Choi soo jong biography of barack obama
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By Choi Yearn-hong
The ongoing formation of Barack Obama's cabinet is interesting to many American people. He is considering Sen. Hillary Clinton from New York, his archrival in the Democratic primary race, as secretary of state.
He has solicited Sen. John McCain's cooperation, and let Sen. Joe Lieberman from Connecticut keep his chair in the U.S. senate committee on homeland security.
McCain was his Republican opponent in the November presidential election and Lieberman was once the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate, but an ardent supporter and tireless campaigner for McCain.
McCain promised to cooperate with Obama for solving the nation's problems. They had a very good first meeting after the November election.
It is enlightening to watch, because Obama embraces his ``enemies" for the unity of the nation in overcoming a financial crisis internally and unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has emphasized one nation beyond the partisan politics, racial politics and regional politics.
There is a similarity between Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln. Both disregarded partisan politics after elected to the office of the president.
After winning the presidency, Lincoln disregarded personal animosity and took the unprecedented move of tapping Sen. Wil
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Editor’s note: Professor Ji-Young Lee of American University answers five questions to help put issues related to North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities into context.
Why is there a North and a South Korea?
Before there was a North and South Korea, the peninsula was ruled as a dynasty known as Chosŏn, which existed for more than five centuries, until This period, during which an independent Korea had diplomatic relations with China and Japan, ended with imperial Japan’s annexation of the peninsula. Japan’s colonial rule lasted 35 years.
When Japan surrendered to the Allies in , the Korean peninsula was split into two zones of occupation – the U.S.-controlled South Korea and the Soviet-controlled North Korea. Amid the growing Cold War tensions between Moscow and Washington, in , two separate governments were established in Pyongyang and Seoul. Kim Il-Sung, leader of North Korea, was a former guerrilla who fought under Chinese and Russian command. Syngman Rhee, a Princeton University-educated staunch anti-communist, became the first leader of South Korea.
In an attempt to unify the Korean peninsula under his communist regime, Kim Il-Sung invaded the South in June with Soviet aid. This brought South Korea and the United States, backed by United Nations, to fight
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