Topic: Kim Jong-il
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In Pictures: Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks Scandal
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Gold medal quotes from the London Olympics
Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.
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Kim Jong-un's 6 super-duper titles
Kim Jong-un leads North Korea, but not as president. That title is held by his late grandfather – for eternity. But the younger Kim has picked up a number of his own titles since becoming leader.
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Kim 101: How well do you know North Korea's leaders?
North Korea's new supreme leader Kim Jong-un appears to be securing his hold on the country's reins last held by his father, Kim Jong-il. How well do you know the Kim dynasty? Take our quiz and find out!
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North Korea to suspend nuclear activity in exchange for food: 5 key questions
Here are five key questions on the link between food and nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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Opinion: Kim Jong-il's death: Don't look for swift change in North Korea
The death of 'dear leader' Kim Jong-il is unlikely to produce great change in North Korea in the short term, and successor Kim Jong-un may find it difficult to consolidate power. In the long term, the Kim monarchy will collapse and the Korean peninsula will be reunited.
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Kim Jong-il's death: 4 questions about 'dear successor' Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un, the third son of North Korea’s 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il, appears well on his way to succeeding his father, but he remains an 'untested quantity.' What do we know about him?
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Good Reads: Remembrances of Vaclav Havel, Christopher Hitchens, and Kim Jong-il (video)The passing of two great writers, Havel and Hitchens, may not cause currencies to fluctuate or armies to go on standby as Kim Jong-il's death has today. But the influence of their words will live on.
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Stock market: Fears ease over North Korea
Stock market futures in US edge up as tensions ease over Kim Jong Il's passing. Asia markets close lower, but stock market in Germany, Britain, and France recover.
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North Korea quickly names 'great successor' after Kim Jong-il's death
North Korea is unlikely to act erratically following the death of Kim Jong-il. All eyes are on heir Kim Jong-un, whose youth and inexperience mean elder statesmen are likely to guide the transition.
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Christopher Hitchens was militant pundit and humanist
He was a most engaged, prolific and public intellectual who wrote numerous books, was a frequent television commentator and a contributor to Vanity Fair, Slate and other publications. He became a popular author in 2007 thanks to 'God is Not Great,' a manifesto for atheists.
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Doomsday war games: Pentagon's 3 nightmare scenarios
Pentagon planners have plenty to worry about these days, from Iran to Afghanistan. But in war games in Washington this week, US Army officials and their advisers debated three nightmare scenarios in particular.
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South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island one year after North Korea's attack
Residents of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island are confident enough to return to one year after North Korea's devastating attack, but still nervous.
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Freedom may be messy, but it beats despotism
The Arab Spring toppled dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. Yemen and Syria may be next. Though trials remain, we are witnessing an extraordinary fight for freedom. What emerges may not be the kind of democracy Westerners want, but it beats tyranny.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's push to quell a nuclear North Korea
Obama can't risk a big nuclear test by North Korea during the 2012 election campaign. Hints of talks with Pyongyang suggest the US is ready for a deal.
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Amanda Knox: What American parents can learn from her story
Amanda Knox, the hikers in Iran, the journalists in North Korea – all cases where young Americans were caught up in a foreign legal system. Some points on how to handle such a crisis.
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When is a golf tournament not just a tournament? When it's in North Korea.Mao Zedong's 'ping-pong diplomacy' thawed Chinese-US ties. Could Kim Jong-il's 'golf club diplomacy' do the same for North Korean-US relations?
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Turning propaganda on its head in South KoreaA North Korean defector who created government propaganda before fleeing the country now uses his old work to criticize the man and country it honored.
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North Korea envoy ties food aid to human rights
As North Korea faces ongoing food shortages, the US appears closer to providing food aid amid hopes for movement on six-party nuclear talks.
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Chapter & Verse
Condi Rice fires back at Dick CheneyFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins Colin Powell in protesting claims made by Dick Cheney in his memoir.
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North Korea tells Russia it may be ready to halt nuke testing. Is it?
Analysts view Kim Jong-il's mention of a moratorium on nuclear testing, if six party talks resume, more as a gesture to Russian hosts than as a serious promise.
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Chapter & Verse
Is Washington ready for Dick Cheney's explosive memoir?Cheney dishes on his health, the Sept. 11 attacks, a secret resignation letter, and the mistakes of George Tenet, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice.
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Russia's Medvedev eyes energy gains as he meets with North Korea's Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-il has reportedly agreed to return to six-party talks. Medvedev also got a go-ahead to use North Korea as a transit corridor for a natural gas pipeline to South Korea.
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Visiting Russia, Kim Jong-il casts nervous eye on Tripoli
North Korea's Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia to bolster diplomatic support. A key issue is the ability of Kim's son and heir to rule with an iron hand – an issue getting renewed attention as Libyan rebels advance into Tripoli.
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Portrait of a North Korean propagandist turned protest artist
Before fleeing North Korea, Song Byeok was a propaganda artist, creating portraits of 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il. Now he uses his art to criticize the regime from South Korea.
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Provocative documentary on North Korea opens in SeoulA film about North Korean defectors that could stir up tensions on the Korean Peninsula has opened in Seoul theaters.
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Wen spreads China's billions in Europe but can't buy goodwill
On tour through Europe, which ended today in Germany, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao inked deals worth billions, but also faced questions on human rights abuses.
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South Korea shooting mishap highlights heightened tensions with North
South Korean marines mistakenly fired on a passenger jet owned by Asiana Airlines on Friday. They thought it was a North Korean fighter jet.
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Kim Jong-il wraps up economic 'study tour' in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is said to have visited factories, a solar panel plant, and a supermarket. Beijing's goal is apparently to push Kim on economic reforms.
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un reportedly in China on first diplomatic trip
Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s son and heir-apparent, reportedly visited China Friday. The trip could signal Beijing's support for Kim Jong-un to succeed his father.
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