Bush tells Lee he will push free trade pact: Seoul spokesman (AFP via Yahoo! News) US President George W. Bush reaffirmed Wednesday that he will try to win approval for a sweeping free trade agreement with South Korea before leaving office, a Seoul official said. [News Source]

SKorea doctors eat US beef to show safe (Lexington Herald-Leader) Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears. The 19 physicians and executives ate American sirloin, with one top doctor saying it "tastes good and tender" and telling fellow South Koreans not to worry about getting mad cow disease from eating U.S. beef. "There is no food ... [News Source]

S Korea opposition to end boycott (BBC News) South Korea's opposition Democratic Party agrees to end its boycott of the National Assembly over US beef imports. [News Source]

South Korean doctors eat US beef to show safe (Lexington Herald-Leader) Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears. The 19 physicians and executives ate American sirloin, with one top doctor saying it "tastes good and tender" and telling fellow South Koreans not to worry about getting mad cow disease from eating U.S. beef. "There is no food ... [News Source]

South Korean doctors hold US beef-eating event to dispel mad cow disease fears (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears. [News Source]

South Korean doctors hold US beef-eating event to dispel mad cow disease fears (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) Sitting at tables with built-in grills, leading South Korean doctors and business executives ate U.S. beef on Wednesday in a bid to dispel public health fears. [News Source]

SKorea’s parliament to open after beef boycott ends (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korean legislators are set to open parliament after a weeks-long opposition boycott, politicians said Wednesday, amid hopes that protests over the resumption of US beef imports are dying down. [News Source]