South Korea Votes for a New Leader
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South Koreans head to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president to lead the nation after an attempt to impose martial law at the end of last year triggered its worst constitutional crisis in decades. Bloomberg TV's Shery Ahn reports from Seoul. (Source: Bloomberg)
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