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S. Koreans take to polls on eastern islets of Dokdo.

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| December 14, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Asia Pulse Pty Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dokdo, South Korea, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) - About 100 South Koreans cast ballots for their next president on Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo Thursday in a symbolic vote to demonstrate Korea's sovereignty over the islets also claimed by Japan. Residents and police on the cluster of rocky islets, lying about midway between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, went to the polls as the two-day absentee voting session kicked off nationwide. It was the first-ever presidential vote to take place on Dokdo off Korea's east coast. "My wish is that our next president will be someone who can protect Dokdo from Japanese territorial ambitions and make it known to the world ...

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