南韓政府上月同意恢復美國牛肉進口，引發南韓民眾恐慌和街頭抗爭，認為李明博為了爭取和美國簽署自由貿易協定，枉顧民眾健康，進口可能有狂牛病風險的美國牛肉。李明博眼見美國牛肉風暴愈演愈烈，22日終於公開道歉並改組內閣，冀望平息眾怒，美韓並針對美牛肉進口問題持續磋商。這風暴已使上台才3個月的李明博聲望跌到谷底：

●Korean Leader Considers Ways to Rework Government（南韓領袖考慮改組政府）耟紐約時報

South Korea's Leader Vows to Make New Start（南韓領袖誓言重新開始）耟華盛頓郵報

●South Korea's troubled president seeks rival as PM（南韓總統四面楚歌，尋求政敵當總理）耟華盛頓郵報

●An Anger in Korea Over More Than Beef（南韓之怒，不只牛肉）耟 紐約時報

●South Korea Seeks a Revised Beef Deal（南韓尋求修訂牛肉協定）耟 紐約時報

●President Lee Says No Older U.S. Beef（李總統說，不要老牛牛肉）耟紐約時報

●S. Korean President Apologizes for Policy on U.S. Beef（南韓總統為美牛肉政策道歉）耟華盛頓郵報

●U.S., South Korea switch course, restart beef talks（美韓改弦易轍，重啟牛肉談判）耟華盛頓郵報

●South Korea's President Fires Top Advisers（南韓總統撤換高層幕僚）耟華盛頓郵報

●U.S. Said to Compromise on Beef for South Korea （輸韓牛肉，美據傳妥協）耟紐約時報

●SKorea to get tougher with US beef protesters（反美牛肉示威，南韓轉趨強硬）耟法新社

●S.Korea reassures public over beef import deal（南韓向民眾保證，談妥牛肉進口協定）耟今日美國報

●S. Korea to impose tough inspections of U.S. beef（南韓將嚴檢美進口牛肉）耟ＣＮＮ