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N. Korea targets ‘venomous’ skirts of South’s leader

By CHOE SANG-HUN THE NEW YORK TIMES

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday made its first direct, personal attack on South Korea’s first female president since her inauguration two weeks ago, blaming rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula on her “venomous swish of skirt.” By targeting President Park Geun-hye, North Korea added a sartorial element to the verbal barrage it has deployed since the United States and South Korea began a joint military exercise March ...

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