Reuters Published:Â Wednesday, July 02, 2008 WASHINGTON - The United States government has issued a rare apology to South Korea - not for a beef deal that has sparked protests in the streets of Seoul but for prematurely announcing President Bush's trip there next month. A White House official Tuesday said Bush would travel to South Korea Aug. 5-6 before he attends the Summer Olympics in China, but White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters Wednesday that the announcement was "premature." "Yes, there was a little bit of an apology from the United States, but I think that it's pretty minor," she said. Scores of South Koreans have filled the streets of Seoul for weeks protesting a deal that permits U.S. beef imports after a nearly five-year ban instituted amid an outbreak of mad cow disease in the United States. South...
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