FTA Beleaguers Politicians

The Korea-U.S. free trade agreement has emerged as a hot potato in the political circle. President Lee Myung-bak (left) bows during his address to the nation, asking for support to ratify the FTA at the presidential office, yesterday. During the National Assembly plenary session, speaker Lim Chae-jung (center) and Kang Jae-sup, chairman of the ruling Grand National Party, discuss the issue, only to fail to find a solution.

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