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N. Korea Slams UN Human Rights Resolution, KCNA Says
Nov 20th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A UN human rights resolution againstNorth Korea adopted this week is “nothing but a trite politicalplot,” the communist nation’s state-run media said yesterday,citing a foreign ministry spokesman it didn’t identify.
On last day in Asia, Obama sets date for N.Korea talks
Nov 19th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
SEOUL (AFP) – President Barack Obama announced Thursday a US envoy would visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks.
Obama wraps 1st Asian tour with tough talk on North Korea, possible new sanctions against Iran
Nov 19th, 2009 - Newser
Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program.
On last stop of Asia tour, Obama targets Iran, North Korea
Nov 19th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Osan Air Base, Osan, South Korea - There was no doubt it. President Barack Obama got by far the loudest cheers of his six-day East Asian odyssey Thursday in a rousing 15-minute talk before about 1,000 troops. At Osan Air Base here...
Obama discusses nuke sanctions against Iran, North Korea
Nov 19th, 2009 - USA Today
SEOUL (AP) — Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties...

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Obama: U.S. Won't Be 'Cowed...
President Obama declared that an era of American disengagement in Asia is over. He also warned that the US and its Asian partners 'will not be cowed' by North Korea's continued defiance over its nuclear weapons program. (Nov. 13)
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In Seoul, Obama takes on...
The Obama administration is dealing with the thorny issue of North Korea's nuclear program. To take a closer look, Leon Sigal of the Social Science Research Council in New York speaks with Daljit Dhaliwal ...
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Welcome to North Korea by...
Type: Documentary Rating: NR Running Time: 60 Minutes Starring: Directed by: Peter Tetteroo, Raymond Feddema PLOT DESCRIPTION The winner of the 2001 International Emmy award for Best Documentary ...
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North Korean Camps - North Korea
November 2008 The only escapee of North Koreas most brutal prison camp has lived to tell us a story of unspeakable horror. Starved of food and common humanity, Shin proves that gulags are still a tragic reality ...

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Iran faces fresh nuclear sanctions
Obama used a speech in South Korea’s capital, Seoul, to warn that the lesson of dealing with neighbouring North Korea was that Tehran must meet a deadline(World News)
BlueTFri, Nov 20th, 20091 Diggs, 0 Comments
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.(Space)
ampratherFri, Nov 20th, 200971 Diggs, 2 Comments
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.(Space)
spudsstuffFri, Nov 20th, 20092 Diggs, 0 Comments

North Korea from WikiPedia:

^ b. Kim Jong-il is the nation's most prominent leading figure and government figurehead, his official Constitutional title is Supreme Leader, as Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, a position which he has held since 1994.

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: ???????????, Chos?n Minjuju?i Inmin Konghwaguk), is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer area between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the border between North Korea and People's Republic of China. A section of the Tumen River in the extreme north-east is the border with Russia.