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Obama says N.Korea cannot be accepted as nuclear power


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that North Korea has a track record of proliferation that makes it unacceptable for Pyongyang to be accepted as a nuclear power.

    South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, speaking at a White House news conference with Obama, said the U.S.-South Korean relationship would make North Korea think twice before taking any measures it would regret.

    But he said North Korea may respond to recent U.N. sanctions with another round of missile tests.