President Lee urges S. Koreans not to be bound by past

President Lee urges S. Koreans not to be bound by past

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the 91st anniversary of the March 1 uprising in Korea against Japanese colonial rule at Independence Hall in Cheonan on March 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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