Economics
Obama Sends Carrier, Vows to Support South Korea After Attack
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The U.S. sent an aircraft carrier for military exercises off the Korean Peninsula in a show of strength after North Korea fired artillery onto South Korean territory for the first time in half a century.
President Barack Obama dispatched the USS George Washington to take part in the drills, scheduled for Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 in the Yellow Sea off the Korean Peninsula’s western coast, and the U.S. administration pressed China to use its influence on Kim Jong Il’s government to ease tension in the region.