Quotations of the day

¡°We not only lost ground, but justification as well.¡± A ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) member on three MDP lawmakers who ignored instructions from the party to postpone their overseas trips and went abroad, crippling the plenary session barely opened by the MDP with the ongoing opposition party boycott.

¡°We have put past deeds aside and invited everyone who supports the inter-Korean June 15 Declaration.¡± Hanchongyon (the National Association of University Student Councils), a pro-North Korean student group outlawed by the government, in a press conference Thursday, noting that invitations to their Unification Festival were sent to Chong Wa Dae, the ruling and opposition parties, and civic organizations.

¡°We gave up our vacation to prepare for this event.¡± Sangmoon High School teacher Jung Ho-Bang, launching the first leg of a cross-country race held to draw attention to the school¡¯s corrupt board members and protest the revision of laws regarding private schools.