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Article: Death of former South Korean leader prompts deeper look at reconciliation with North.(Roh Moo Hyun)(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- May 26, 2009
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Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
The legacy of South Korea's attempts at reconciliation with North Korea endures in emotions over the suicide of the former president, Roh Moo Hyun, even as his conservative successor, President Lee Myung Bak, rallies the South in response to North Korea's nuclear test and missile launches. Tens of thousands of people have visited the home of Mr. Roh, near the southeastern port of Pusan, to offer condolences, and the government is braced for thousands more demonstrating on Friday during a state funeral on the grounds of a historic palace near the Blue House, the center of presidential power. Top ...