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Article: Amid stalled alliance drive, Uri Party gets rare boost from political bosses.

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May 22, 2007
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SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- With its push for an alliance of liberal parties against the popular conservative party stagnating before South Korea's presidential election in December, a fresh gust of wind blew for the pro-government Uri Party on Monday after President Roh Moo-hyun and his predecessor Kim Dae-jung made encouraging remarks. The Uri Party has seen no progress in its months-long merger drive with the minor opposition Democratic Party due to a lingering dispute on sharing power and setting the membership. Doubts grew over its declared goal of launching a new combined party by mid-June.Breathing fresh air into the stalemate, Roh suggested that he supported the ...

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