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North Korea may test-fire missile toward Japan-media
(Adds Kyodo news report on Kim Jong-il, paragraph 10) By Jack Kim SEOUL, Feb 4 (Reuters) - North Korea may be preparing to use the site of its previous ballistic missile launches on the east coast to fire its longest range missile, possibly towards Japan, news reports said on Wednesday. The ...
 North Korea 'prepares to test long range missile'
North Korea 'prepares to test long range missile'
timesonline.co.uk — North Korea is preparing to test fire a long range missile capable of striking the United States,... according to media reports in South Korea and Japan this morning. The Yonhap News Agency in Seoul quoted South Korean officials who described satellite ... (more) North Korea 'prepares to test long range missile'
Obama presser: Does Obama pay attention?
Obama presser: Does Obama pay attention?
hotair.com — An oft-repeated aphorism instructs us that we can have our own opinions, but not our own facts... — or at least not unless we get to stand behind the podium at the White House. When Barack Obama explained his economic package last night to the ... (more) Obama presser: Does Obama pay attention?
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North Korea may test-fire missile toward Japan-media
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Korean President Lee Myung-bak and grab the attention of new U.S. President Barack Obama. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper quoted government sources as saying that a large object suspected to be part of a long-range Taepodong-2 missile was being transported to the missile site on North Korea's east coast. "The test site on the east coast means the missile will likely be fired over Japan and in the direction of the United States," Chosun Ilbo quoted the source as saying. Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKSP393526

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