More warning signs on Korean peninsula

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North Korea said today that military acts are pushing the Koreans to the brink of war, but China warned against such acts near its coastline. Three days ago North Korean artillery shells rained down on the small South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. The World’s Jason Strother has more.

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