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Robert Koehler bets that the reinvestigation of presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak's involvement in the BBK scandal wouldn't change the election result because: nobody’s voting for Lee because he’s the “clean” candidate — they’re voting for him because he’s the “I’ll get shit done” candidate.
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