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Eli Leslie said he wouldn't cut his hair until Kim Jong II died; Locks of Love gets ponytail
Rondi Leslie said her son’s long ponytail never really bothered her. His 80-year-old grandfather, on the other hand, would have preferred a shorter style.
“A few times, Grandpa sent him $20 to get it cut,” Rondi Leslie said.
Eli Leslie...Tags: Personal Service, Osama bin Laden, North Korea
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Peace on Earth in 2012? Doubtful
Contributing columnistNearly every national or international beauty contest features a question period when some aspiring beauty queen voices her desire for “world peace” in answer to an innocuous puffball question. However, this year, as in the past, world peace...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Culture, Religion and Belief
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Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea
BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....
Tags: Government, Politics, News Agency, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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'The Way of the Knife' exposes America's shadow wars
In October 2002, Barack Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, stood in Federal Plaza in Chicago and gave a speech about Iraq that launched his career toward the White House. "I don't oppose all wars," Obama told the crowd. "What I am opposed...Tags: National Security, Somalia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations, Politics
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The Week in Pictures | April 15 – April 21, 2013
FrameworkThe eyes of the world were on Boston this week with the two bomb blasts during the marathon on Monday and subsequent manhunt for two brothers believed to be the perpetrators.... -
Pictures in the News | April 15, 2013
FrameworkMonday's Pictures in the News begins in North Korea, where people visit giant statues of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang. Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile... -
North Korea marks founder's birthday with flowers, not missiles
BEIJING -- North Korea celebrated the 101th anniversary of its founder's birth Monday with flowers and dancing instead of missiles, raising hopes that the regime may be climbing down from the furious rhetoric of recent weeks. Even the fire-breathing...
Tags: United Nations, Kim Il Sung, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea), Defense
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North Korea, marking leader's birthday, shows more ire
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — After a day of festivities to mark the 101st birthday of its first leader, North Korea on Tuesday offered new prickly rhetoric against the United States and South Korea, which are watching closely for signs whether it...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Arts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea), North Korea
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After weeks of North Korean fury, calm on key holiday
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Koreans celebrated the birthday of their first leader Monday by dancing in plazas and snacking on peanuts, with little hint of the fiery language that has kept the international community fearful that a missile...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Kim Il Sung, Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Kingdom
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Kerry affirms U.S.-Japan bond as North Korean threat looms
TOKYO — Secretary of State John F. Kerry pledged a strong and continuing U.S. commitment to the defense of Japan in the final stop of an Asia tour that was dominated by North Korea's threats of an attack with nuclear weapons. Speaking before a...
Tags: Kim Il Sung, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Culture, North Korea
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Kerry: Beijing to work with U.S. to quell North Korea nuke threat
BEIJING -- After meeting with top Chinese leaders Saturday, Secretary of State John Kerry said Beijing had pledged to work with the United States to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. "There is no question in my mind that China is...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Kim Il Sung, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Kerry arrives in South Korea at a touchy time
From the Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could...Tags: United Nations, Kim Il Sung, U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government
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