South Korea's Newly Elected President Hopes to Rekindle Ties with the US

Mon, 02/25/2008 - 15:00
  • Artist: Jason Strother
  • Length: 3:14 minutes (2.97 MB)
  • Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Today, South Korea swore in Lee Myung Bak as president.  In recent weeks, the conservative businessman and former mayor of Seoul has struggled with declining popularity, corruption allegations and resistance to his plans for government streamlining.  Lee pledges to restore the US-South Korea alliance that was strained during previous administrations.  But some experts say he will only marginally be able to improve relations. FSRN's Jason Strother has the story from Seoul.

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