Opinion in South Korea is notoriously fickle, as those who remember Roh Moo-hyun's upset victory in 2002 will attest.

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And, Gary, you were in that lunch -- remember I asked him, what's happening in terms of education policy in Korea?

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Australia has been a staunch ally of the United States, fighting side by side with the U.S. in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the first Gulf War, and Howard argued that Australians should always remember that no nation is more important to our long-term security than that of the United States.

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