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test stories: 4 news summaries

 950 Tries Later, Woman 
 Passes Driving Test 

Now all South Korean has to do is pass the physical test

Nov 6, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A 68-year-old South Korean woman has finally been granted the chance to take her actual, physical driving test after completing the written exam—on her 950th try. Cha Sa-soon took the test and failed almost daily since April 2005 before recently squeaking through with the minimum score of 60%. At... More »

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elderly • South Korea • driving • drivers licenses • automobile • test • written test



 N. Korea Fires 
 2 Short- Range 
 Missiles: Reports 

Regime said to fire weapons off east coast

Jul 2, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(AP) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports that could not be immediately verified. As the AP reports, North Korea issued a no-sail zone in waters off its east coast through July 10, viewed as a prelude to such missile tests. A South Korean news... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • weapons • test

(Newser) - An annual survey of driver smarts is out, and the coasts fare poorly, the Los Angeles Times reports. Conducted by GMAC, the survey posed questions from US drivers license tests and found that 20% of current drivers would fail a written exam. New York ranked dead last and California... More »

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driving • driver's license • survey • GMAC • cars • test • rules of the road

(Newser) - Israel today performed a successful test of a missile-defense system the country said could defend against any munition in Iran’s arsenal, the Jerusalem Post reports. The Arrow 2, a US-Israel collaboration, was paired with its radar system for the first time and took down a missile masquerading as an... More »

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Iran • US military • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • missile defense system • Israel Defense Force • test

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