Daily Archives: February 23, 2008

Supporting my earlier warning that Obama may want to keep a decent security team with him…

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Just read this to support my earlier claim here: https://therealsouthkorea.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/obama-may-need-to-worrynot-about-clinton-but/ :

Many blacks worry about Obama’s safety

By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Fri Feb 22, 5:18 PM ET

NEW YORK – For many black Americans, it’s a conversation they find hard to avoid, revisiting old fears in the light of bright new hopes.

They watch with wonder as Barack Obama moves ever closer to becoming America’s first black president. And they ask themselves, their family, their friends: Is he at risk? Will he be safe? Continue reading

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Kimchi goes to space, along with first Korean astronaut

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Published: February 22, 2008

SEOUL: Koreans say they must eat kimchi wherever they are. When South Korea dispatched troops to the Vietnam War in the 1960s, tearful mothers sent off their sons with clay pots containing homemade kimchi. Soon troopships were filled with the pungent smell of the fermenting cabbage slathered with pepper and garlic. Continue reading

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