Politics

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama speaks about negotiations regarding the fiscal cliff as he takes questions from reporters, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to supporters after arriving at the party headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)

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Moon Jae-in, South Korean opposition Democratic United Party presidential candidate, leaves a voting booth to cast his ballot in South Korea's presidential election at a polling station in Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/ Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tai)

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Supporters of South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party cheer near the party's head office in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. South Koreans voting for president Wednesday were almost evenly divided between Miss Park, the conservative daughter of a late dictator, and Moon Jae-in, the liberal son of North Korean refugees, according to surveys released after the polls closed. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party shakes hands with a supporter as she leaves her home to head to her office in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

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South Korean National Election Commission officials sort out ballots cast in the presidential election as they begin the counting process in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. South Koreans voting for president Wednesday were almost evenly divided between the conservative daughter of a late dictator and the liberal son of North Korean refugees, according to surveys released after the polls closed. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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South Korean National Election Commission officials sort out ballots cast in the country's presidential election as they begin the counting process in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. South Koreans voting for president Wednesday were almost evenly divided between the conservative daughter of a late dictator and the liberal son of North Korean refugees, according to surveys released after the polls closed. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Unidentified members of the opposition Democratic United Party watch TV news reporting exit polls on their presidential candidate, Moon Jae-in, in South Korea's presidential elections at the party headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

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South Koreans wait in line to cast their votes in a presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Huge crowds turned out to vote in the tight presidential race pitting the son of North Korean refugees against the conservative daughter of a late dictator. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Ju-sung)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak exits from a voting booth to cast his ballot in South Korea's presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. South Koreans bundled in thick mufflers and parkas braved frigid weather to choose between the liberal son of North Korean refugees and the conservative daughter of a late dictator. For all their differences, the presidential candidates hold similar views on the need to engage with Pyongyang and other issues. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks to reporters following a closed-door briefing on the investigation of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to supporters after arriving at party headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)