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    North Korea's Provocative Satellite Launch

    Just two weeks after agreeing to limit its nuclear program in exchange for food aid from the United States, North Korea announced today it will launch a satellite this month to commemorate the 100th birthday of its founder, Kim Il Sung.  The State Department calls that "highly provocative," and says the food aid may be in jeopardy.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Just two weeks after agreeing to limit its nuclear program in exchange for food aid from the United States, North Korea announced today it will launch a satellite this month to commemorate the 100th birthday of its founder, Kim Il Sung. The State Department calls that "highly provocative," and says the food aid may be in jeopardy. Mike Chinoy, at the University of Southern California's US-China Institute is author of Meltdown: the Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis.

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    1 of 3
    Women Target Men with Humor to Defend Reproductive Rights
    1. 0:00North Korea's Provocative Satellite Launch You’re reading this
    2. 6:43State Politics and the Gender Wars
    3. 43:48Verdict in Suicide of Roommate of Gay Rutgers Student
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