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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, left, shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden after addressing a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, toast each other during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

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President Barack Obama welcomed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, to a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington D.C., October 13, 2011 (Mary F. Calvert/Special to the Washington Times)

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President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak take part in a joint news conference, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in the East Room of White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak take part in a joint news conference, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in the East Room of White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, accompanied by President Barack Obama, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. At left is Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak are welcomed by local school children during a rainy state arrival ceremony, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Barack Obama speaks as he welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Barack Obama smiles as he welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a rainy state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Barack Obama welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung-bak during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct., 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais

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President Obama greets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak before their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Thursday afternoon. Later in the day, Mr. Lee addressed Congress before Mr. Obama welcomed him back to the White House for a state dinner. (Mary F. Calvert/Special to The Washington Times)

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Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about American global leadership on Oct. 12, 2011, during an event hosted by the Center for American Progress in Washington. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive for a joint news conference at the White House on Oct., 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrive for a joint news conference at the White House on Oct., 13, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, accompanied by President Obama, during a state arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. At left is Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)