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A special greeting to South Korea.Dear allies,it's good to have you here today.We will always be especially close,bound together by the Korean War history.That was 1950-1953,for the younger readers.This weekend the attention will be on Capitol Hill,where America's leaders are stuggling to contain the financial crisis.Democracy is contentious in the best of times,and this certainly isn't one of those.Congress hopes to have legislation for the crisis ready by 6PM Eastern on Sunday,when the Asian markets begin to trade.Tonight,though,most Americans will watch the presidential debate,which will cover the financial crisis,but probably other issues as well.There will be plenty to fill all the reporters' notebooks this weekend.