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WASHINGTON (AP)--A South Korean man who met with John Kerry's fund-raisers to discuss creating a new political group for Korean-Americans was an intelligence agent for his country, raising concerns among some U.S. officials that either he or his government may have tried to influence this fall's election. South Korean officials and U.S. officials told The Associated Press that Chung Byung-Man, a consular officer in Los Angeles, actually worked for South Korea's National Intelligence Service. A spokesman for the South Korean consulate office said Chung was sent home in May amid "speculation" he became involved with the Kerry campaign and...

Pro-US Rally By Korean-Americans to Be Held in Washington March 1st by Joo Yong-joong (midway@chosun.com) Korean-American organizations in Washington DC will hold a demonstration against anti-United States sentiment in S. Korea in front of the White House on March 1, while mass gatherings will be held in Seoul opposing the withdrawal of the US Forces Korea. The demonstration in Washington, organized by the Asia Pacific Human Rights Conference and sponsored by Maryland Korean Church Council, will also demand democratization in North Korea and measures to be taken for North Korean refugees. The organizing committee said Tuesday that the security of...

Latest News Saturday, Oct 05, 2002 Korean-American Says He Targeted U.N. to Bring Attention to N.K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- Steve Kim, the Korean-American arrested Thursday for firing seven shots into the air in front of the U.N. Headquarters compound, said he did it to bring international attention to the plight of the North Korean people. According to the local press, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report said Kim chose the United Nations as the site because he believed the United Nations is partially responsible for the suffering of North Korean citizens.