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Thu 09 Sep 2008History revision angers South Korean opposition
S KOREA:THE SOUTH Korean government has sparked a furious row by announcing that it will "straighten the facts" in school textbooks, sparking accusations that it is trying to whitewash the history of the country's military dictatorship.
Korea's Ministry of Education, which regulates textbook content, has asked its textbook committee to change dozens of passages, following complaints from conservatives and business groups that they are "left leaning."
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