Probe into S. Korea president

Probe into S. Korea president

SEOUL, South Korea - A special counsel office vehicle carrying documents submitted by the presidential security service leaves a government building in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2012. The special counsel office is investigating a scandal involving South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's retirement home plan.

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