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Rep. Ted Poe, Texas Republican, said North Korea's hack of Sony qualifies as a terrorist act and the country should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. (Associated Press)

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North Korea has denied hacking Sony, an attack that U.S. officials claim was driven by Pyongyang's anger over the impending release of "The Interview," a Sony Pictures fictional movie depicting the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)

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A man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

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The FBI reiterate their claim after a news report that a cybersecurity firm, Norse Corp., briefed the FBI on its own intelligence, which depicted six people were responsible for the hack — not North Korea. (Associated Press)

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This photo combination shows U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea has compared Obama to a monkey and blamed the U.S. for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the movie "The Interview." (AP Photos)

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North Korea's chief delegate Kim Yong-chol has been identified as the man behind the Sony hack. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, POOL)

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In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, file photo, North Korean students use computers in a classroom with portraits of the country's later leaders Kim Il-sung, left, and his son Kim Jong-il hanging on the wall at the Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves to spectators and participants of a mass military parade celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this July 27, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

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In a photo released by Korea News Service on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009, in Tokyo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, talks to officials during his inspection of the Wonsan Chemical Factory in Wonsan, Kongwon Do, North Korea. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, File)

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Dennis Rodman sings "Happy Birthday" to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, seated above in the stands, before an exhibition basketball game at an indoor stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2014 file photo, Kenneth Bae speaks to the Associated Press in Pyongyang, North Korea. The US announces Saturday the release of Americans Bae and and Matthew Todd Miller who were detained in North Korea, saying they're on way home. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

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Jeffrey Fowle, center, smiles as he stands with his family and with attorney, Timothy Tepe, far right, at his home in West Carrollton, Ohio, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014. Mr. Fowle was arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea after leaving a Bible at a nightclub. Christian evangelism is considered a crime in North Korea. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

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North Korea Human Rights Violations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had surgery on his foot, leading many to believe it led to his disappearance from public view. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

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Despite the Obama administration's lacking a clear strategy for North Korea, Seoul Mayor Park Won-Soon hopes the U.S. can steer Pyongyang to openness. (Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times)

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Despite the Obama administration's lacking a clear strategy for North Korea, Seoul Mayor Park Won-Soon hopes the U.S. can steer Pyongyang to openness. (Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times)

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Matthew Miller, a U.S. citizen, sits on the dock at the Supreme Court during his trial in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014 photo. North Korea's Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced Miller to six years of hard labor for entering the country illegally and trying to commit espionage. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)