SKorean Activists Send Propaganda-Filled Balloons into North

South Korean activists sent propaganda-loaded balloons over the border into North Korea on Wednesday, defying Pyongyang's past threats of retaliation against the launches.The helium-filled balloons were stuffed with DVDs and leaflets documenting human rights abuses in the North. They also contained 1,000 U.S. one-dollar bills and small USB drives loaded with the Korean-language version of Wikipedia.Thor Halvorssen of the U.S.-based Human Rights Foundation, which helped organize the...

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