seattlepi -- Roh's presidential win signals S. Korean step away from U.S.

Roh Moo-hyun, who favors continued engagement with North Korea and greater autonomy from the United States, triumphed yesterday in a tight presidential election. The outcome, after a campaign marked by huge anti-U.S. demonstrations, sets South Korea and the United States on the most divergent diplomatic paths in half a century of close alliance.