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South Koreans watch a TV broadcasting file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, center left, accompanied by Chinese President Hu Jintao, center, in their meeting, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. News reports say Mr. Kim may have traveled to China in what would be his second visit to the country this year.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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A South Korean journalist looks at a computer screen showing an alleged North Korean Facebook account which carries content condemning "warmongers" South Korea and the U.S. in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Reclusive North Korea appears to have added Facebook to the list of social network services it has recently joined to ramp up its propaganda war against South Korea and the U.S. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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A South Korean sailor in the honor guard holds an U.S. flag as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates lay a wreath at the Korean War Memorial, Wednesday, July 21, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Paul J. Richards, Pool)

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South Korean slugger Lotte Giants' Lee Dae-ho hits a three-run home run as a world record with 9 consecutive-game home runs in the second inning of a professional baseball game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/ Yonhap, Hyung Min-woo)

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South Korea Cabinet R_Lea.jpg

** FILE ** South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (right) talks with Kim Tae-ho, whom Mr. Lee on Sunday named as the nation's prime minister, in Seoul in October 2008. Mr. Kim's appointment was part of a Cabinet reshuffle. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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A flight deck crew aboard the USS George Washington work on an F/A-18 during joint maneuvers with South Korea off the peninsula's east coast on July 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

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South Korea Koreas Mi_Lea.jpg

A Lynx helicopter of the South Korean navy leaves from the destroyer Choi Young during military drills in the Yellow Sea of South Korea's west coast on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. South Korean troops fired artillery and dropped sonar buoys into the sea as naval drills kicked off Thursday near the spot where a warship sank four months ago. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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U.S. actress Angelina Jolie smiles during a press conference to promote her new spy action-thriller "Salt" in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Deck crew members stand on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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In this photo provided by the Navy Visual News Service, U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea ships transit the East Sea Monday, July 26, 2010, in a 13-ship formation led by the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tuscon (SSN 770). The Republic of Korea and the United States are conducting joint exercises in the seas east of the Korean Peninsula from July 25-28, 2010. (AP Photo/Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas)

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In this photo released by the South Korean Navy, the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS George Washington, largest, leads a group of South Korean and U.S. warships in formation during joint military drills in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated.(AP Photo/South Korean Navy)

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Deck crew members prepare for takeoff of a fighter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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Deck crew members prepare for takeoff of a fighter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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Deck crew members work on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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Deck crew members check a helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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U.S. fighters take off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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A U.S. fighter takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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Deck crew members watch U.S. fighters on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea in South Korea's East Sea on Monday, July 26, 2010. U.S. and South Korean warships and helicopters practiced anti-submarine maneuvers off the Korean Peninsula Monday that officers said they hope would serve as a warning to Pyongyang that aggression in the region would not be tolerated. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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South Korea Koreas US_Lea.jpg

F-22 stealth fighters (second and third from left) fly with other fighters over the Nimitz-class USS George Washington during joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea in the East Sea off the Korean peninsula on Monday, July 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)

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South Koreans watch the Nimitz-class USS George Washington leaving for joint military exercises at the Busan port in Busan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, July 25, 2010. The massive nuclear-powered U.S. supercarrier began maneuvers Sunday with ally South Korea in a potent show of force that North Korea has threatened could lead to "sacred war." (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)