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** FILE ** A military vehicle carries what appeared to be a new missile during a mass military parade through Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Sunday, April 15, 2012, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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**FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes during a mass military parade in the Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2012, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, Kim Il-sung. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)
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A new bronze statue depicting the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (right) and his father, Kim Il-sung, stands on the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio after it was unveiled in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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In this image made from Associated Press Television News, North Koreans mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in front of a mural depicting Mr. Kim and his father, Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/APTN)
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North Koreans cry and scream in a display of mourning for their leader, Kim Jong-il, at the foot of a giant statue of his father, Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, after Kim Jong-il's death was announced on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/APTN)
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Hundreds of North Koreans gather in front of a giant statue of former leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, to mourn the death of Kim Jong-il. (AP Photo/APTN)
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** FILE ** In this April 1981 photo, Kim Jong-il (left) gestures while taking a stroll with his father, North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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In this undated photo from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, a young Kim Jong-il (left) is pictured with his parents, Kim Jong-suk (right) and Kim Il-sung. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
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In this undated photo from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, Kim Jong-iI (center) is pictured with his parents, Kim Jong-suk (left) and Kim Il-sung. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)
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A North Korean defector shouts slogans next to a placard showing photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, center, his late father Kim Il-sung, left, and his youngest son Kim Jong-un, during a rally against the North's succession in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The letters on a banner read "We denounce the family's succession through three generations." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS North Koreans mark the 62nd anniversary of their country by laying flowers at the foot of a giant statue of their founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang.
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North Koreans mark the 62nd anniversary of their country by laying flowers at the foot of a giant statue of their founding leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong Il and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. (AP Photo/APTN)
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North Koreans mark the 62nd anniversary of their country by laying flowers at the foot of a giant statue of their founding leader Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. North Korea celebrated its 62nd anniversary Thursday with odes to supreme leader Kim Jong-il and pilgrimages to his late father's statue amid hints that a political meeting believed aimed at promoting his son as successor is imminent. (AP Photo/APTN)
