Ex-strongman's daughter in Korean race
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The daughter of a former South Korean military ruler formally declared her presidential candidacy Monday, apologizing for those who suffered under her father's rule while promising to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff.
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Imelda Marcos, the Philippines' former   first lady, may return to politics next year and run for mayor   of the capital Manila, her eldest daughter Imee said on Monday.
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Shawn Johnson, a 15-year-old girl from Iowa, won the all-around title at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and set herself up as the woman to beat next year at the Beijing Olympics. Johnson scored 61.875 points to defeat Steliana Nistor of Romania by 1.25.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA -- Standing before golden statues of his ancestors in the Royal Palace, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni -- a man little known in Cambodia -- took over the throne Friday from his father.
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When Germany's Nina Kraft, 35, swept to her overwhelming 17-minute victory over Switzerland's Natascha Badmann at the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii October 16, photographers noticed a ...
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She has a title and a famous father, but among Asia's political princesses Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is something of a rebel.
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Hee-Won Han was back atop the leaderboard at the Wendy's Championship for Children. Han, the defending champion and 2002 runner-up, shot an even-par 72 in the third round Saturday to take a two-shot lead. The South Korean had earlier rounds of 66 and 70 at the rain-soaked and muddy Tartan Fields Golf Club and was at 8-under-par 208.
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An Olympic hero reminds South Korea of the pain of exporting its children, while an actress expounds the joys of parenthood and the government the rewards. But South Koreans still don't like adopting other people's children.
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Rasmussen Reports - In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, a woman is the clear frontrunner and an African-American is clearly in the number two position.
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South Korean Ahn Sun-ju had another solid performance in the second round of the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters, remaining atop the leaderboard with a 4-under 68 Friday.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - China's Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday and 15-year-old American Shawn Johnson charmed the judges to win the women's event.
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The daughter of a former South Korean dictator and an ex-mayor who launched the &quot;greening&quot; of Seoul have announced their bids for the presidency, reports have said.
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However, the 14-year-old girl of the Yi ethnic minority group in Southwest China&#39;s Yunnan Province could not help but give a performance two weeks ago as she took part in a
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Jang Ji-Won won South Korea&#39;s first taekwondo gold medal at the Olympics by beating American Nia Abdallah 2-1 in the women&#39;s featherweight final.
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âBirdie queenâ Grace Park (Park Ji-eun, Nike Golf) has the perfect chance to blow away her âone win per seasonâ jinx. On October 15, during the first round of the Samsung World Championship (total
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Her mother's town was briefly occupied by North Korea. Her father survived the communists during the Korean War by hiding in the mountains.
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INCHEON, South Korea  - Korean Park Jung-ja spent the first six decades of her life on wind-swept Sakhalin, the bad breaks of the Cold War making her a citizen of nowhere. Now, she has finally found a home in suburban Seoul.