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Korean powder keg
North Korea's recent threats to target South Korean and American cities with atomic destruction have the shrill belligerence of a 6-year-old's temper tantrum. But while few analysts believe North Korea has the means to carry out its threats, U.S. and...Tags: South Korea, Weaponry, Missile Systems, China, Defense
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Orioles are in a perfect spot heading into 2013 season
Let's agree that the Orioles are saying all the right things as they get ready for Tuesday's season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays. They're saying last year's 93 wins were no fluke. They're saying they're hungrier than ever after finishing second...
Tags: R.A. Dickey, Nolan Reimold, B.J. Upton, Nate McLouth, Miguel Tejada
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North Korea's 'red lines'
Last April, when a North Korean missile launch appeared to be imminent, this newspaper published my commentary urging the U.S. to "get tough with North Korea." My determination that U.S. actions to date had produced little or no effect in deterring the...
Tags: Kim Jong Il, South Korea, Japan, Pyongyang (North Korea), State of the Union Address
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North Korea's missile antics
Under its new ruler, Kim Jong Un, North Korea has reverted to its old tactics of provocation and aggression with the launch this week of a long-range missile it claims was intended to put the country's first satellite into orbit. It's unclear whether...Tags: Kim Jong Il, Japan, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Missile Systems
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Marriottsville humanitarian hopes for change in North Korea
He was born into freedom in Pusan, South Korea, 60 years ago. Still, Jong C. Jang of Marriottsville spent much of his boyhood hearing his father, Ok Kyun Jang, rhapsodize about growing up in a place about 350 miles to the north.
Families were close-...Tags: Civil Rights, Bodies of Water, Justice and Rights, Pyongyang (North Korea), China
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On North Korea, caution is better than rash words
Perhaps there has been nothing more baffling to American eyes than the photographs of hordes of obviously grief-stricken North Koreans mourning the death of their 69-year-old dictator, Kim Jong Il. Under his reign and that of his father, the people of the...Tags: Mitt Romney, Defense, Iraq, North Korea, Rick Perry
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Asian shares reverse losses, capped before Fed meeting
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - European shares turned lower but major currencies and commodities stuck within recent ranges on Wednesday as investors awaited clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve's next policy move. Mixed reports on the strength of the U.S. economic...Tags: priceline.com Inc., DAX, Chemical Industry, Kim Sung-hwan, Cirrus Logic Incorporated
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North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.
ReutersSEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking action to show it is moving toward scrapping...Tags: International Military Interventions, Nuclear Policy, Pyongyang (North Korea), Wars and Interventions, Weaponry
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North Korea offers to hold high-level talks with U.S.
ReutersSEOUL - North Korea today offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking action to show it is moving toward scrapping its nuclear weapons....Tags: Nuclear Policy, Pyongyang (North Korea), Weaponry, National Security, Korean War (1950-1953)
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North Korea says South's "sinister" moves caused talks collapse
ReutersBy Jack Kim SEOUL, June 13 (Reuters) - North Korea blamed the South on Thursday for scuttling fresh dialogue that aimed to ease tensions between the rival Koreas, saying Seoul deliberately torpedoed reconciliation talks planned for this week. The latest...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), South Korea, Nuclear Policy, Pyongyang (North Korea), Weaponry
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HBO Renews 'Vice'
VarietyHBO has handed a second season to "Vice," ordering 12 episodes for the newsmagazine's second run and slating them for 2014. "'Vice's' fearless, irreverent style of news coverage has produced a uniquely provocative show," said HBO prez Michael Lombardo....Tags: Bill Maher
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Two Koreas in first talks in over two years "without argument"
Reuters* First session paves way for ministerial-level meeting * Officials say discussions to focus on reopening commercial projects * Meeting follows agreement at U.S.-China summit to persuade the North to denuclearise By Kim Do-gyun and Lim Sang-gyu PAJU,...Tags: South Korea, China, White House, Barack Obama, American Red Cross
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