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Article: Kim Jong Un: North Korea's next leader?(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- June 2, 2009
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Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
South Korean intelligence sources are spreading the word that North Korea's ailing leader, Kim Jong Il, has settled on his third son, 26-year-old Kim Jong Un, as his successor.
Kim Jong Il seems to be moving quickly to pick a successor as questions swirl about how much time he has left to rule the country, while recovering from a stroke that he reportedly suffered last August and struggling with other illness.
North Korea is giving no hints about succession, but the rapid-fire moves to show off the North's military strength, notably the underground test of a nuclear device on May ...