sea: Paper

AP | Posted 08.05.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after repor...

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North Korea Fires 7 Missiles: Reports

AP | KELLY OLSEN | Posted 08.03.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's weekend missile launches show the communist country is improving its capability and accuracy and are a cause ...

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North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range ...

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Apparently Doctored Photo Raises Speculation About North Korea's Kim Jong-Il

New York Times | CHOE SANG | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea An image of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, shown recently on government-run television appears to be a doctored version of a...

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Kim Jong Il's Son Takes Over NKorea Spy Agency: Report

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il doled out foreign-made cars to senior intelligence officials to ensure their loyalty to his...

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Pentagon: North Korea Missiles Could Threaten U.S.

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — North Korea's missiles could hit the United States in as few as three years if the reclusive rogue nation continues to ramp up its ...

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How To Be A Totalitarian Nutjob: Colbert Advises North Korea's Heir Apparent (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.17.2009 | Comedy

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Ever wondered how one generation of crazy dictator passes on knowledge to the next? Apparently it's through Stephen Colbert's simple-to-follow program...

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Kim Jong-Un Secretly Visited China To Plea For Food Aid: Report

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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TOKYO — The youngest son _ and reportedly heir apparent _ of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was ur...

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Kim Jong-Un, Son Of North Korea's Kim, Visits China As Heir

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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TOKYO — The youngest son _ and reportedly heir apparent _ of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was ur...

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North Korea Warns Of Nuclear War

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president said Monday that the country's alliance with the United States is key to resolving North Korea's nu...

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Kim Jong-Un, 'Brilliant Comrade' Touted In North Korean Media

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korea's authoritarian leader has been given the title of "Brilliant Comrade," a sign the communis...

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Gates: North Korea Shows No Sign Of Retaliation For Sanctions

AP | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it does not appear that North Korea has made military preparations to follow throug...

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