South Korean anti-war activists wear the masks of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (L) and his US counterpart Barack Obama (R) during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009 denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger' (L) and Obama's bubble reads 'There was coercion but no pressure. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

South Korean anti-war activists wear the masks of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (L) and his US counterpart Barack Obama (R) during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009 denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger' (L) and Obama's bubble reads 'There was coercion but no pressure.

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  1. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) greets Chung Mong-jun (C), chairman of the ruling Grand National Party (GNP), before Lee's meeting with leaders of GNP at the presidential Blue House in Seoul November 30, 2009. South Korea's parliament is nearly certain to miss a December 2 deadline to approve next year's budget, putting at risk the government's plan to spend proportionately more in early 2010 to keep recovery in Asia's fourth largest economy on track.
  2. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 23: South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak attends a meeting with Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade at the Presidential House on November 23, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Senegal and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  3. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (front row C) speaks surrounded by APEC Leaders at the declaration ceremony at the end of the the APEC Summit in in Singapore November 15, 2009. Pictured front row (L-R) are: Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, China's President Hu Jintao, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Back row (L-R) are: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Michael Somare, Peru's Trade Minister Martin Perez, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Taiwan's former Vice-President Lien Chen, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet.
  4. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian Labor and Social Policy Minister Totyu Mladenov (L-first row) and Jeon Jae-Hee, Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of Korea, sign while Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L-back) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R-back) observe the signing ceremony of the social security between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  5. BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10: China's Preisdent Hu Jintao (C) meets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse October 10, 2009 in Beijing, China. The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea called for the quick resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear drive, with Beijing saying the door was open to make real progress.
  6. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 09: Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) shake hands during the joint press conference at the presidential Blue House on October 9, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Hatoyama is in South Korea ahead of visiting China for talks on upholding international sanctions against North Korea.
  7. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: World leaders pose for a group photo at the G-20 economic summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing in the front row (L-R) are South African President Jacob Zuma, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese President Hujin Tao, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second Row (L-R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodruigez Zapatero, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, third row (L-R) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Director General of the ILO Juan Somavia, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria, Director General of the WTO Pascal Lamy, and FSB Chairman Mario Draghi.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-bak addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters on September 23, 2009 in New York City. This is the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly featuring leaders from over 120 countries.
  9. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 14: Italian President Giorgio Napolitano (R), his wife Clio Napolitano (L), South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (top L) and his wife Kim Yoon-Ok (top R) greet South Korean children during a welcoming ceremony held at the presidential Blue House on September 14, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Italy and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.

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  1. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 01: (L to R) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the Presidential House on December 1, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Solyom is visiting South Korea to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  2. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 01: (L to R) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak attend during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential House on December 1, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Solyom is visiting South Korea to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  3. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 01: (L to R) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the Presidential House on December 1, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Solyom is visiting South Korea to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  4. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 01: Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom (L) talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) at the Presidential House on December 1, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Solyom is visiting South Korea to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  5. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 01: (L to R) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak attend during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential House on December 1, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Solyom is visiting South Korea to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  6. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade shakes hand with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the Presidential Blue House on November 23, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Senegal and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  7. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 23: Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade attends a meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak at the Presidential House on November 23, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Senegal and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  8. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 23: (L-R) Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak walk before their meeting at the presidential blue house on November 23, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Senegal and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.
  9. Indonesian activists wear masks featuring US President Barrack Obama (L), Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd L), President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso(2nd R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during a protest against biodiversity offset programs, in Jakarta on November 18, 2009. Scores of environment activists held a protest against the program of biodiversity offset as they believed that biodiversity offsets are conservation activities intended to compensate for the residual, unavoidable harm to biodiversity caused by development projects, and is not the real solution and will ruin ecological dignity of developing countries.
  10. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: In this photo illustration, a copy of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' sits on end on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  11. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) open boxes of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' as other books sit on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  12. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Matt Cross (R) puts copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
  13. OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Haynes (R) and Matt Cross (L) put copies of Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue' on a display in the back room of a Costco November 16, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Orem Costco received between 800-900 copies of the book which will go on sale tomorrow.
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