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  "id": 8392087,
  "title": "Kim Seung-won Withdraws as Justice Minister Nominee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kim-seung-won-withdraws-as-justice-minister-nominee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T05:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
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    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204362"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Politics] : Anchor: South Korea's nominee for justice minister withdrew his candidacy, just 20 days after being tapped for the post. Kim Seung-won, of the ruling Democratic Party, announced his resignation as nominee Saturday morning, saying he did not want to burden the government. Yun Sohyang has the ... [more...]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won says to withdraw from consideration",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/urgent-justice-minister-nominee-kim-seung-won-says-to-withdraw-from",
        "published": "2026-09-19T02:02:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won withdraws candidacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/justice-minister-nominee-kim-seung-won-withdraws-candidacy",
        "published": "2026-09-19T02:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}