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N. Korea to hold special ruling party conference in April
The Associated Press
Date: Sunday Feb. 19, 2012 5:08 PM ET
PYONGYANG, North Korea North Korea's ruling Workers' Party has announced it will convene a special conference in mid-April.
The powerful Political Bureau of the party's Central Committee made the announcement early Monday in a statement obtained by The Associated Press.
The Politburo says the special conference will take place in mid-April to "glorify" late leader Kim Jong Il and to rally around his son and successor Kim Jong Un.
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