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To: gamesmistress who wrote (34005)	3/12/2004 8:52:45 AM
From: gamesmistress	Respond to of 793725

South Korean President Is Impeached Violence Breaks Out Among Legislators TOKYO, March 12 -- President Roh Moo Hyun became South Korea's first leader in history be impeached on Friday, plunging Asia's fourth-largest economy deeper into a roiling political crisis and leaving South Koreans more deeply divided than at any point since the restoration of democracy in 1987. After a drama in the National Assembly as pro- and anti-Roh legislators came to violent blows before, during and after the vote, Roh's opponents secured 193 votes for impeachment -- just above the 181 needed to pass the measure. Roh faces automatic suspension from office for up to six months pending a ruling by South Korea's nine-member Constitutional Court, leaving Prime Minister Goh Kun temporarily in charge at a pivotal time. South Korea faces political chaos as the nation is struggling with a fragile economic recovery and totalitarian North Korea has vowed to become a nuclear power. "There will be major fallout from this for South Korea; impeachment will mean increased economic and political uncertainty," said Hahm Sung Deuk, a leading political analyst at Korea University in Seoul. "This is a time when we need stability, and instead, we have the opposite."

To: gamesmistress who wrote (34005)	3/12/2004 9:15:45 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793725

A woman who goes around handing out "Asses of evil" campaign buttons doesn't sound like a potential "First Lady" to me. Gross. From the "John Kerry for President" blog The "Mother" of All House Parties The East Bay for Kerry/MoveOn House party on December 7th combined the forces of two grass-roots organizations based in San Francisco East Bay Area. We had 200 guests eating, drinking, and watching the MoveOn Documentary “Uncovered” featuring Joseph Wilson and Rand Beers from the Kerry campaign. When Teresa Heinz-Kerry arrived, she handed me a pin that read in the center: “Asses of Evil” with “Bush”, “Cheney”, “Rumsfeld” and “Ashcroft” surrounding it. She met, greeted and talked to a jam-packed room of Kerry supporters and others who came for the MoveOn documentary. Many were curious, others undecided, or belonging to other candidate camps. blog.johnkerry.com