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2B – Daily News – Friday, November 26, 2010 SKorean defense chief resigns YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thurs- day as the country grap- pled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike. In scenes reminiscent of the Korean War 60 years ago, dazed residents of Yeonpyeong island for- aged through blackened rubble for pieces of their lives and lugged their pos- sessions down eerily deserted streets strewn with bent metal after Tuesday's hail of artillery. The barrage darkened skies, set off fierce blazes, killed four South Koreans and raised fears of an escalation that could lead to full-scale war. "It was a sea of fire," resident Lee In-ku said, recalling the flames that rolled through the streets of this island that is home to military bases as well as a fishing community famous for its catches of crab. The spit of land is just seven miles (11 kilo- meters) from North Korea, but had only six pieces of artillery. Despite warnings from North Korea that any new provocation would be met with more attacks, Wash- ington and Seoul pushed ahead with plans for mili- tary drills starting Sunday involving a nuclear-pow- ered U.S. aircraft carrier in waters south of this week's skirmish. The exercises will like- ly anger the North — the regime cited South Kore- an drills this week as the impetus behind its attack — but the president said the South could little afford to abandon such preparation now. Iraq's PM to form next government BAGHDAD (AP) — Incumbent Prime Minis- ter Nouri al-Maliki cemented his grip on power Thursday, bringing an end to nearly nine months of political dead- lock after he was asked to form the next govern- ment. He now faces the daunting task of bringing together Iraq's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish fac- tions in a government that can overcome enduring tensions as the country struggles to develop its economy and prevent a resurgence of violence as the last American troops are due to leave by the end of next year. The long-awaited request from President Jalal Talabani sets in motion a 30-day timeline during which al-Maliki must pick his Cabinet. Al- Maliki, a steely politician known more for his abili- ty to alienate than unify, said he was aware of the challenges ahead. "I call upon the great Iraqi people from all sects, religions and eth- nicities and I call upon my brothers the politi- cians to work to overcome all differences," the prime minister designate said during the ceremony at the president's palace. 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