After Kim Jong Il's death, N. Korea tells country to rally behind the ‘Great Successor’

View Photo Gallery —  Following the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, the isolationist state will try to pass power to Kim’s youngest son, Kim Jong Eun, who is in his 20s.

TOKYO — With North Korea deeply mourning its “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong Il, the government in Pyongyang tried to reassure its people Monday with a message about Kim’s son, the “Great Successor.”By Chico Harlan, Published: December 19