President Quits Party Amid Corruption Cloud
From Times Wire Reports
SOUTH KOREA
President Kim Dae Jung quit his ruling party today and apologized for a recent series of corruption scandals involving his sons and some confidants.
Kim said his decision to leave the Millennium Democratic Party was to free himself from domestic politics and concentrate on state affairs.
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