The Hankyoreh
In November, 2008, Shin Ji-ho, a lawmaker from the conservative Grand National Party, proposed a draft bill to merge multiple truth-finding commissions into one, the TRCK, a move which was met with strong resistance from progressives. On November 26, 2008, American academic historian and author Bruce Cumings criticized the Lee's administration's handling of the textbook selection process in his interview with "The Hankyoreh" daily.