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North Korea Rocket Launch

North Korea UN Draft Agreement Reached By Six Powers

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2009 | World

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The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Japan have reached an agreement on a draft statement about North Korea's long-range rocket...

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North Korea: Thousands Gather To Celebrate Rocket Launch

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament appointed Kim Jong Il to a third term Thursday as leader of one of the world's most r...

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Obama Needs to be Nuanced in North Korea Response

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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Steve Clemons

In engineering one of the first global crises designed to test the new administration, North Korea seems to be demanding that it not fall too far down the Obama priority list.

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Obama Gets '3 a.m. Phone Call' On North Korea

CNN Political Ticker | Suzanne Malveaux | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

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Visiting Prague, Czech Republic, U.S. President Barack Obama was awakened at 4:30 a.m. Sunday with the news that North Korea had launched a rocket, as...

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North Korea's Satellite Launch

John Feffer | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

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John Feffer

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why North Korea just launched another rocket. The country wants attention.

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North Korea Missile Launch Could Be Imminent: Report

Reuters | Jon Herskovitz and Kim Yeon-hee | Posted 05.05.2009 | World

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North Korea has removed the cover from the top of a long-range rocket and started a radar needed to track its flight, South Korea's Yonhap news agency...

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Analysts: Rocket gives NKorea new bargaining chip

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.05.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's new rocket launch gives the communist country another bargaining chip in negotiations over dismantling its nu...

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North Korea Presses Ahead With Final Preparations For Rocket Launch

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said preparations to launch a satellite were complete Saturday and liftoff was imminent, as U.S., Japanese and ...

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North Korea Begins Fueling Rocket For Impending Launch

AP | PAUL ALEXANDER | Posted 05.03.2009 | World

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SEOUL, South Korea — World leaders sought a unified response Thursday to North Korea's latest provocation as the communist regime made final pre...

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