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Word: jong (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...could hardly blame her. Madeleine Albright was about to become the first American official to meet Kim Jong Il, a figure as mysterious as his country, which has been closed to the West for 55 years. Crazy rumors swirled about the man known as the Great Leader. He infused himself with the blood of virgins to stay young, claimed some ghoulish types; he kidnapped Western models for his harem, said others. But the reality is what is really scary--and why Albright and Bill Clinton, who may head there next month, are trying to make friends fast. U.S. intelligence believes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stranger in a Very Strange Land | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...North, the South will be open to communication, cooperation and non-violence between the two countries. The sunshine policy has been credited for easing tensions between the countries and ultimately creating a climate that allowed the historic summit meetings between Kim and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il to take place in June. At the conclusion of those talks, the two Kims signed an agreement, which established that the two would work together to "achieve this goal [of reunification...

Author: By Hoon-jung Kim, | Title: Towards a Nobler End | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Kim Jong Il held their own talks last week, which resulted in a promise by North Korea to curb its missile operations in exchange for food, medical supplies and other forms of assistance...

Author: By Hoon-jung Kim, | Title: Towards a Nobler End | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...After a brief chance to change and freshen up, Albright headed to another mausoleum - this one containing the embalmed remains of Kim Il Sung, the founder of communist North Korea and father of its present leader, Kim Jong Il. There she paid a courtesy call on Kim junior's number two, before passing through the room where his father lies in state. Despite the fact that he led the 1950 communist invasion of the south, sparking a war in which more than 50,000 U.S. personnel died, she paused briefly in front of Kim Il Sung's waxen corpse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Strange World of N. Korea's 'Great Leader' | 10/28/2000 | See Source »

...JONG IL No Nobel, but Albright (and Clinton?) to visit North Korea. Hey, try for '12 Olympic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 23, 2000 | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

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