2003.08.12

U.S. Soldier Detained in South Korea After Body Found [New York Times: International News] South Korean police say the dead woman in the bag was the major's wife. 2003.08.12

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2 U.S. Fliers Die in S. Korea Plane Crash [AP World News] 2003.08.12

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U.S. Army Crash-South Korea (VOA)   Not a good day for U.S. Forces Korea. 2003.08.12

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DPRK Six-Way Talks (Kyodo)   Looks like the date is firmed unless the Pyongyang leadership changes its collective mind. 2003.08.12

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Report: Japan Seeking Missile Defense [AP World News] 2003.08.12

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U.S. Army Crash-South Korea   Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Plane Crash    Asan, South Korea, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. Army C-12 light aircraft crashed in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday at around 2:10 p.m., killing two American soldiers on board, according to police.    The two-seater plane crashed in a field near Inju-myeon as it tried to make an emergency landing, eyewitnesses said. 2003.08.12

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BREAKING NEWS -- U.S. ARMY CARGO PLANE CRASHES NEAR SEOUL. 2003.08.12

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Japan-Economy Finally a sign of some economic growth in Japan -- unless you believe that government economists are cooking the books. Naw, you don't think that is possible? 2003.08.12

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Loan Shark Arrested Why is this news? Because loan sharks have operated with total impunity for decades here. The crackdown (on merely one guy) was prompted by sophisticated operating techniques in sourcing potential clients (i.e. people facing financial hardships). Everyone in Japan knows that loan sharks are part of organized crime. The semi-legit, so to speak, firms even advertise on TV. However, they provide a source of personal loans in light of a banking system which prefers to suffer a billion dollar loss on a bad loan rather than a thousand dollar loss. 2003.08.12

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