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Scouts keep their eyes on President Barack Obama as he works a rope line after laying a wreath at the Yongsan War Memorial in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2010, a group of people walk by the Ojinam, Seoul's last restaurant of its kind and one of the city's most famous examples of traditional Korean architecture in Seoul, South Korea. For decades, the sprawling, stately restaurant in one of Seoul's oldest neighborhoods was the place where Korea's politically powerful brokered backroom deals while being served and serenaded by female entertainers. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Seoul protesters demand the resignation of government officials. Some scholars say the mixed focus of the protests indicate citizens merely seek group experience, and that this urge dangerously usurps their loyalty to the democratic process. Elected by a record margin, the president's approval rating is now less than 20 percent.