Brawling Legislators in South Korea

Though physical violence is not unique to South Korean politics, its legislators seem to have made a specialty of it. From 2005 to 2008,
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Fight Club
Though physical violence is not unique to South Korean politics, the nation's legislators seem to have made a specialty of it. From 2005 to 2008, the number of "parliamentary disorder cases," as they are officially known, rose from five to 47.

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