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• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
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All posts tagged "elections"

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  S. Korean political heavyweights moving to run as independents

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Several political heavyweights announced Wednesday that they could run in next month’s parliamentary election by either becoming independents or joining other parties amid a growing feud over the nomination process. Earlier this week, the...

  • Posted March 17, 2016
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  Korean American tops city council bid in Seattle suburb

  By The Korea Times Seattle staff It looks like a Korean American will take the District 3 seat of SeaTac, Washington. Peter Kwon, 46, received more than 60 percent of votes against opponent Sally Andrew’s 39 percent...

  • Posted November 9, 2015
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  Korean candidates ready for NJ general election tomorrow

  With New Jersey general assembly elections coming up Tuesday, seven Korean American candidates are working to secure last-minute votes. In the running are Wonkyu Rim (R), for the District 27 seat in the state assembly; Park Myung-geun...

  • Posted November 2, 2015
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  [NPR] How Asian American voters went from Republican to Democratic

    In 2012, nearly three-quarters of Asian American voters went for President Obama. But, rewind — 20 years prior — and you’ll find fewer than a third voted Democrat. In fact, in the span of two...

  • Posted September 17, 2015
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  N. Korea reports 99.97% voter turnout, Kim Jong-un casts ballot

  SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has cast a ballot in the elections to select deputies to local assemblies, which was held for the first time in four years, the North’s media said...

  • Posted July 20, 2015
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  S. Korea expects big rise in overseas voter turnout, politicians prepare global campaign

  By Brian Han South Korea’s Presidential and National Assembly candidates face a growing need to campaign outside of their native country — primarily in the U.S. and China — in order to maximize success in upcoming elections....

  • Posted June 29, 2015
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  Vote today!

  David Ryu faces Carolyn Ramsay in a bid to take the District 4 seat and become LA’s first-ever Korean American city councilman By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff Election day has arrived in Los Angeles. Korean...

  • Posted May 19, 2015
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