From The New York Times:

SEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean military on Thursday accused South Korean warships of intruding into its waters, reminding its neighbors that it could raise tension even as its government was reaching out for talks with the United States and South Korea.

North Korea’s warning that a naval clash could erupt in disputed waters off the west coast of the divided peninsula came three days after it test-fired five short-range missiles off its east coast.

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NKorea says SKorea warships breach border — AFP
NKorea warns SKorea of naval clash — AP
North Korea warns of naval clash – BBC
North Korea accuses South of entering its waters — Reuters
N Korea: Warning to South over Incursions — Time Magazine
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge

From USA Today:

WASHINGTON — Former Homeland Security secretary Tom Ridge, speaking for the first time about accusations made in his new book, says he did not mean to suggest that other top Bush administration officials were playing politics with the nation’s security before the 2004 presidential election.

“I’m not second-guessing my colleagues,” Ridge said in an interview about The Test of Our Times, which comes out Tuesday and recounts his experiences as head of the nation’s homeland security efforts in the first several years after the Sept.

By GottaLaff

From the Department of Better Late Than Never:

Bob Jones University has apologized for racist policies including a one-time ban on interracial dating that wasn’t lifted until nine years ago and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971.

The private fundamentalist Christian school that was founded in 1927 said its rules on race were shaped by culture instead of the Bible, according to a statement posted Thursday on the university’s Web site.