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Senator presses South Korea to honor beef deal
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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By the time the final brace was welded to the immense metallic fortress in the centre of Seoul, the country knew that this was no longer just about an unpopular policy to resume imports of American beef. (article 7)
The new presidency of Lee Myung Bak is in meltdown and his closest political allies - including the Prime Minister - resigned yesterday en masse. (article 7)
Earlier in the day, Lee's entire cabinet offered to resign in an effort to quell public anger over the beef deal. (article 3)
Many thousands of demonstrators are rallying late into the night in Seoul in the latest protest sparked by anger over US beef imports into South Korea. (article 6)
The protesters are angry that South Korea has agreed to resume imports of US beef, which were suspended in 2003 after an outbreak of BSE, or mad cow disease, in cattle there. (article 6)
South Korea's entire Cabinet, including Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, offered to resign today to take responsibility for the government's handling of beef imports. (article 5)
Lee agreed in April to lift a ban on American beef to win support from U.S. lawmakers for a wider free-trade accord, sparking mass protests against his 4-month-old government by people concerned about mad cow disease. (article 5)
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beef, Lee, Korea, Seoul, South |
Source articles
- S. Koreans protest end of U.S. beef ban (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/11/2008, 508 words)
- SKorean trade minister to travel to U.S. for talks on beef dispute (cbc.ca, 06/12/2008, 335 words)
- Senator presses South Korea to honor beef deal (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 397 words)
- S. Korea leader vows new start amid US beef crisis (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/11/2008, 685 words)
- South Korean Cabinet offers to quit in uproar over U.S. beef imports (L.A. Times, 06/10/2008, 235 words)
- S Koreans rally against US beef (BBC News, 06/10/2008, 602 words)
- South Korean Government of Lee Myung Bak in meltdown (timesonline.co.uk, 06/11/2008, 755 words)
- Fear of US beef stirs backlash against South Korean president (boston.com, 06/11/2008, 449 words)
- South Korea's Leader Vows to Make New Start (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 376 words)
- South Korea's troubled president seeks rival as PM (Washington Post, 06/11/2008, 308 words)
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