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With history in sight, Park keeps her cool

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Robert James Cummiskey from Chesterfield, Missouri, a U.S. veteran who fought in the Korean War, right, carries a wreath of flowers with South Korean Army soldiers during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, June 24, 2010. During the war, the United States and 15 other countries fought alongside South Korea under the U.N. flag against North Korean and Chinese troops. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

EDITORIAL: The Forgotten War

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain plays a shot from the 15th tee during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Friday July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

British Open tee times, pairings for third round at Muirfield

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British Open 2013: Tee times, pairings for first two rounds

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Inside China: Park Geun-hye fever sweeps China

By Miles Yu

Golf Capsules

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A man walks by a gate at Cyber Terror Response Center of National Police Agency in Seoul on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. South Korea said multiple government and private sector websites were hacked on Tuesday's anniversary of the start of the Korean War, and Seoul issued a cyberattack alert warning officials and citizens to take security measures. (Associated Press)

Hackers post U.S. troops’ personal details; collateral damage from the Korean cyberwar?

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Iranians attend a street celebration, in Tehran, after their national soccer team qualified for the Brazil 2014 World Cup, after defeating South Korea, as one of them holds a poster of President-elect Hasan Rowhani, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The win set off wild celebrations across Iran, where the government had given a rare approval for supporters to spill into the streets. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

South Korea faults Iran for angry mob finish to soccer match

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Iran players celebrate after beating South Korea during the Asian zone Group A qualifying soccer match for the 2014 World Cup in Ulsan, South Korea Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Iran won 1-0. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Do-hun)

World Cup 2014: Iran, South Korea, Australia qualify for Brazil

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Tiger Woods smiles as he walks up the 18th hole during practice for the U.S. Open golf tournament at Merion Golf Club, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Ardmore, Pa. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

2013 U.S. Open tee times, pairings for first and second rounds

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** FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves in this government-issued photograph.

North Korea launches charm offensive, talks with South set for next week

By Shaun Waterman

South Korean protesters hold the pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, denouncing North Korea's rocket launch. The letters read "Out, Pro-North Korea politic." (Associated Press)

China snubs Pyongyang by inviting S. Korean president to Beijing

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

A mock Scud-B missile of North Korea, right, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea: North Korea fires 5th projectile in 3 days into nearby waters

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, May 18, 2013. North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The letters at a screen read " Fired three short-range guided missiles." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea says N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles

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** FILE ** South Korean President Park Geun-hye addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 8, 2013. (Associated Press)

S. Korean leader calls for global unity on N. Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during a news conference with President Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama renews commitment to defend South Korea

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

South Korea President Park Geun-hye lays a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. She meets with President Obama on Tuesday at the White House.
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Obama, South Korea’s Park are likely to temper any tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Regional Disorder’

By Steven Mosher - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea at an undisclosed location in North Korea on an undetermined date. Mr. Kim issued “important” guidelines on how to bolster the army and protect the nation's sovereignty at the high-level meeting, state media said on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, an indication Pyongyang has finalized formal procedural steps and is ready to conduct an atomic test. It conducted the test on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

N. Korea charges detained U.S. man with plot to overthrow regime

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Some intelligence officials fear that Kim Jong-Un may take a page from his grandfather, Kim Il-sung, who launched the Korean War in part because he feared losing power. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

China’s envoy to North Korea in Washington to lower temperature on divided peninsula.

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times